Elections 2014

Davis still exaggerating teacher layoff claims

Rep. Paul Davis, D-Lawrence, the presumptive Democratic nominee for governor, reportedly claimed again last week that school funding cuts under Gov. Sam Brownback's administration have led to "thousands" of teacher layoffs, a claim that has already been shown to be greatly ...

Fact checking: Milton Wolf on health benefit mandates

Two years before entering the U.S. Senate race in Kansas, Dr. Milton Wolf of Johnson County penned a 38-page e-Book published through Amazon in which, among other things, he criticizes former Kansas Insurance Commissioner Kathleen Sebelius. The book, "[First Do No Harm: The President's ...

Brownback getting national media buzz

Gov. Sam Brownback was the subject of two national pieces this week. Yahoo News focused on his potential as a 2016 Republican presidential candidate. "His quiet, yet ambitious, work in Kansas has proceeded without major controversies of the sort that have helped define Wisconsin Gov. ...

Lawrence Republican Scott Morgan considering run for Secretary of State

There's talk in political circles that Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach may face a challenge in the Republican primary, and it may come from an unlikely source — a Lawrence Republican. Former Lawrence school board member and one-time Washington, D.C., staffer Scott Morgan told me ...

Tea Party Express endorses Wolf for U.S. Senate

The Tea Party Express, a California-based political action committee, formally announced its endorsement today of Republican U.S. Senate candidate Milton Wolf. The announcement is being made in a series of public events around the state, including one scheduled for 3 p.m. this afternoon at the ...

Tea Party Express to rally for Wolf; Roberts releases TV ad

The Tea Party Express plans to hold a series of events Thursday featuring Republican U.S. Senate candidate Milton Wolf, who is trying to unseat incumbent Sen. Pat Roberts in the GOP primary in August. Meanwhile, Roberts today released the first TV ad of the campaign season, blasting Wolf, a ...