Gov. Kathleen Sebelius on Friday urged Kansas’ congressional delegation to keep working on a bailout for the auto industry. “There are an estimated 60,000 Kansas workers whose livelihoods depend on the survival of the American car companies, including workers at the GM plant in Kansas ...

Officials at the Kansas Republican Party are speculating that Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, a Democrat, has been "floated" as a possible replacement for Kansas University Chancellor Robert Hemenway, who plans to step down in June.But Sebelius' office declined to get into the speculation game. "We'll ...

The new House leadership team, led by House Speaker-elect Mike O’Neal, R-Hutchinson, on Wednesday released its list of committee chairs and vice chairs, and there were some significant changes and numerous new committees.State Rep. Kevin Yoder, R-Overland Park, a former Kansas University ...

TOPEKA — As the prospect of deep budget cuts increases, does a tax increase become more appealing? Comments by House Speaker Melvin Neufeld, R-Ingalls, may signal a move in that direction.Neufeld told the Kansas Health Institute that there was “a good chance” a 75-cent per pack tax ...

State auditors have been dispatched to find savings in the face of increasing state budget problems.In a bipartisan vote, a committee unanimously endorsed having the Legislative Division of Post Audit review state agencies' spending to identify programs that can be either eliminated or ...

A review of studies on illegal immigration by the Kansas Legislature’s staff has concluded that the jury is still out on whether illegal immigration is a gain or loss to taxpayers. “The number of comprehensive studies that have been done to look at costs and revenues attributable to illegal ...