State Government

The GOP keeps bringing heavyweights to Kansas

TOPEKA — Before Vice President JD Vance was finished speaking Monday in Topeka, Republicans announced President Donald Trump would make his second visit to the state in as many weeks. The White House has made itself visible in Kansas, drawing thousands to Olathe, the Wichita area and ...

Annual survey shows distrust in politics but support for Kansas governor

TOPEKA — Gov. Laura Kelly remains the most-liked politician in Kansas, as public support crumbles for U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall, President Donald Trump, the Republican and Democratic parties, and politics at large. The Docking Institute of Public Affairs at Fort Hays State University ...

GOP’s highest profile figures are on rescue mission in once-reliable Kansas

TOPEKA — At 94 years, the Kansas GOP’s streak of one-party dominance in Senate races is the nation’s longest because even in the toughest years, disaffected Republican-leaning voters have reliably drifted back to the party’s fold before Election Day. But Republicans fear this year ...

Candidates lean on their prominent supporters in District 2 race

TOPEKA — Democrat Don Coover and Republican Derek Schmidt stood with partisan allies as their congressional race in Kansas’ 2nd District entered the stretch run. Coover, a southeast Kansas veterinarian and former U.S. Army pilot, on Monday welcomed to Leavenworth former U.S. Sen. Jon ...

Funding for new Chiefs stadium moves forward, setting sales tax revenue district

TOPEKA — State officials answered a key question this week underpinning the complex financing of the Kansas City Chiefs stadium, outlining boundaries of a district that will use sales taxes and revenue to fund part of the deal that includes public and private monies. STAR bonds, or sales ...