Finalists for Kansas Supreme Court all women for 1st time
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Gov. Laura Kelly is set to fill a vacancy on the Kansas Supreme Court from the first all-female group of finalists in state history, though the state's most influential anti-abortion group is publicly opposing one of the candidates.
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Ending cash bail, more rehab part of Pritzker prison plan
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Tuesday announced proposals to end cash bail, change theft and drug-crime sentencing to give criminals opportunities to escape addiction and creating more rehabilitation options to reduce long sentences.
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Drubbed in 2018, California GOP looks to regain House seats
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California’s tarnished Republican Party is hoping to rebound in a handful of U.S. House races but its candidates must overcome widespread loathing for President Donald Trump and voting trends that have made the nation’s most populous state an exemplar of Democratic strength.
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Drubbed in 2018, California GOP looks to regain House seats
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California’s tarnished Republican Party is hoping to rebound in a handful of U.S. House races but its candidates must overcome widespread loathing for President Donald Trump and voting trends that have made the nation’s most populous state an exemplar of Democratic strength.
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Kansas has $73M tax surplus; recovery still seen as fragile
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas collected nearly $73 million more in taxes than expected in September, suggesting that its economy is bouncing back faster than the state had initially anticipated, though officials still warned Thursday that the recovery is fragile.
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Kansas has $73M tax surplus; recovery still seen as fragile
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas collected nearly $73 million more in taxes than expected in September, suggesting that its economy is bouncing back faster than the state had initially anticipated, though officials still warned Thursday that the recovery is fragile.
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As committee bickers over subpoenas, Madigan faces challenge
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Republican members of a committee investigating influence-peddling at the state Capitol insisted Thursday that subpoenas be issued to reluctant witnesses they want to question, including House Speaker Michael Madigan, the focus of the probe.
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Quarantined Illinois governor lays out Halloween rules
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Wednesday that a member of his staff who tested positive for COVID-19 is symptomatic but is in good condition and resting at home.
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Kansas Capitol meditation room moved to create staff space
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly has moved a Kansas Statehouse meditation room created by Republicans as a place for prayer and reflection to a less-visible space to create more room for her staff to social distance during the coronavirus pandemic.
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COVID-19 has Kansas lawmakers pondering broader oversight
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 between them and Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly.
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COVID-19 has Kansas lawmakers pondering broader oversight
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 between them and Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly.
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Officials begin mailing 1.8M mail-in ballots to voters
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The number of people voting on Election Day in Illinois is likely to be reduced, with more people choosing to vote by mail due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Douglas statue comes down, but Lincoln had racist views, too
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — With the nation racing to come to grips with centuries of racial sins, officials plan to remove the Capitol lawn
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Kansas Senate debate sees clashes on Supreme Court, climate
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Republican nominee for Kansas' open Senate seat called Saturday for quick action to replace the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and dismissed his Democratic opponent's disavowal of Green New Deal environmental proposals so often in a debate that she admonished him, “Stop deceiving …
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Douglas statue comes down, but Lincoln had racist views, too
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — With the nation racing to come to grips with centuries of racial sins, officials plan to remove the Capitol lawn
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Kansas Senate debate sees clashes on Supreme Court, climate
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Republican nominee for Kansas' open Senate seat called Saturday for quick action to replace the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and dismissed his Democratic opponent's disavowal of Green New Deal environmental proposals so often in a debate that she admonished him, “Stop deceiving …
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Kansas Senate debate sees clashes on Supreme Court, climate
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Republican nominee for Kansas' open Senate seat called Saturday for quick action to replace the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and dismissed his Democratic opponent's disavowal of Green New Deal environmental proposals so often in a debate that she admonished him, “Stop deceiving …
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Ex-US Sen. Kassebaum backs Democrat in Senate race in Kansas
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Former U.S. Sen. Nancy Kassebaum has broken again with fellow Kansas Republicans to support Democrat Barbara Bollier for the seat Kassebaum once held.
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Kansas Republican's Senate ad relies on out-of-context clips
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican Roger Marshall is using out-of-context clips from Democrat Barbara Bollier's ads in a television spot in which his campaign argues that she's trying to hide liberal views from voters, suggesting the GOP doesn't have the race for an open U.S. Senate seat locked down yet …
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Pritzker nixes fall youth sports, urges COVID-19 sacrifice
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Wednesday the focus during the coronavirus pandemic should be on protecting communities and not whether families make decisions about sons and daughters strapping on football helmets or spiking volleyballs.
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Kansas Republican's Senate ad relies on out-of-context clips
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican Roger Marshall is using out-of-context clips from Democrat Barbara Bollier's ads in a television spot in which his campaign argues that she's trying to hide liberal views from voters, suggesting the GOP doesn't have the race for an open U.S. Senate seat locked down yet …
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Pritzker nixes fall youth sports, urges COVID-19 sacrifice
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Wednesday the focus during the coronavirus pandemic should be on protecting communities and not whether families make decisions about sons and daughters strapping on football helmets or spiking volleyballs.
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GOP leader files charge against longtime Illinois speaker
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The top Republican in the Illinois House filed a breach of public trust charge Thursday against Democratic Speaker Michael Madigan, the longest-serving legislative leader in U.S. history, as a special committee began investigating Madigan's alleged role in a decade-long bribery scheme at the state Capitol.
