Some lawmakers are upset that a group of legislators have been getting paid for working Friday when they haven’t been coming to the Capitol. State Sen. Carolyn McGinn, R-Sedgwick, put a provision in the proposed budget that would require a lawmaker to be present to be paid, or the lawmaker ...

TOPEKA — The chairman of a subcommittee working on a bill that would increase the caps on some workers’ compensation benefits said Wednesday the proposal was probably dead for the session. “The fact is this is an extremely complicated issue,” state Sen. Dick Kelsey, R-Goddard, said ...

The decision by Kansas Secretary of Social and Rehabilitation Services Don Jordan to increase funding to a group led by well-connected Democrats has caused a stir in the Kansas Legislature. Republicans are planning hearings on the issue after reports revealed that Community Living ...

2:25 p.m. -- council approves $225 million. Goossen tells the council that there was concern among bond raters about the earlier impasse.2:12 -- Goossen says there $4 million in the state general fund. He says $225 million in certificates are needed to pay off state expenses through mid-April ...

TOPEKA — Republican Senate leaders who have been at odds with Gov. Kathleen Sebelius over proposed budget cuts said Friday they hope Sebelius does get picked by President Obama to serve as secretary of Health and Human Services. “It might actually be helpful,” said Senate Majority Leader ...

Moments after Tom Daschle withdrew his name Tuesday from nomination to be secretary of health and human services, national media speculation focused on the possibility of President Barack Obama picking Gov. Kathleen Sebelius in his sted. Asked to respond to the reports, Sebelius’ office put ...