About 100 people enjoyed a picnic meal outdoors Sunday evening while candidates for local legislative seats and statewide offices campaigned for their votes. The forum, sponsored by the Voter Education Coalition and the League of Women Voters of Lawrence and Douglas County, featured all of the major party candidates for two hotly contested races for local House seats, as well as candidates or their ...
TOPEKA – An upcoming televised debate between the two major candidates for secretary of state had to be reorganized this week after Republican candidate Scott Schwab said he would not take part in any debate co-sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Kansas, which is currently suing the secretary of state's office over the state's proof of citizenship requirement for voter registration. Eugene Williams, ...
TOPEKA – The Kansas labor market continued to show signs of strength in August as the state added 3,600 jobs and the unemployment rate dropped to 3.3 percent. The Kansas Department of Labor also said Friday that the tight labor supply in Kansas drove up wages during the month as average nominal hourly earnings rose to $24.04, which is up 4 percent from last month and up 4.6 percent from a year ago. “August ...
TOPEKA – The two major candidates in the 2nd District congressional race said Thursday that they have accepted invitations to three debates before the Nov. 6 general election. The only problem is, they aren’t the exact same list of debates. Republican Steve Watkins and Democrat Paul Davis both said they had accepted invitations to a televised debate on WIBW-TV in Topeka on Oct. 18 and another on KTWU-TV in ...
TOPEKA – In the six weeks since Republican candidate Steve Watkins won the 2nd District congressional primary, he has not released a single TV ad or issued any public statements to the media. And with only 48 days left before the Nov. 6 election, public records on file with Topeka-area TV stations indicate he hasn't reserved any air time. But in a district that is important to both parties in their hopes of ...
TOPEKA — Republican Nancy Kassebaum, a former U.S. senator from Kansas, has formally endorsed Democrat Laura Kelly for governor. “Laura Kelly studies the issues and is willing to work with others for solutions to real problems," Kassebaum said in a statement released Tuesday by the Kelly campaign. "Her competence, understanding, and dedication are leadership qualities that Kansas needs at this time. I ...