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GOP targets Democratic-run California in election gamble
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Republican candidates eager for a turnaround in heavily Democratic California are spotlighting what they see as a dire threat to families and communities — their own state’s policies.
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Kansas candidate admitting abuse had liberal message, base
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A 19-year-old Kansas House candidate who admitted to
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2 Kansas doctors but differing COVID-19 takes in Senate race
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Roger Marshall's audience of about 40 people packed a banquet room in a Kansas City-area bistro. No one wore a mask during his lunchtime remarks about the coronavirus. The Republican nominee for Kansas' open Senate seat put one on later while talking to …
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Kansas candidate admitting abuse had liberal message, base
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A 19-year-old Kansas House candidate who admitted to
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2 Kansas doctors but differing COVID-19 takes in Senate race
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Roger Marshall's audience of about 40 people packed a banquet room in a Kansas City-area bistro. No one wore a mask during his lunchtime remarks about the coronavirus. The Republican nominee for Kansas' open Senate seat put one on later while talking to …
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2 Kansas doctors but differing COVID-19 takes in Senate race
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Roger Marshall's audience of about 40 people packed a banquet room in a Kansas City-area bistro. No one wore a mask during his lunchtime remarks about the coronavirus. The Republican nominee for Kansas' open Senate seat put one on later while talking to …
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Kansas to seek to provide extra benefits to jobless workers
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas will apply to participate in a federal program that provides additional benefits to workers who have lost their jobs because of the coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Laura Kelly said Thursday, less than two weeks after she questioned the program's legality and suggested it could be difficult …
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Party disavows Kansas candidate who admitted to revenge porn
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Democratic Party on Wednesday declared that the 19-year-old nominee for a state House seat is “unfit” for office because of “alarming behavior” that includes admitting to
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Party disavows Kansas candidate who admitted to revenge porn
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Democratic Party on Wednesday declared that the 19-year-old nominee for a state House seat is “unfit” for office because of “alarming behavior” that includes admitting to
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Kansas candidate who admitted to revenge porn back in race
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A 19-year-old Democratic candidate for the Kansas House who admitted
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Judge rejects Kansas Rep. Watkins' request to remove DA
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A state court judge has rejected a freshman Kansas congressman's request to remove the Topeka area's prosecutor from a criminal election fraud case against him.
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Judge rejects Kansas Rep. Watkins' request to remove DA
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A state court judge has rejected a freshman Kansas congressman's request to remove the Topeka area's prosecutor from a criminal election fraud case against him.
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'Utility accountability' centerpiece of clean-energy outline
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Friday provided a substantive look at how he wants to make Illinois a completely renewable-energy state by 2050 with tighter controls on utility companies amid an influence-peddling scheme involving ComEd.
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Latinos pressure California governor on US Senate appointee
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Latino group openly pressured Gov. Gavin Newsom Thursday to select a Hispanic replacement if U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris' seat becomes vacant, saying it was time for a historic pick that would reflect the growing influence of Latinos in the nation's most populous state.
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Douglas' statue to be removed from Illinois Capitol lawn
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A statute of Stephen A. Douglas, a senator from Illinois whose national reputation in the mid-19th Century was built on the idea that each new U.S. territory should decide on allowing slavery, will be removed from the state Capitol lawn because he personally profited from slavery, …
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Kansas candidate admitting to revenge porn faces write-in
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A veteran Kansas House member said Monday that he'll run a write-in campaign this fall after a narrow primary loss to a 19-year-old candidate who has been disowned by some Democrats for his incendiary social media posts and because he abused girls online when he was …
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Kansas candidate admitting to revenge porn faces write-in
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A veteran Kansas House member said Monday that he'll run a write-in campaign this fall after a narrow primary loss to a 19-year-old candidate who has been disowned by some Democrats for his incendiary social media posts and because he abused girls online when he was …
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Teen leading in Kansas race admits blackmail, revenge porn
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Democrats are scrambling to deal with the strong possibility that a 19-year-old candidate for a Kansas House seat in Kansas City will unseat a veteran lawmaker despite making incendiary comments on social media and acknowledging abusive behavior online toward girls in middle school.
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Teen leading in Kansas race admits blackmail, revenge porn
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Democrats are scrambling to deal with the strong possibility that a 19-year-old candidate for a Kansas House seat in Kansas City will unseat a veteran lawmaker despite making incendiary comments on social media and acknowledging abusive behavior online toward girls in middle school.
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19-year-old leading in Kansas admits blackmail, revenge porn
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Democrats are scrambling to deal with the strong possibility that a 19-year-old candidate for a Kansas House seat in Kansas City will unseat a veteran lawmaker despite making incendiary comments on social media and acknowledging abusive behavior online toward girls in middle school.
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Voter numbers show Democrats strengthen hold on California
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Democrats are strengthening their hold on California, a state the party has dominated for years, voter registration figures showed Thursday.
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Voter numbers show Democrats strengthen hold on California
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Democrats are strengthening their hold on California, a state the party has dominated for years, voter registration figures showed Thursday.
