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A coalition of major pharmaceutical manufacturers and an industry trade organization have dropped a lawsuit challenging a Kansas law barring them from limiting discounts...
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Dec 23, 2024 · Dan Burrows, the chief deputy for Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach, is leaving Kansas to take a job in President-elect Donald Trump's administration.
Kelly announces staff changes | Sunflower State Journal
Dec 4, 2024 · Gov. Laura Kelly on Wednesday announced a series of staff changes that included bringing back a former staffer who had worked in the House minority leader's office. “I have built a team of talented and hardworking individuals who are committed to making life better for Kansans,” Kelly said in a ...
UPDATED: Revenues reduced for fiscal ’24 after policy changes; …
Nov 9, 2023 · (Updated to include ending balance for fiscal year 2024) State fiscal analysts on Thursday reduced the revenue forecast for the current fiscal year by $67 million, although they see no sign of economic turmoil on the horizon.
Six takeaways from Gov. Kelly’s State of the State address
Jan 10, 2024 · Gov. Laura Kelly offered up her sixth State of the State speech Wednesday night, weaving her agenda with the success of rural Kansas. She used rural Kansas as the jumping off point for her vision of the state as she enters the second year of …
Longtime statehouse lobbyist passes away | Sunflower State Journal
11 hours ago · John C. Peterson, a former state lawmaker who founded one of the oldest contract lobbying firms in Kansas, passed away on Wednesday. He was 76. Founder and chief executive of Capitol Strategies, Peterson had been lobbying continuously since 1976. He served in the Kansas House before he starting his ...
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Jan 3, 2025 · Welcome to a three-day trial for the state’s best new source for Kansas political news. For first-time subscribers we are offering a $10 discount for a year-long subscription that will guide you through the jockeying for next year’s elections and the 2020 legislative session.
BREAKING: Schwab running for governor | Sunflower State Journal
1 day ago · Republican Kansas Secretary of State Scott Schwab is the first candidate to announce he's running for Kansas governor. Schwab told Fox News in a press release that he would seek the seat now held by Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly, who is finishing her second term as governor. "We need to return to the ...
Lawmakers call for spending limits facing new revenue forecast
Dec 13, 2024 · Key lawmakers are sounding a cautionary theme about state government spending as they prepare to take up new tax cuts in the upcoming legislative session. A special joint committee now building a budget for the Legislature to consider voted to eliminate hundreds of millions of dollars in agency ...
Eyes turning toward ’26 governor’s race | Sunflower State Journal
6 days ago · The calendar says the next race for Kansas governor isn't until 2026. But conversations are well underway - starting even before the 2024 elections - about what the field to replace Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly will look like next year. The names of no fewer than a dozen Republican and Democratic ...