In another sign that Gov. Sam Brownback's administration is winding down to a close, his office announced Thursday that his policy director Brandon Smith will step down from that role next week. Smith, a 2011 graduate of the University of Kansas School of Law, has served as Brownback's ...
Former Rep. Ed O'Malley launched his bid for the Republican nomination for governor Tuesday, saying he wants to improve public education and modernize the state government workforce. O'Malley, 41, a moderate Republican and former aide to Gov. Bill Graves, served in the Kansas House from 2003 ...
An announcement over the weekend that the [American Civil Liberties Union is launching a political campaign][1] to repeal Kansas' restrictive voting laws prompted sharp comments Monday from Republican candidates running for secretary of state. Rep. Scott Schwab issued a statement calling the ...
Kansas Democrats are embroiled in a bitter feud on the eve of their annual fall "Demofest" convention in Wichita as top party officials are now trying to oust the party secretary while the secretary and her allies are fighting back with a series of blistering blog posts. At the center of the ...
Topeka — Gov. Sam Brownback will appear before the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday, Oct. 4, for a confirmation hearing on his nomination to be U.S. Ambassador-at-large for International Religious Freedom. Brownback confirmed that date while speaking with reporters ...
Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, no stranger to the culture wars in America, dived headlong into another one Monday, calling NFL players who protest during the national anthem "unpatriotic" and "ignorant." In [an opinion piece][1] written for the conservative website Breitbart, the ...