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 ...

I’m pretty sure I would have been annoyed if Congressman Tracey Mann had shown up for Saturday’s candidate forum in Lawrence. I suspect it would have been a scene of much drama and protest. The boos, the chants, the interruptions while he tried to speak and other such tactics that have ...

The invitation was sent, but the chair was empty. About 70 showed up at the Lawrence Public Library on Saturday to hear Lauren Reinhold and Steve Jacob make their case for why voters should pick them to replace Tracey Mann, the Republican incumbent representing Kansas’ 1st Congressional ...

TOPEKA — U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids introduced healthcare legislation intended to benefit families grappling with rising Affordable Care Act premiums and to broaden federal support of rural hospitals. Davids, the 3rd District Democrat seeking reelection against Republican Eric Jenkins, said ...

It is the ugliest scoreboard in America — which makes sense given that it is measuring politicians. Recent public polling by the Pew Research Center shows that 58% of Americans view the Republican Party unfavorably and 59% view the Democratic Party unfavorably. The scoreboard sucks not only ...

TOPEKA — The state of Kansas collected $147 million more in taxes than anticipated during the first quarter of the fiscal year as income, sales and excise revenue exceeded expectations by a combined 6.1%, state officials reported. Fiscal analysts predicted revenue from corporate and business ...