2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (383+ words) Mark Burghart, secretary of the Kansas Department of Revenue, plans to retire July 31 from the job of leading the state's tax collection agency with five months remaining in Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly's second term in office. (Kansas Reflector screen capture…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (321+ words) WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - The field of candidates for Kansas governor is set after the June 1 filing deadline, with seven Republicans and three Democrats competing for their party’s nomination. Former Gov. Jeff Colyer dropped out of the race before the deadline....

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (291+ words) TOPEKA — Former Gov. Jeff Colyer ended a Republican campaign Monday for the party’s 2026 nomination for governor in wake of President Donald Trump’s endorsement of rival Senate President Ty Masterson. Colyer, who was sworn in as governor in 2018 after the resignation…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (250+ words) A Johnson County, Kansas, mayor is entering the race to lead the state of Kansas. Overland Park Mayor Curt Skoog announced Monday, June 1, that he is entering the Democratic primary for Kansas governor. He announced his running mate for lieutenant…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (554+ words) Headline: Special Weather Statement until THU 5:15 PM CDT TOPEKA — A Kansas advocacy organization sounded an alarm about a report indicating 10,300 children in low-income families across the state stopped receiving food aid since President Donald Trump signed sweeping federal legislation nearly…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1513+ words) The Kansas City Council is taking a big swing with this August’s ballot. Voters will be presented with five ballot questions, including four bond measures totaling $1.7 billion and a sales tax renewal that would fund economic development. Those five questions…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (356+ words) TOPEKA — Secretary of State Scott Schwab held up a stack of lottery regulation documents stained with a ring of coffee. He was illustrating the office’s outdated filing cabinet system, which is being modernized for the first time since being established…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago   (381+ words) Kansas Adjutant General's DepartmentGovernor Laura Kelly issued a state of disaster emergency verbal declaration Thursday, May 14 at 5:08 p. Governor declares disaster emergency for SW Kansas wildfires Kansas Adjutant General's Department Governor Laura Kelly issued a state of disaster emergency verbal declaration…...

4+ mon, 1+ day ago   (939+ words) Republican gubernatorial candidate Philip Sarnecki, who wants the Kansas Legislature to convene in special session to address rising property taxes, chats with former U.S. Rep. Kevin Yoder during a Jan. 30, 2026, GOP candidate forum in Wichita. TOPEKA — Kansas governor candidate Philip Sarnecki…...

4+ mon, 4+ day ago   (526+ words) TOPEKA — The state of Kansas’ credit rating upgrade from stable to positive by a leading financial research firm set off a scramble among politicians claiming responsibility for the improved outlook. Gov. Laura Kelly, a Democrat, said the adjustment by Moody’s…...