Economists at Wichita State University released a [new economic forecast for Kansas][1] on Wednesday, saying they expect employment to grow only half a percent in 2017. "Unlike the U.S. economy, the Kansas economy may have reached its peak,” said Jeremy Hill, director of WSU's Center for ...

Senate Majority Leader Jim Denning said Thursday that there would be no more business on the floor of the Senate this week, but that starting Monday the Senate would work seven days a week through the end of the session. The Senate will hold a "pro forma" session Friday so it can receive ...

Tuesday marked the 85th day of the 2017 legislative session, and it was yet another day when virtually no progress was made toward solving the state's looming budget crisis or answering the Kansas Supreme Court's order to improve public school funding. Although a House committee working on a ...

Kansas lawmakers made little progress Thursday toward resolving a stalemate over tax policy, but the House tax committee got a look at some new numbers that illustrate the depths of the state's impending budget crisis. In short, the committee was told, they will need to raise about $1.5 ...

Kerry Gooch announced Tuesday night that he will soon step down as executive director of the Kansas Democratic Party. Gooch first started working for the party four years ago at age 22. He became executive director in 2015 after what had been, for Democrats, a disappointing election cycle ...

Kansas lawmakers may have to wait at least several more days before they get a chance to debate and vote on a proposed new formula for funding public schools. That's one of the Legislature's "must-do" tasks this year because the [Kansas Supreme Court has said][1] the block grant formula that ...