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Talk of Harris successor sets off California guessing game
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The possible election of U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris as vice president has set off a fierce competition in California to replace her, with contenders already pressuring Gov. Gavin Newsom for what could be a once-in-a-lifetime appointment.
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Farm ties key for GOP, Rep. Marshall in Kansas Senate race
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republicans are likely to stress Kansas Rep. Roger Marshall's service on the House Agriculture Committee as he runs for the Senate.
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GOP, Rep. Marshall likely to stress farm ties in Senate race
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republicans are likely to stress Kansas Rep. Roger Marshall's service on the House Agriculture Committee as he runs for the Senate.
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GOP leader says Kansas health chief misled public on masks
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Republican leader in the Kansas Legislature on Monday accused Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly's top public health administrator of using a misleading presentation to bolster their argument for requiring people to wear masks in public as a debate rages over imposing mandates to get the coronavirus …
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Kansas Democrats excited about ex-GOP lawmaker's Senate bid
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Democrats are pinning their unusually high hopes for winning a U.S. Senate seat in Kansas for the first time in almost 90 years on a retired doctor and former Republican who vexed conservatives with her support for Medicaid expansion and abortion and LGBTQ rights.
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Kansas Democrats excited about ex-GOP lawmaker's Senate bid
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Democrats are pinning their unusually high hopes for winning a U.S. Senate seat in Kansas for the first time in almost 90 years on a retired doctor and former Republican who vexed conservatives with her support for Medicaid expansion and abortion and LGBTQ rights.
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Governor tests negative; Kansas COVID-19 cases jump past 30K
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly tested negative for the coronavirus Friday as a Republican legislative leader faced criticism from some Democrats for not telling colleagues until this week that he’d been infected and hospitalized before he, Kelly and other top lawmakers had a public meeting last month.
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Governor tests negative; Kansas COVID-19 cases jump past 30K
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly tested negative for the coronavirus Friday as a Republican legislative leader faced criticism from some Democrats for not telling colleagues until this week that he’d been infected and hospitalized before he, Kelly and other top lawmakers had a public meeting last month.
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Rep. Marshall's primary win in Kansas buoys GOP Senate hopes
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republicans brimmed with newfound confidence Wednesday about keeping an open Senate seat in Kansas after establishment-backed
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Kansas GOP picks Rep. Marshall for Senate seat over Kobach
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Republicans on Tuesday nominated Rep. Roger Marshall for the Senate over polarizing conservative Kris Kobach, heeding the party establishment’s advice as it tries to keep a normally safe seat out of play in what could be a difficult year for the GOP.
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Kansas Rep. Watkins unseated after facing criminal charges
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Freshman Kansas Rep. Steve Watkins lost his Republican primary Tuesday after being charged with
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Kansas Rep. Watkins unseated after facing criminal charges
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Freshman Kansas Rep. Steve Watkins lost his Republican primary Tuesday after being charged with
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Kansas GOP picks Rep. Marshall for Senate seat over Kobach
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Republicans on Tuesday nominated Rep. Roger Marshall for the Senate over polarizing conservative Kris Kobach, heeding the party establishment’s advice as it tries to keep a normally safe seat out of play in what could be a difficult year for the GOP.
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Illinois launches $5M ad campaign to encourage mask wearing
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois launched a $5 million advertising campaign on Monday to remind people to cover their faces in public to slow the spread of COVID-19, which
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Kansas Rep. Watkins battles for seat while facing charges
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Freshman Rep. Steve Watkins, who is facing
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Kansas Senate race tests GOP leaders' power to block Kobach
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Establishment Republicans sought Tuesday to thwart polarizing conservative Kris Kobach's bid for Kansas' open Senate seat, a task complicated by President Donald Trump's refusal to endorse their favored candidate in the primary.
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Kansas Rep. Watkins battles for seat while facing charges
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Freshman Rep. Steve Watkins, who is facing
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Kansas Senate race tests GOP leaders' power to block Kobach
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Establishment Republicans sought Tuesday to thwart polarizing conservative Kris Kobach's bid for Kansas' open Senate seat, a task complicated by President Donald Trump's refusal to endorse their favored candidate in the primary.
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Illinois launches $5M ad campaign to encourage mask wearing
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois launched a $5 million advertising campaign on Monday to remind people to cover their faces in public to slow the spread of COVID-19, which
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GOP leaders can't bank on Trump's help in Kansas Senate race
HOLTON, Kan. (AP) — Establishment Republican leaders are scrambling to pull out a win in a tense party battle for the nomination in the Kansas Senate race, and they won't be able to count on last-minute help from President Donald Trump.
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GOP leaders can't bank on Trump's help in Kansas Senate race
HOLTON, Kan. (AP) — Establishment Republican leaders are scrambling to pull out a win in a tense party battle for the nomination in the Kansas Senate race, and they won't be able to count on last-minute help from President Donald Trump.
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Kansas Senate race ads approach $14M, two-thirds from PACs
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas' open Senate race has generated close to $14 million worth of ads, with two-thirds of the spending coming from political action committees as establishment Republicans fight to keep hard-right conservative Kris Kobach from winning the GOP nomination.
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Kansas Senate race ads approach $14M, two-thirds from PACs
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas' open Senate race has generated close to $14 million worth of ads, with two-thirds of the spending coming from political action committees as establishment Republicans fight to keep hard-right conservative Kris Kobach from winning the GOP nomination.
