TOPEKA — Republican Philip Sarnecki’s stump speech at a campaign fundraiser in Leawood delved into his youth in Illinois, a prosperous business career, reasons for running for governor and a theory about how he could win the GOP nomination in August. He offered play-by-play on a call from ...
For years, Douglas County health officials have fought to save people from opioid overdoses and addiction. But all that time, they say, a legal opioid-like substance has been “ubiquitous” in smoke shops all over town. It’s kratom, and now its days on the shelf in Kansas are numbered. ...
TOPEKA — The Kansas Department of Revenue secretary plans to retire from the agency at the end of July after serving during the two terms of Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly. Mark Burghart, with four decades of experience as a tax attorney, plans to step down July 31. He’s been secretary of ...
TOPEKA — Kansas state employees choosing Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas health insurance next year will see rates rise by 10% while employees choosing Aetna won’t see an increase as the state encourages a shift to the less costly insurance. Members of the Kansas State Employees Health ...
You don’t need to be a math major to understand the appealing arithmetic of a new type of degree approved by the Kansas Board of Regents this week. You soon may be able to get a bachelor’s degree by taking 90 credit hours of classes instead of the standard 120 hours that is now required at ...
It wasn’t exactly Eisenhower’s farewell warning about the military industrial complex upon leaving the White House, but the retiring president and CEO of the Kansas Board of Regents did provide a word of caution on Wednesday. And, it did involve an arms race, of sorts — the kind found in ...