Tag: Senate
WASHINGTON (AP) The House on Friday overwhelmingly approved a bill ensuring that a victims compensation fund for the Sept. 11 attacks never runs out of money. The 402-12 vote sends the bill to the…
LEAVENWORTH, Kansas Republican former Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach announced Monday that hes running for the U.S. Senate seat held by Pat Roberts. Kobach beat then-Gov. Jeff Colyer in the primary election last…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A government transparency group says the Kansas attorney generals office has dismissed part of a formal complaint, while continuing to investigate whether the public was denied the right under the Open…
WASHINGTON (AP) Congress is at a standoff over a $4.6 billion aid package for the southern border as House Democrats say a Senate-passed measure doesnt go far enough to care for thousands of migrant…
WASHINGTON The House passed a $19.2 billion disaster aid package to help victims of recent storms and flooding rebuild, with the price tag growing by about $1.8 billion on the floor through amendments to…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A ruling from Kansas highest court could force the state Senate to vote on a nominee for a lower-court judgeship whose nomination was withdrawn because of his political tweets. The state…
Supporters of expanding Medicaid in Kansas proved Wednesday theyve got the votes in the Legislature if they can get a vote. But they lacked enough lawmakers on their side to bypass Republican leadership and…
WASHINGTON Attorney General William Barr sought to please add one point of clarification at the end of his testimony Wednesday before a Senate appropriations subcommittee and the veteran law enforcement official needed it.…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas new Democratic governor promised on the campaign trail to end a protracted lawsuit over education funding by increasing state spending on public schools, and the Republican-led Legislature approved her proposal…
TOPEKA Two things were on David Tolands mind Monday afternoon in the minutes following his hotly contested, but successful, bid to become the Kansas secretary of commerce. First was gratitude to the people of…