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Kansas AG: Local officials can opt out of school mask order
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas' Republican attorney general said Thursday that he believes both counties and local school districts can exempt themselves from the Democratic governor's
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Kansas AG: Local officials can opt out of school mask order
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas' Republican attorney general said Thursday that he believes both counties and local school districts can exempt themselves from the Democratic governor's
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GOP blocks Kansas governor's plan to delay reopening schools
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas schools will be allowed to reopen in mid-August after Republican officials on Wednesday again thwarted a plan from Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly aimed at reversing a resurgence in reported coronavirus cases.
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GOP blocks Kansas governor's plan to delay reopening schools
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas schools will be allowed to reopen in mid-August after Republican officials on Wednesday again thwarted a plan from Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly aimed at reversing a resurgence in reported coronavirus cases.
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Illinois reports July's highest one-day total of virus cases
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — As parts of the nation struggle with a worse coronavirus outbreak than during its high points last spring in other states, Illinois, where officials continue to congratulate residents for keeping the new virus in check, announced Wednesday an increasing number of newly confirmed infections.
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Kansas school board rejects delaying in-person K-12 classes
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Local school boards in Kansas will be allowed to reopen elementary, middle and high schools in mid-August as they normally would, despite a surge in coronavirus cases in the state.
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Retiring Kansas Sen. Roberts endorses Rep. Marshall for seat
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Retiring Kansas Sen. Pat Roberts declared his support Tuesday for Rep. Roger Marshall as his replacement, the latest signal that the Republican establishment is
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Retiring Kansas Sen. Roberts endorses Rep. Marshall for seat
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Retiring Kansas Sen. Pat Roberts declared his support Tuesday for Rep. Roger Marshall as his replacement, the latest signal that the Republican establishment is
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Prosecutor: Kansas congressman blamed staff for registration
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A freshman Kansas congressman misled a sheriff's detective by blaming staff for a problem with his state voter registration form that led to three felony criminal charges, a prosecutor alleged Monday in a new court filing.
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Prosecutor: Kansas congressman blamed staff for registration
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A freshman Kansas congressman misled a sheriff's detective by blaming staff for a problem with his state voter registration form that led to three felony criminal charges, a prosecutor alleged Monday in a new court filing.
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Kansas congressman blamed voter registration issue on staff
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A freshman Kansas congressman misled a sheriff's detective by blaming staff for a problem with his state voter registration form that led to three felony criminal charges, a prosecutor alleged Monday in a new court filing.
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Kansas congressman forced to leave committees after charges
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A freshman Kansas congressman
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Kansas congressman forced to leave committees after charges
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A freshman Kansas congressman
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Democrat outpaces top of GOP field in Senate race in Kansas
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The presumed Democratic nominee for an open Senate seat in Kansas raised almost $1.3 million more than the top-tier Republican primary candidates combined during the second quarter of the year, despite a GOP candidate loaning $1.5 million to his own campaign.
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Democrat outpaces top of GOP field in Senate race in Kansas
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The presumed Democratic nominee for an open Senate seat in Kansas raised almost $1.3 million more than the top-tier Republican primary candidates combined during the second quarter of the year, despite a GOP candidate loaning $1.5 million to his own campaign.
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Kansas congressman charged with providing false information
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A freshman Kansas congressman is accused of providing false information to a sheriff's deputy to hamper an investigation into whether he broke state election laws by listing a UPS Inc. store postal box as his residence on a state voter registration form.
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Kansas freshman GOP Rep. Watkins charged with 3 felonies
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A freshman Kansas congressman who had listed a UPS Inc. postal box as his residence on a state voter registration form was charged Tuesday with three felonies, including illegal voting.
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Kansas freshman GOP Rep. Watkins charged with 3 felonies
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A freshman Kansas congressman who had listed a UPS Inc. postal box as his residence on a state voter registration form was charged Tuesday with three felonies, including illegal voting.
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GOP establishment boosting Kansas congressman's Senate bid
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Establishment Republicans who'd been coy for months about the GOP primary for Kansas’ open Senate seat are increasingly putting their thumbs on the scale, hoping to push Rep. Roger Marshall to victory over polarizing conservative Kris Kobach.
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Record COVID-19 spike prompts warning from Kansas governor
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas set a new record Monday for its worst two-week spike in reported coronavirus cases since the pandemic began, prompting its Democratic governor to issue a stern public warning meant to push the public and local officials in her red state into accepting masks in public …
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Fears about opening Kansas schools drive state's mask order
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas' governor and its top public health official said Thursday that they worry that the state won't be able to reopen its K-12 schools for the new school year in August if it doesn't reverse a recent surge in reported coronavirus cases.
