TOPEKA - The Kansas economy lost an estimated 6,900 jobs in September, including 3,800 private-sector jobs, while people who remained employed worked more hours, according to preliminary, seasonally adjusted figures from the Kansas Department of Labor. The state's unemployment rate, which is measured by a different survey, remained unchanged from August at 3.3 percent. "The losses were spread across government ...
TOPEKA — Republican candidate for governor Kris Kobach said this week that he agrees that the Earth's climate is changing, but he is skeptical about whether human activity is causing it, and whether it poses a major environmental concern. "The Earth’s climate has been changing ever since the Earth was created," Kobach said during an interview following a press conference Thursday. "The bigger question is ...
Former Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius told a Lawrence audience Thursday that she is optimistic about the next generation of public leaders, despite what she sees as a disturbing trend of growing disrespect for public service. "I think we have a generation of public-minded younger people who see themselves as global citizens who are eager to figure out ways that they can be involved and engaged," Sebelius said. ...
TOPEKA — An attorney for Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach is asking a federal judge not to release a videotaped deposition that Kobach gave in a lawsuit challenging the state’s proof of citizenship voting law, arguing that the tape would be used against him politically in his bid for governor. The video, which was played in open court during the trial of that case earlier this year, includes Kobach’s ...
TOPEKA - Republican gubernatorial candidate Kris Kobach outlined a package of welfare reform initiatives Tuesday that he said he wants to pursue that would limit the ability of many people to receive cash and food assistance or Medicaid benefits. Citing the state’s low unemployment rate, Kobach, the current secretary of state, said he would propose stricter work requirements for able-bodied adults to receive ...
TOPEKA – One year ago, few people in the Kansas political world had ever heard of Steve Watkins. A native of Topeka, Watkins had served in the United States Army since graduating high school in 1995, first as a cadet at West Point, and later stationed in Alaska and deployed in Afghanistan. In fact, it was widely reported that he had never even voted in Kansas until he returned in 2017, registered to vote, ...