Tag: Kansas
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Two groups of local Democratic activists are meeting next week to fill the Kansas Senate seats previously held by Gov.-elect Laura Kelly and Lt. Gov.-elect Lynn Rogers. Precinct committee members of…
GREAT BEND, Kan. (AP) A Kansas prosecutor is planning to resign, saying the sheriff has been acting like a bully since he was acquitted of a misdemeanor for allegedly slapping a handcuffed man. The…
MORAN With the elections in the rearview mirror, Congress members will return to Washington, D.C., next week for what typically is considered a lame-duck session. It could be an eventful one for Kansas farmers.…
The Kansas Legislature agreed to pay education nonprofit Teach For America more than $500,000 this year for a pilot program to recruit 12 teachers to the state. But the national organization only recruited three teachers…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The state of Kansas will pay $75,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging that the Department of Children and Families failed to intervene to protect an 18-month-old girl who eventually died. The…
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Administrators at Haskell Indian Nations University underreported crime statistics for a two-year period and failed to follow internal policy when handling misconduct complaints, according a federal report. The inspector general of…
Taking the high road is what got Laura Kelly elected our next governor of Kansas. She didnt accuse public schools of being mismanaged. She didnt accuse undocumented immigrants of voter fraud. And she didnt mock…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas Gov.-elect Laura Kelly has named a veteran, bipartisan group of four people to lead her transition team. Kelly announced the appointments Tuesday. The team includes Jordanna Zeigler, the manager of…
Its probably a long shot, but heres hoping Georgians get to cast another ballot as to who should be their next governor. A possible runoff election between Democrat Stacey Abrams, former House Minority Leader for…
