2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (53+ words) Trump accounts. School choice. Welfare reform. Immigration enforcement. Election integrity. Several new Kansas laws support White House priorities. How new Kansas laws back Big Beautiful Bill and other Trump priorities Among the new laws taking effect in Kansas on July…...

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   (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   (327+ words) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City, Missouri, City Council announced Thursday it has sent five measures to the Aug. 4 ballot. The measures are focused on affordable housing, civic facilities, economic development, and water and sewer infrastructure, according to a press…...

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 He was illustrating the office’s outdated filing cabinet system, which is being modernized for the first time since being established…...

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…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (67+ words) The Trump White House's praise of the Republican-led Kansas Legislature and Senate President Ty Masterson comes as Masterson is running for governor. Trump White House praises Kansas Legislature — and Ty Masterson President Donald Trump's administration is praising the Republican-led Kansas…...