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Fears about opening Kansas schools drive state's mask order
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas' governor and its top public health official said Thursday that they worry that the state won't be able to reopen its K-12 schools for the new school year in August if it doesn't reverse a recent surge in reported coronavirus cases.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Fears about schools a key reason behind Kansas mask order
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas' governor and its top public health official said Thursday that they worry that the state won't be able to reopen its K-12 schools for the new school year in August if it doesn't reverse a recent surge in reported coronavirus cases.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Kansas governor orders masks to be worn in public, at work
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly issued an order Thursday directing Kansas residents to wear masks in public places and their workplaces, likely provoking a backlash from the Republican-controlled Legislature even though enforcement
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Kansas governor, GOP scrap again over COVID-19 budget plan
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas' Democratic governor is locked in a new partisan dispute with the Republican-controlled Legislature over her plan to largely paper over a massive budget shortfall tied to the coronavirus pandemic with short-term accounting moves.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Kansas governor, GOP scrap again over COVID-19 budget plan
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas' Democratic governor is locked in a new partisan dispute with the Republican-controlled Legislature over her plan to largely paper over a massive budget shortfall tied to the coronavirus pandemic with short-term accounting moves.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Kansas Rep. Marshall faces attacks in GOP Senate debate
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A western Kansas congressman who's been firming up Republican establishment support for his U.S. Senate bid came under attack during a Wednesday night debate over a 12-year-old misdemeanor criminal case and for missing votes while treating coronavirus patients.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Kansas Rep. Marshall faces attacks in GOP Senate debate
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A western Kansas congressman who's been firming up Republican establishment support for his U.S. Senate bid came under attack during a Wednesday night debate over a 12-year-old misdemeanor criminal case and for missing votes while treating coronavirus patients.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Canceling Ivanka Trump spurs backlash for Kansas college
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Donors are pushing Kansas' higher education board to fire Wichita State University's president after he canceled a virtual speech by Ivanka Trump for its technical school's graduation.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Kansas Rep. Watkins faces attacks labeling him GOP impostor
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A freshman Kansas congressman who has toed the conservative line and steadfastly defended President Donald Trump nevertheless is battling accusations that he's an impostor in a tough Republican primary race.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Police union calls LA mayor 'unstable,' faults budget cuts
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The outrage over George Floyd’s death arrived at Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti’s front door in the form of hundreds of protesters gathered outside his home, loudly chanting to gut funding for the police department.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
LA mayor takes on new roles amid unrest, cuts police funds
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The outrage over George Floyd's death arrived at Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti’s front door in the form of hundreds of shouting protesters gathered outside his home, loudly chanting to gut funding for the police department.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Mayor in crisis: Role shifts for LA's Garcetti amid unrest
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The outrage over George Floyd's death arrived at Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti’s front door in the form of hundreds of shouting protesters gathered outside his home, loudly chanting to gut funding for the police department.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Mayor in crisis: Role shifts for LA's Garcetti amid unrest
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The outrage over George Floyd's death arrived at Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti’s front door in the form of hundreds of shouting protesters gathered outside his home, loudly chanting to gut funding for the police department.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Kansas to ask Supreme Court to save voter citizenship law
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas' Republican attorney general plans to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to allow the state to require new voters to provide papers documenting their citizenship when registering.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Kansas GOP waits to see whether plumber's Senate bid surges
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — The founder of a Kansas City-area plumbing company who is running for an open U.S. Senate seat in Kansas acknowledged Saturday that he would love to have a highly coveted seat on the Senate Agriculture Committee but doesn't know how he'd go about getting it.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Kansas GOP waits to see whether plumber's Senate bid surges
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — The founder of a Kansas City-area plumbing company who is running for an open U.S. Senate seat in Kansas acknowledged Saturday that he would love to have a highly coveted seat on the Senate Agriculture Committee but doesn't know how he'd go about getting it.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Kansas GOP waits to see whether plumber's Senate bid surges
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — The founder of a Kansas City-area plumbing company who is running for an open U.S. Senate seat in Kansas acknowledged Saturday that he would love to have a highly coveted seat on the Senate Agriculture Committee but doesn't know how he'd go about getting it.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Illinois budget plan needs $6B in federal aid to balance
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Despite an economy decimated by shutdowns forced by the coronavirus pandemic, the Illinois House is poised to consider a $42.64 billion operating budget for next year, a 6.8% increase over current spending that is heavily reliant on federal assistance.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Kansas lawmakers OK barring COVID-19 suits, curbing governor
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republicans pushed
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Illinois budget plan needs $6B in federal aid to balance
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Despite an economy decimated by shutdowns forced by the coronavirus pandemic, the Illinois House is poised to consider a $42.64 billion operating budget for next year, a 6.8% increase over current spending that is heavily reliant on federal assistance.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Kansas lawmakers OK barring COVID-19 suits, curbing governor
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republicans pushed
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Kansas moves to block COVID-19 lawsuits, restrain governor
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republicans on Friday were advancing a big package in the GOP-controlled Kansas Legislature that would shield businesses and health care providers from coronavirus-related lawsuits while also taking control of the state's pandemic response from Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Kansas lawmakers push limits on governor as AG doubts orders
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republicans lawmakers in Kansas hashed out a plan Thursday night for limiting Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly's power to direct the state's response to the coronavirus pandemic after the state's GOP attorney general suggested Kelly's been on “legally suspect” ground for three weeks.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Kansas lawmakers push limits on governor as AG doubts orders
