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WEB4 days ago · BY: Anna Kaminski - September 16, 2024. TOPEKA — An annual, independent review of Kansas’ foster care system shows it fell short for the third year in a row of improvements to housing instability and mental health care delays. The progress report, released Monday, put into words the reality foster …
Trio of Kansas Supreme Court justices up for retention defend ...
WEBOct 14, 2022 · OVERLAND PARK — Kansas Supreme Court Justice Melissa Taylor Standridge said the legislative and executive branches of government were distinct from the judicial branch because judges and justices were required to cast aside personal politics when making decisions. “We are very different,” she told an audience Thursday night. “The first two branches of government cater […]
Jeff Colyer diagnosed with prostate cancer, ends campaign for …
WEBAug 30, 2021 · TOPEKA — Jeff Colyer announced Monday he was ending his campaign for Kansas governor and receiving treatment for prostate cancer. Colyer’s departure from the race clears the way for Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt to win the GOP nomination for governor in next year’s primary election. Colyer endorsed Schmidt’s campaign.
Gov. Laura Kelly signs tax reduction bill passed with bipartisan ...
WEBJun 21, 2024 · TOPEKA — Gov. Laura Kelly said Friday she signed a bill reducing state taxes by $1.2 billion over three years that was approved with broad bipartisan support of legislators during a one-day special session.
Kansas Senate jettisons restraint to transform modest tax bill into ...
WEBFeb 9, 2021 · TOPEKA — The Kansas Senate fought through a flurry of tricky procedural amendments Tuesday to more than double financial ramifications of a bill throwing tax breaks at multinational corporations sitting on overseas profits, wealthy people keen to itemize deductions, folks excited about higher standardized deductions and retirees weary of having Social Security benefits taxed.
Campaign survey: Kelly holds slim lead over Schmidt in Kansas …
WEBSep 24, 2021 · TOPEKA — An early survey in the 2022 election cycle shows Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly with a narrow advantage over Republican Attorney General Derek Schmidt in a head-to-head gubernatorial showdown of two …
Lee Norman steps down as Kansas health secretary ... - Kansas …
WEBNov 19, 2021 · Norman served as secretary of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment throughout the pandemic. (Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector) TOPEKA — Lee Norman stepped down Thursday from his high-profile cabinet post as the chief medical officer in Kansas, where he managed the state’s response to …
GOP clings to Kansas House supermajority entering ... - Kansas …
WEBNov 10, 2022 · TOPEKA — Republicans preserved a two-thirds supermajority in the Kansas House to mirror the GOP-dominated Kansas Senate and keep in place this substantial legislative barrier in a second term for Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly. Unofficial results from the Kansas secretary of state’s office indicated …
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