TOPEKA — Politicians elected to serve in the Kansas House in the 2025 legislative session endorsed Monday retention of three top Republicans in leadership posts and the nomination of a Democrat to assume responsibility for shepherding the minority party. Returning House members and ...
TOPEKA — Gov. Laura Kelly said state government tax revenues in August were nearly $23 million above projections, reflecting collections of personal income tax and retail sales tax greater than last year’s. Kelly, a Topeka Democrat, said total state revenue for the month hit $665 million, ...
TOPEKA — Republican legislators in Kansas have revived a proposal to stop giving voters three extra days after polls close to return mail ballots after making key concessions in a bid to get enough votes from rural GOP lawmakers to overcome the Democratic governor’s potential ...
The Tonganoxie City Council approved mower and storage shed purchases during Monday’s regular meeting. Council members unanimously approved a portable building for the Tonganoxie City Fire Department, with Council Member Jennifer McCutchen absent. Members approved the low bid of $15,090.25 ...
The Leavenworth County Commission meets at 9 a.m. each Wednesday at the Leavenworth County Courthouse, 300 Walnut St., Suite 225. Meetings also are livestreamed on the county’s YouTube page. Anyone wanting to watch the meeting after it takes place can also watch archived meetings at any ...
With the start of the 2024 Kansas legislative session, no issue is more important than resolving the tax burden currently imposed on the citizens of the state. There will be many ideas proposed, some good, some not so good. However, when the session concludes there must be a fair and ...
Tonganoxie USD 464 school board and Tonganoxie City Council were scheduled to have meetings Tuesday night, but there is another change. The school board originally was to meet on Jan. 8, but inclement weather forced postponement. The meeting still was set to take place as of The ...
Tonganoxie City Council and Tonganoxie USD 464 will meet on the same night next week. Tonganoxie USD 464 school board members will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the district’s administrative center, 300 E. U.S. Highway 24-40, while the city council will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at council ...
The Kansas Supreme Court reappointed chief judges in 29 judicial districts for two-year terms that begin Jan. 1 and end Dec. 31, 2025. Each of Kansas’ 31 judicial districts has a chief judge who, in addition to their judicial responsibilities, has general control over case assignments ...
The Kansas Supreme Court has revived a challenge to a state law that caused advocacy groups to cancel voter registration drives. The justices ruled Friday that the Kansas Court of Appeals wrongly threw out a legal challenge. The new decision brings the lawsuit back to life after the lower ...
