TOPEKA — Gov. Kathleen Sebelius this morning will announce her appointment to the state treasurer's job.The position is being vacated by Lynn Jenkins, a Republican, who won election to Congress to represent the 2nd House District, which includes west Lawrence. Jenkins defeated incumbent Nancy ...

TOPEKA - Just days after winning election to Congress, Lynn Jenkins is in a divorce proceeding with her husband Scott Jenkins.Scott Jenkins filed for divorce on Friday, according to Shawnee County records.The two have been married for 25 years and have two children.On Tuesday, Lynn Jenkins, a ...

State Sen. Susan Wagle, R-Wichita, and one of the leading conservatives in the Kansas Legislature, has said she is considering a run against the current president of the state senate, Steve Morris, R-Hugoton.Morris won the race for president in 2004 by a 17-13 margin among Senate Republicans. ...

A lot of political eyes will be on Gov. Kathleen Sebelius' news conference at 2 p.m. today.With Barack Obama's presidential win, speculation has been high about what that means for Sebelius, who has been an ardent campaigner for Obama and was reportedly one of the top contenders for vice ...

State Treasurer Lynn Jenkins had meetings of the Kansas Public Employees Retirements System board [written in her schedule for July, August and September,][1] but failed to attend them, according to copies of her schedule provided by the treasurer's office.Jenkins' absence from the meetings has ...

Let's play what-if. If Democratic Sen. Barack Obama is elected president, many think Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, an ardent supporter of Obama's, will be selected by him to be a member of his Cabinet. Should that occur, Lt. Gov. Mark Parkinson, the Kansas Republican Party chairman who turned ...