TOPEKA — The Kansas House budget committee continued adjusting a bare-bones state government appropriations bill that deleted more than $540 million from agency requests for program enhancements, salary adjustments and hiring new employees. Subcommittees of the House Appropriations Committee ...
Tonganoxie City Council members asked that a decision to increase sewer and water rates be tabled until the next meeting, which is Dec. 15. Members wanted more time to look through options for the sewer and water rates. Increases for trash and recycling service also were tabled so as to vote ...
Tonganoxie City Council next will meet at 7 p.m. Nov. 17 at council chambers, Third and Bury streets. The council normally meets the first and third Monday of the month, but did not meet this past Monday.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced Friday that he has ordered the declassification and public release of all government records about aviator Amelia Earhart, noting that her disappearance in 1937 as she attempted to fly around the world has “captivated millions.” Trump called ...
The Kansas Department of Transportation is inviting residents to attend public meetings throughout October to discuss regional transportation needs, including highways, public transit, pedestrian access, and more. Attendees will also have the opportunity to learn about transportation ...
TOPEKA — The federal government’s plan to withhold $10 million from a Kansas food assistance program won’t affect recipients and will be delayed while the state files an appeal, the Kansas governor’s chief of staff said Monday. The governor’s office provided clarity on the issue ...
TOPEKA — Relying on a legal opinion issued by the attorney general, the Kansas secretary of state on Friday removed Republican Doug Billings from the roster of candidates running for governor. Attorney General Kris Kobach’s nonbinding opinion pointed to state law requiring governor and ...
TOPEKA — Kansas House Speaker Dan Hawkins said the 2026 Legislature would strive to slash $200 million from the state government’s budget and seek to reduce expenditures on the Medicaid program delivering health care to low-income adults and children. Hawkins, a Wichita Republican who has ...
The Kansas Department of Agriculture Division of Animal Health has been notified of two separate events in which horses in Kansas have tested positive for reportable diseases. The agency has responded to both incidents according to the state’s disease response plan, according to a release ...
Kansas Republican Sen. Jerry Moran is hailing the passage of a budget bill that makes drastic cuts to Medicaid after he made changes that he said will protect Kansas hospitals from the effect of the cuts. But health care stakeholders argue it’s not enough to keep some state hospitals from ...
