The Kansas Republican Party has tried to undercut a state lawmaker’s independent candidacy for governor. It sent texts Thursday to people who signed state Sen. Dennis Pyle's petitions for the …
more
By JOHN HANNA
|
8/4/22
|
Abortion rights opponents were shocked and abortion advocates energized by a decisive statewide vote in heavily Republican Kansas this week in favor of protecting abortion access. Yet that's not …
more
By JOHN HANNA and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH
|
8/4/22
|
The day before Kansas voters rejected a ballot question that could have eroded abortion rights, many people in the state reported receiving anonymous text messages with misleading information about …
more
By DAVID KLEPPER and SOPHIA TULP
|
8/4/22
|
Since the draft of the U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade first leaked in early May, and even more so since the ruling became official in late June, Kansas has been in the national spotlight as the first state scheduled to vote on a ballot question about abortion rights.
more
By Jonathan Riley / [email protected]
|
8/4/22
|
Company recognizes employees' commitment to excellence, continued flexibility with bonuses up to $1,000LENEXA, Kan., Aug. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hostess Brands, Inc. (NASDAQ: TWNK) today announced …
more
8/3/22
|
Democrats are celebrating a stunning victory for abortion rights in Republican stronghold Kansas as proof that the issue could turn back a Republican wave this fall. Republicans — and some …
more
By STEVE PEOPLES
|
8/3/22
|
Two Kansas state lawmakers who have faced legal troubles since they were elected have lost their primary races. Freshman Rep. Aaron Coleman, of Turner, who was reprimanded by his party over his legal …
more
By MARGARET STAFFORD
|
8/3/22
|
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.)Matthew A Baum, Harvard Kennedy School; Alauna Safarpour, Harvard Kennedy School, and …
more
Matthew A Baum
|
8/3/22
|
Both locally and across the state, voters went to the polls Tuesday to make their voices heard in a variety of party primary races, as well as on the Value Them Both Amendment question regarding abortion.
more
By Jonathan Riley / [email protected]
|
8/3/22
|
Throughout Tuesday morning, afternoon and evening, residents packed area voting booths to cast their ballots for their top picks in Kansas' primary election.
more
By Aaron Pyle / [email protected]
|
8/3/22
|
In one of the biggest days of this year's primary campaign season, red-state Kansas rejected a measure that would have made it easier to restrict abortion, and voters in Missouri repudiated a …
more
By BRIAN SLODYSKO
|
8/2/22
|
With the primary election scheduled for Tuesday, activists campaigning both for and against the Value Them Both Amendment were busy this weekend with last-minute organizing efforts ahead of election day.
more
By Jonathan Riley / [email protected]
|
8/2/22
|
Republican primary voters in Arizona and Kansas on Tuesday are deciding whether to elevate loyalists to former President Donald Trump who support his false claims that he lost the 2020 election and …
more
By BOB CHRISTIE
|
8/2/22
|
Kansas is having the first test of voters’ feelings since the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade. Its voters were deciding Tuesday whether to allow state lawmakers to further restrict or …
more
By JOHN HANNA and MARGARET STAFFORD
|
8/1/22
|
Immigration hardliner Kris Kobach is attempting a political comeback Tuesday in the Republican primary for Kansas attorney general. He faces state Sen. Kellie Warren and former federal prosecutor …
more
By JOHN HANNA and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH
|
8/1/22
|
A hard-right Kansas lawmaker who’s clashed with Republican leaders is poised to win a spot on the November ballot as an independent candidate for governor with help from allies of Democratic …
more
By JOHN HANNA
|
8/1/22
|
LENEXA, Kan., Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As children head back to school, parents and caregivers should not overlook routine vaccinations against serious infections, such as measles, mumps, …
more
8/1/22
|
Primary elections are behind held in six states on Tuesday. In Missouri, scandal-ridden former Gov. Eric Greitens is attempting a political comeback in his campaign for U.S. Senate. In Michigan, a …
more
By MEG KINNARD
|
8/1/22
|
A 51-year-old Kansas man was arrested Sunday morning in connection with two fatal overnight shootings in Lawrence after fleeing from police and firing on officers during the chase. Lawrence Police …
more
7/31/22
|
The Supreme Court’s decision to repeal a woman’s federal constitutional right to abortion has scrambled the political dynamics heading into the November elections, when control of Congress is at …
more
By THOMAS BEAUMONT
|
7/31/22
|