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republicans lawmakers in Kansas hashed out a plan Thursday night for limiting Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly's power to direct the state's response to the coronavirus pandemic after the state's GOP attorney general suggested Kelly's been on “legally suspect” ground for three weeks.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Kansas lawmakers seek limits on governor as AG doubts orders
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas legislators convened Thursday for a single-day session on the coronavirus pandemic with Republican majorities determined to curb Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly's power and the state's GOP attorney general suggesting she's been on “legally suspect” ground for three weeks.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Kansas AG doubts governor's orders as lawmakers seek limits
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas legislators convened Thursday for a single-day session on the coronavirus pandemic with Republican majorities determined to curb Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly's power and the state's GOP attorney general suggesting she's been on “legally suspect” ground for three weeks.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
GOP plan would keep Kansas governor from closing businesses
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Kansas pushed Wednesday to greatly limit Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly's power to keep businesses closed during the coronavirus pandemic and give the GOP-controlled Legislature's leaders the final say over how federal coronavirus relief funds are spent.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
GOP plan would keep Kansas governor from closing businesses
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Kansas pushed Wednesday to greatly limit Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly's power to keep businesses closed during the coronavirus pandemic and give the GOP-controlled Legislature's leaders the final say over how federal coronavirus relief funds are spent.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
GOP wants top Kansas lawmakers to control coronavirus aid
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Kansas moved Wednesday to give the GOP-controlled Legislature's leaders the final say over how federal coronavirus relief funds are spent.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
GOP: Graduated tax 'cash grab' will stifle pandemic recovery
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois Republicans on Monday demanded that the General Assembly vote on
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Kansas lawmakers look to prevent lawsuits over coronavirus
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican legislators in Kansas are joining a broader effort to shield doctors, hospitals and businesses from lawsuits stemming from the coronavirus, with business and medical groups pushing them to act quickly.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Top GOP lawmakers move to take control of reopening Kansas
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Top Republican legislators moved aggressively Wednesday to take control of how Kansas reopens its coronavirus-battered economy from Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
California GOP dream: Party poised to win US House seat
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A former Navy combat pilot built a double-digit lead in the fight for an open U.S. House seat north of Los Angeles, positioning Republicans to capture a Democratic-held congressional district in California for the first time in over two decades.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Republicans on cusp of retaking California US House seat
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A former Navy combat pilot built a double-digit lead in the fight for an open U.S. House seat north of Los Angeles, positioning Republicans to capture a Democratic-held congressional district in California for the first time in over two decades.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Republican has early lead for open California US House seat
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A former Navy combat pilot grabbed an early lead Tuesday in the fight for an open U.S. House seat north of Los Angeles, giving California Republicans a rare chance to claim a Democratic-held congressional seat in the state.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Kansas lawmakers look to prevent lawsuits over coronavirus
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican legislators in Kansas are joining a broader effort to shield doctors, hospitals and businesses from lawsuits stemming from the coronavirus, with business and medical groups pushing them to act quickly.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
November trial run: California House fight centers on Trump
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A swing U.S. House district north of Los Angeles is up for grabs Tuesday in a special election that has become an early test for President Donald Trump as he seeks a second term.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
November trial run: California House fight centers on Trump
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A swing U.S. House district north of Los Angeles is up for grabs Tuesday in a special election that has become an early test for President Donald Trump as he seeks a second term.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Kansas Democrats hope primary encourages balloting by mail
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Democrats hope vote counting from Saturday's party-run presidential primary goes smoothly to show that the state can rely far more heavily on mail ballots later this year.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Kansas Democrats hope primary encourages balloting by mail
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Democrats hope vote counting from Saturday's party-run presidential primary goes smoothly to show that the state can rely far more heavily on mail ballots later this year.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Kansas Democrats hope primary encourages balloting by mail
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Democrats hope vote counting from Saturday's party-run presidential primary goes smoothly to show that the state can rely far more heavily on mail ballots later this year.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Kansas Democrats hope primary encourages balloting by mail
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Democrats hope vote counting from Saturday's party-run presidential primary goes smoothly to show that the state can rely far more heavily on mail ballots later this year.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
VIRUS DIARY: The kids, at a distance, caring for `Madad'
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — We call them “Madad,” my siblings and I: So inseparable, not to say indistinct, have my parents become during 66 years of marriage. When they call it's a twofer, dueling voices on separate extensions cheerfully greeting the new arrival on the line.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
VIRUS DIARY: The kids, at a distance, caring for `Madad'
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — We call them “Madad,” my siblings and I: So inseparable, not to say indistinct, have my parents become during 66 years of marriage. When they call it's a twofer, dueling voices on separate extensions cheerfully greeting the new arrival on the line.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
VIRUS DIARY: The kids, at a distance, caring for `Madad'
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — We call them “Madad,” my siblings and I: So inseparable, not to say indistinct, have my parents become during 66 years of marriage. When they call it's a twofer, dueling voices on separate extensions cheerfully greeting the new arrival on the line.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
VIRUS DIARY: The kids, at a distance, caring for `Madad'
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — We call them “Madad,” my siblings and I: So inseparable, not to say indistinct, have my parents become during 66 years of marriage. When they call it's a twofer, dueling voices on separate extensions cheerfully greeting the new arrival on the line.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Kansas faces $653M shortfall after tax projections slashed
