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November 8, 2024. Governor pardons five, commutes sentences for two others. November 7, 2024. Abortion falls flat as campaign issue in general election. November 7, 2024. POPULAR POSTS. State urges Kansas Supreme Court to reverse landmark abortion ruling. March 27, 2023. Eisenhower statue approved for capitol grounds.
Sunday Reader: Legislative leadership races unfold; Candidate for ...
2 days ago · Good morning everyone: Capped off the week with Mrs. SSJ and I judging at a high school debate tournament in Johnson County. If you're into what the federal government should do about protecting intellectual property rights, then this was the place for you.
Gov. Kelly’s future is a return to the past following general election ...
4 days ago · 678. Gov. Laura Kelly's been here before. Just four years ago, Kelly emerged from a pandemic election when Republicans expanded their supermajority, forcing her to work with a more conservative Legislature. There was a lot of hope that year with millions of dollars flowing into the state - including cash from Hollywood - that the Republican ...
Kansas - Sunflower State Journal
Oct 28, 2024 · Poll finds that few knew about Kansas tax cuts. Brad Cooper - October 28, 2024 0. Even as statehouse candidates pour hundreds of thousands of dollars into campaigns focused on taxes, a new poll shows that very few Kansans were... (UPDATED) Sunday Reader: Voting grace periods in legal peril?; Dems help Libertarian. Brad Cooper - October 27, 2024 0.
Senate Republicans poised to gain two seats; keep supermajority
Nov 6, 2024 · Senate Republicans appeared to have picked up two seats and turned back a vigorous effort by Gov. Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly to break up their supermajority. Unofficial results showed that Republican Lansing businessman Jeff Klemp defeated Democratic state Sen. Jeff Pittman of Leavenworth by 61 votes with provisional ballots left to be counted ...
UPDATED: House Republicans appear to build on supermajority
6 days ago · 304. (Updated to include comments from House speaker and key Democratic lawmaker) House Republicans appeared to build on their supermajority Tuesday night, flipping three Democratically held seats and defending robust challenges to lawmakers in suburban Johnson County. Republicans knocked off Democratic state Reps. Jason Probst in Hutchinson ...
Aetna asks state appeals court to stop new KanCare contracts
Oct 22, 2024 · Aetna for Better Health is asking a state appeals court to stop Kansas from moving ahead with the new Medicaid program, a proposal Kansas officials say would jeopardize health care for nearly a half-million Kansans. Aetna has not given up in its effort to secure a potentially $1 billion contract to administer the state's new Medicaid program ...
Six takeaways from Gov. Kelly’s State of the State address
Jan 10, 2024 · Here are six takeaways from the governor’s address to a joint session of the Kansas Legislature on Wednesday night. Medicaid expansion. If the last six months of Kansas politics have told you anything, it is very clear that Kelly is not letting go of Medicaid expansion – ever. It’s been an issue since she ran for office in 2018, and it ...
NEW: Masterson derails House tax plan - Sunflower State Journal
Mar 27, 2024 · Kansas Senate President Ty Masterson has derailed a new dual-rate tax plan just hours after it passed unanimously in the House.. As the Senate got ready to adjourn Wednesday afternoon, Masterson declared the bill materially altered and sent the bill to committee.
Elections/Voting | Sunflower State Journal
Legislative races and the role Kansas members of Congress play. Brad Cooper - October 22, 2024 0. There are a lot of outside groups trying to influence this year's legislative elections. There's Gov. Laura Kelly's political action committee. There's the left-leaning Kansas Values...