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Four members of the Kansas Board of Regents acknowledged Thursday business ownership stakes or significant financial ties to higher education institutions necessitating recusals to avoid a conflict of interest. The most extensive potential conflicts involved Dave Murfin, chairman of the Board of Regents and a key donor to Kansas political organizations and candidates.
A lieutenant colonel in the Kansas ' Civil Air Patrol who resigned his command after posting on Facebook that a state lawmaker should "swing from a tree" has chosen not to resume participation in the volunteer organization despite being cleared to do so. Jonathan Holder is "not active," Col.
I know, it's still more than 13 months before Kansans elect a governor, so why such early analysis? A reasonable question, but given that we have more than 10 announced or probable candidates, it makes sense to think things through. Let's go.
Paul Davis, a Democrat who's running for the U.S. House of Representatives in Kansas' 2nd district, said Labor Day is a celebration of the American worker and the labor movement. Kansas House Minority Leader Jim Ward, who is running for governor, recognized the labor movement's contributions to securing the 40-hour week, workplace safety laws and overtime pay.
Democratic state Rep. Cindy Holscher campaigned and voted for a dramatic shift in Kansas tax and budget priorities during the 2017 legislative session. The Johnson County representative embraced repeal of an income tax exemption to owners of 330,000 businesses and endorsed an increase in the state's personal income tax to close a budget deficit.
Kansas' lieutenant governor is now in line to become governor once Sam Brownback is confirmed as ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom in the Trump administration. The transition gives Colyer a huge leg up in the burgeoning 2018 race for governor, should he choose to run.
People hold banners and flags as they take part in demonstration titled, City Flotilla, at Sea Against Racism, to protest against the scheduled arrival of the C Star, a ship that an anti-immigrant group has chartered to ... . African migrants try to reach a Spanish NGO Proactiva Open Arms rescue ship after falling from a punctured rubber boat in the Mediterranean Sea, about 12 miles north of Sabratha, Libya on Sunday, July 23, 2017.
Protesters angry over the death of a young black man following a police chase have clashed with riot police in London, thr... . Riot police move in to quell a protest on a main street in London, late Friday, July 28, 2017.
A judge has dismissed a lawsuit challenging Cook County's proposed tax on sweetened beverages, but it's unclear when the tax will start being collected. A judge has dismissed a lawsuit challenging Cook County's proposed tax on sweetened beverages, but it's unclear when the tax will start being collected.
Wisconsin landed the much coveted Foxconn plant, but now the rust belt state needs to produce more highly skilled workers than those employed in the factories of the past. Wisconsin landed the much coveted Foxconn plant, but now the rust belt state needs to produce more highly skilled workers than those employed in the factories of the past.
Pakistan's Supreme Court in a ... Wisconsin landed the much coveted Foxconn plant, but now the rust belt state needs to produce more highly skilled workers than those employed in the factories of the past. Wisconsin landed the much coveted Foxconn plant, but now the rust belt state needs to produce more highly skilled workers than those employed in the factories of the past.
Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback, President Trump's nominee for international religious freedom ambassador, describes religious freedom as "the choice of what you do with your own soul." If confirmed, the 60-year-old, two-term Republican governor, former U.S. senator and onetime presidential candidate would be the first politician confirmed as the ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom.
Six months into a tumultuous presidency, NBC takes a look back on President Donald Trump's inauguration promises and policies. President Donald Trump took office promising a pivot for the country on everything from health care and immigration, a transfer of power not from one administration to another but from Washington, D.C., to the American people.
Two more senators have added their names to the list of "no" votes on the Republican plan to replace Obamacare, ensuring that it doesn't have enough support to pass. "We must now start fresh with an open legislative process to develop innovative solutions that provide greater personal choice, protections for pre-existing conditions, increased access and lower overall costs for Kansans," Moran said in a statement.
Today, President Donald J. Trump declared that a major disaster exists in the State of Kansas and ordered Federal assistance to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by a severe winter storm, snowstorm, straight-line winds, and flooding during the period of April 28 to May 3, 2017.
In this June 7, 2017, file photo, Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback gave a statement to the media in Topeka. Brownback signed a bill Thursday, June 15, that would increase spending on the state's public schools in an effort to comply with a court mandate.
"Although the farm bill is important, trade is even more important right now. The price of wheat, the price of cattle, the price of sorghum, the price of corn - that is what farmers are most concerned about."