The most recent election brought Sen. Anthony Hensley’s tenure in the Kansas Statehouse to an end. Hensley was the state’s longest-serving legislator and the Kansas Senate’s minority leader. Rick Kloos, founder of nonprofit God’s Storehouse,…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas on Monday reported record highs for its seven-day rolling averages of new COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, and a spokesman for Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly said she was considering calling the…

Disregarding Tuesday night’s presidential debate, it’s making for a quiet campaign season locally. Political forums are at a minimum. And for the most part, candidates are refraining from visiting voters on their doorsteps or glad-handing…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican legislators in Kansas have started pushing to give more of their colleagues a say in how the state manages protracted emergencies such as the coronavirus pandemic after months of conflict…

The ghost of Kris Kobach haunts the office of his successor. Next year, Kansas lawmakers must perform an exorcism. On Wednesday, Kansas Secretary of State Scott Schwab’s office turned down a request from state Sen.…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A 19-year-old Democratic candidate for the Kansas House who admitted to engaging in revenge porn and harassing girls online has reversed his decision to abandon his campaign, and a party leader…

TOPEKA — A near sweep by conservatives over moderates in several primary races this week sets up more conflict over the next two years between the Republican-led Legislature and Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly. “There will…

BELLE PLAINE, Kan. (AP) — A retired music teacher would become the first openly transgender member of the conservative Kansas Legislature if she’s elected from a Democratic-leaning district she’s expected to win. Stephanie Byers, of…

The COVID-19 pandemic did more than essentially shut down much of the nation’s economic activity this spring. It also changed Kent Thompson’s political future. Thompson, who has represented Kansas’s Ninth District in the Kansas House…

Armando Hernandez hopes to put ideas into action — and bring forth a spirit of cooperation with all parties —  if he’s elected to the Kansas House of Representatives. The Chanute native is vying for…