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas is facing a projected 8.1% shortfall in its next state budget after a new fiscal forecast issued Monday slashed projections for expected tax collections over the next 15 months by nearly $1.37 billion to reflect the economic damage associated with the coronavirus pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Kansas faces $653M shortfall after tax projections slashed
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas is facing a projected 8.1% shortfall in its next state budget after a new fiscal forecast issued Monday slashed projections for expected tax collections over the next 15 months by nearly $1.37 billion to reflect the economic damage associated with the coronavirus pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Kansas slashes projections for tax collections nearly $1.37B
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas on Monday slashed its projections for what it expects to collect in taxes by over the by nearly $1.37 billion to reflect the economic damage associated with the
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Kansas governor anticipates budget woes from coronavirus
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly announced Monday that she has directed state agencies to avoid filling open positions not essential to dealing with
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Pritzker fights COVID-19 from Chicago, and downstate notices
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Gov. J.B. Pritzker has spent countless hours plotting and planning strategy in the state's race against the COVID-19 pandemic. Those who live in central and southern Illinois have noticed he's done it almost exclusively from Chicago.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Kansas governor sued over order limiting religious services
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Two Kansas churches and their pastors filed a federal lawsuit Thursday against Gov. Laura Kelly over
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Kansas governor sued over order limiting religious services
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Two Kansas churches and their pastors filed a federal lawsuit Thursday against Gov. Laura Kelly over
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Pritzker fights COVID-19 from Chicago, and downstate notices
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Gov. J.B. Pritzker has spent countless hours plotting and planning strategy in the state's race against the COVID-19 pandemic. Those who live in central and southern Illinois have noticed he's done it almost exclusively from Chicago.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Kansas Supreme Court cancels arguments on releasing inmates
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Supreme Court on Tuesday night canceled arguments from attorneys over a civil rights’ group attempt to force the state to release prison inmates with preexisting medical conditions making them vulnerable to the novel coronavirus.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Kansas Supreme Court cancels arguments on releasing inmates
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Supreme Court on Tuesday night canceled arguments from attorneys over a civil rights’ group attempt to force the state to release prison inmates with preexisting medical conditions making them vulnerable to the novel coronavirus.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Republicans, Pritzker spar over unemployment system overload
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — With half-a-million people bounced out of jobs in the past month because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Illinois' unemployment safety net has been stretched to the limit, and House Republicans said Monday that Gov. J.B. Pritzker has not done enough to help idled workers struggling to pay …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Kansas governor signs bill to launch new transportation plan
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly signed
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Kansas governor signs bill to launch new transportation plan
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly signed
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Kansas governor signs bill to launch new transportation plan
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly signed
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Kansas' review of cellphone GPS data raises privacy concerns
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly faced questions Thursday over the state's monitoring of GPS data gleaned from people's cellphones about how residents have cut down on travel during the coronavirus pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Kansas' review of cellphone GPS data raises privacy concerns
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly faced questions Thursday over the state's monitoring of GPS data gleaned from people's cellphones about how residents have cut down on travel during the coronavirus pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Kansas Democrats voting by mail only in presidential primary
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Democrats have scrapped plans for polling sites for their May 2 presidential primary and are using only mail-in ballots because of the coronavirus pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Kansas Democrats voting by mail only in presidential primary
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Democrats have scrapped plans for polling sites for their May 2 presidential primary and are using only mail-in ballots because of the coronavirus pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Pandemic spurs Kansas lawmakers to rethink governor's power
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Some Kansas legislators say they didn't understand how much power the governor has in emergencies until Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Pandemic spurs Kansas lawmakers to rethink governor's power
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Some Kansas legislators say they didn't understand how much power the governor has in emergencies until Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Kansas lawmakers pass transportation plan seen as stimulus
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas legislators on Thursday approved a new, 10-year transportation program that many lawmakers see as a much-needed, $10 billion stimulus to counter the economic damage from the coronavirus pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Kansas lawmakers pass transportation plan seen as stimulus
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas legislators on Thursday approved a new, 10-year transportation program that many lawmakers see as a much-needed, $10 billion stimulus to counter the economic damage from the coronavirus pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Kansas lawmakers rush to finish budget, transportation plan
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas legislators rushed Monday to draft a plan for funding state government after June, launch a new state transportation program and wrap up a few other loose ends so they could take an early and longer-than-usual spring break in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
GOP right pushes back on Kansas governor for closing schools
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — As most of the U.S. raced to get ahead of the coronavirus pandemic, conservative Republican lawmakers in Kansas moved Wednesday to limit their Democratic governor’s emergency powers, including the ability to establish quarantine zones if the need arises.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Kansas lawmakers rush to finish budget, transportation plan
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas legislators rushed Monday to draft a plan for funding state government after June, launch a new state transportation program and wrap up a few other loose ends so they could take an early and longer-than-usual spring break in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
GOP right pushes back on Kansas governor for closing schools
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — As most of the U.S. raced to get ahead of the coronavirus pandemic, conservative Republican lawmakers in Kansas moved Wednesday to limit their Democratic governor’s emergency powers, including the ability to establish quarantine zones if the need arises.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
GOP right pushes back on Kansas governor for closing schools
