Operation Rescue is requesting its supporters make a "sacrificial contribution" to Johnson County District Attorney Phill Kline's re-election campaign.In an e-mail, Troy Newman, president of the staunch anti-abortion group, praises Kline's attempted prosecution of Planned Parenthood of ...

A fairly major political development is taking shape. U.S. Rep. Jerry Moran, R-Hays, has said he will run for the U.S. Senate in 2010. Moran made his plans known to a few supporters in a letter, [a copy of which was obtained by The Hays Daily News][1]. In the letter, he said, "While I am ...

The Kansas National Education Association has announced its endorsements.'We hope KNEA members and the public will give careful consideration to these teacher-recommended candidates," said KNEA President Blake West.The primaries are Aug. 5; the general election, Nov. 4.Here are the KNEA ...

Conservative Republicans are hoping to take control of the Kansas Senate.And the first step in that process includes challenges by several conservative Republican candidates against incumbent Republicans in the Aug. 5 primary.Iris Van Meter is challenging state Sen. Dwayne Umbarger of Thayer, ...

Three weeks before the Kansas Republican Party primary, Lynn Jenkins has launched her first television ad in her effort to become the GOP nominee for the 2nd congressional district, which includes west Lawrence.Jenkins, the state treasurer, faces Jim Ryun in the primary. Ryun, a former ...

Legislative leaders have called for belt-tightening because of state budget problems, but they continue to travel at taxpayer expense.Fifteen legislators and two staff members are participating in the [Council of State Governments][1] meeting in Rapid City, S.D., that is running now through ...