Election Day is over, but the process of certifying the votes has just begun in Douglas County — including in one close race for a House district that lies partly within the county’s boundaries. On Monday morning, workers at the Douglas County Elections Office started the process of their ...
TOPEKA — Leaders of the Kansas Legislature blocked a proposal to slash to 1% the scheduled pay raise for House and Senate members so their increase matched the percentage they granted to thousands of other state government workers. The decision by the Legislative Coordinating Council, a ...
Democrat Chris Mann has officially defeated incumbent Republican Kris Kobach in the Kansas attorney general’s race, according to a race call Friday by the Associated Press. In a rematch of the 2022 election, Mann won by a bit over one percentage point — nearly the same margin by which he ...
The elections were a one-sided affair. What happens next shouldn’t be. Instead, Democrats and Republicans should come together, look each other deeply in the eyes and say the three little words that time eternal has proven to be the glue that holds together important relationships. You ...
OVERLAND PARK — The Rev. Adam Hamilton made history as the first Democrat elected to the U.S. Senate in Kansas in 94 years, defeating Republican incumbent U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall at the end of a fervid race defined by clashing political visions and strong turnout in some of the state’s ...
In a night of historic feats for Democrats across the country on Tuesday, in Kansas, a milestone was achieved: Democrats in the state House of Representatives flipped more seats than in any election since 1930. Back then, a year into Herbert Hoover’s only term as president, Democrats picked ...