TOPEKA — Republican gubernatorial candidate Kris Kobach has proposed a major change in the state’s property tax laws that some experts say could only be done through a state constitutional amendment. The plan calls for capping property appraisal increases at no more than 2 percent a year, regardless of how much the property might increase in actual fair market value. Kobach says his plan is meant to ...
This story was updated at 2:40 p.m. on Sept. 17, 2018 TOPEKA – Three dozen high-profile moderate Republicans from eastern Kansas announced their endorsement of Democrat Paul Davis in the 2nd District congressional race in Kansas on Monday at the same time a new poll shows the race a virtual dead heat. At a Statehouse news conference, retiring state Rep. Tom Sloan, of Lawrence, joined with the other ...
TOPEKA - The Kansas Department of Agriculture is gearing up to start issuing licenses for farmers to grow industrial hemp for research purposes, and the agency hopes to start issuing those licenses in time for next year's spring planting season. Agency spokeswoman Heather Lansdowne said in an interview Friday that proposed rules and regulations were submitted earlier this week to the Department of ...
TOPEKA - Four years ago, Kansas lawmakers passed a law encouraging utility companies to launch programs that would help their customers be more energy efficient. Today, none of Kansas' utilities have implemented energy efficiency programs under the law. That has one advocacy group claiming Kansas consumers are missing out on savings, especially compared to residents in Missouri, where a similar law is being ...
TOPEKA - A new poll released by Kansas Democrats on Thursday shows the race for Kansas governor is still a dead heat between Republican Kris Kobach and Democrat Laura Kelly, with independent candidate Greg Orman showing a distant third. The survey, conducted Sept. 12-13, asked Kansas voters whom they would vote for if the election were held today. Of the 616 who responded, 39 percent said they would vote for ...
TOPEKA – When Kansas voters cast their ballots, the chances that their votes will be counted may depend on which county they live in, especially if they opt to cast their ballots by mail. That’s because different counties use different standards to decide whether a ballot should be counted. The issue of election standards came up Monday at a meeting of the State Objections Board, where Topeka resident ...