There will be a new Secretary of State in Kansas after the incumbent decided not seek re-election to the post that serves as the state’s top elections officer and keeper of state records. Republican Scott Schwab sought the Republican nomination for governor during the summer primary, but ...
Current Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach is facing off against Democrat Chris Mann for the office. Again. The two were on the 2022 ballot, when Kobach won by one and a half percentage points. Kobach is running on his record of the lowest crime rate Kansas has seen in more than 50 years. ...
Voters in Lawrence will decide this year whether to increase the sales tax that funds the city’s bus system, something transit staff says is necessary to avoid major cuts in the future. The transit sales tax is currently 0.2%, and it was last approved in 2017 with about 70% of the vote. It ...
In the Nov. 3 election, Republican Kansas Treasurer Steven Johnson faces two challengers for his job as the chief banker and financial manager for the state. Juan C. Luengo, an insurance CEO from Overland Park, is his Democratic challenger. Libertarian Eric Lund is also running. Learn more ...
The Kansas Department of Insurance regulates insurance companies that sell policies in Kansas. Voters will decide in November who will lead the department for the next four years. Sitting Commissioner of Insurance Vicki Schmidt unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for governor in ...
An incumbent Douglas County commissioner will be running unopposed for the county’s District 1 seat in the upcoming general election. County Commissioner Patrick Kelly, a Democrat, currently represents District 1, which includes parts of northern, northwestern and central Lawrence. He has ...
