TOPEKA — A Kansas Republican Party officer called the Secretary of State’s Office in July to ask why a new state law that regulates gender markers wasn’t being applied to the voter registration of a transgender Democrat running for a Kansas House seat. Senior election officials disagreed ...
HUTCHINSON — Candidates for governor engaged in a veritable bare-knuckle brawl when they took the stage Saturday at the Kansas State Fair for a debate punctuated by the chants and jeers of an enthusiastic crowd of dueling supporters. Kansas Senate President Ty Masterson, the Republican ...
HUTCHINSON — Incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall and the Rev. Adam Hamilton, a Democrat, confronted a raucous crowd Saturday defending their stances on tariffs, the war in Iran and partisan politics. The two major party candidates running for U.S. Senate appeared in their first ...
TOPEKA — Kansas tax collections trended upward in the first two months of fiscal year 2027 coming in 6.5% above estimates, the state reported. Total Kansas receipts, including taxes and other revenue, such as interest, for July and August were $113.9 million, or 10% above estimates, ...
TOPEKA — The Aug. 4 primary election, which featured contentious races and a hot-button ballot question, had the second-highest primary voter turnout in Kansas history, according to the Secretary of State’s Office. More than 650,000 Kansans cast ballots on and leading up to the election, ...
Supporters of University of Kansas transgender custodian Siobhan Kirchstein gathered in Lawrence for a fundraiser aimed at helping her navigate any financial pitfalls for using the bathroom at Parker Hall on campus. Kirchstein does not currently have legal fees, but wants to be ready. The ...