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Conservative Republican legislators in Kansas moved Wednesday to limit Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly's power to address the coronavirus pandemic after she closed the state's K-12 schools for the rest of the spring semester.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Kansas lawmakers rush to finish budget, transportation plan
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas legislators rushed Monday to draft a plan for funding state government after June, launch a new state transportation program and wrap up a few other loose ends so they could take an early and longer-than-usual spring break in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Kansas lawmakers OK coronavirus responses, work on spending
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas legislators wrapped up work Tuesday on three measures responding to the coronavirus pandemic and tried to resolve differences over the next state budget and a plan for funding transportation projects.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Kansas lawmakers move on coronavirus response, spending plan
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas legislators moved Tuesday to wrap up their work on a series of responses to the coronavirus pandemic while trying to resolve differences over the next state budget and a plan for funding transportation projects.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Kansas lawmakers rush to finish budget, transportation plan
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas legislators rushed Monday to draft a plan for funding state government after June, launch a new state transportation program and wrap up a few other loose ends so they could take an early and longer-than-usual spring break in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Kansas lawmakers rush to finish budget, transportation plan
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas legislators rushed Monday to draft a plan for funding state government after June, launch a new state transportation program and wrap up a few other loose ends so they could take an early and longer-than-usual spring break in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Illinois governor: Election still on, despite virus concerns
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Monday that Illinois' primary election won't be postponed, even as the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the state reached triple digits, the legislative session was halted and the federal government suggested avoiding gatherings of 10 people or more.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Illinois House postpones session over COVID-19 concerns
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois House on Monday postponed its session in Springfield until danger from spreading COVID-19 abates.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Lawmakers cancel session, Pritzker seeks sick-time relief
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Both houses of the Illinois General Assembly announced Wednesday that they have canceled legislative sessions in Springfield next week because of the threat of the spread of the new coronavirus.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
COVID-19 forces lawmakers to cancel session next week
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Both houses of the Illinois General Assembly announced Wednesday that they have canceled legislative sessions in Springfield next week because of the threat of the spread of the new coronavirus.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Ex-staffer appointed as Kansas Supreme Court's new justice
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly on Wednesday named an attorney who said he's similar in temperament to former Chief Justice Lawton Nuss to replace Nuss as a Kansas Supreme Court justice.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Kansas measure would allow college athletes to cash in
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas legislators are taking steps to allow college athletes to hire agents and sign endorsement deals because they fear that if they don't, out-of-state rivals will attract the best recruits and leave Kansas' athletic programs in the dust.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Medicaid expansion supporters block Kansas Senate entrance
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Several dozen protesters chanted, laid down on the floor and blocked the Kansas Senate's main entrance Tuesday, hoping to pressure it into taking a vote on
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Plan would boost funding for top Kansas lawmakers' offices
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas legislative leaders' offices would see an 11% increase in their funding under a proposal that cleared committee Monday, and almost all of the new dollars would go to top Republicans.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Kansas measure would allow college athletes to cash in
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas legislators are taking steps to allow college athletes to hire agents and sign endorsement deals because they fear that if they don't, out-of-state rivals will attract the best recruits and leave Kansas' athletic programs in the dust.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Kansas lawmakers back plan allow college athletes to cash in
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas legislators are taking steps to allow college athletes to hire agents and sign endorsement deals because they fear that if they don't, out-of-state rivals will attract the best recruits and leave Kansas' athletic programs in the dust.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Plan would boost funding for top Kansas lawmakers' offices
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas legislative leaders' offices would see an 11% increase in their funding under a proposal that cleared committee Monday, and almost all of the new dollars would go to top Republicans.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Kansas GOP leader's Medicaid expansion move roils Statehouse
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Jim Denning once symbolized what for Medicaid expansion supporters was wrong with the Republican-controlled Kansas Legislature. Now, the Kansas Senate majority leader is an expansion champion who's under fire from some GOP lawmakers he's supposed to be leading for working with the state's Democratic governor.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Kansas GOP leader's Medicaid expansion move roils Statehouse
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Jim Denning once symbolized what for Medicaid expansion supporters was wrong with the Republican-controlled Kansas Legislature. Now, the Kansas Senate majority leader is an expansion champion who's under fire from some GOP lawmakers he's supposed to be leading for working with the state's Democratic governor.
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Amid opioid, vaping suits, Kansas looks to curb local action
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Business groups and Kansas' Republican attorney general are pushing for a state law that could prevent cities, counties and local school districts from suing big corporations such as opioid and vaping products manufacturers.
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Illinois man who went to Italy is state's 5th COVID-19 case
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Officials on Thursday confirmed a fifth case of COVID-19 in Illinois, though Gov. J.B. Pritzker tried to reassure the public that the chances of a widespread outbreak of the potentially deadly illness were low.
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Republicans hope for US House turnaround in California
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A pair of California Republicans were leading Democratic incumbents Wednesday in battleground congressional districts as the GOP tries to position itself to win back a string of U.S. House seats it lost two years ago.
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Tough US House battles take shape in California districts
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California voters will see a pair of rematches in competitive U.S. House seats in November, as both parties look for an advantage in the fight over seven battleground districts that could influence control of Congress.
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Republicans hope for US House turnaround in California
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A pair of California Republicans were leading Democratic incumbents Wednesday in battleground congressional districts as the GOP tries to position itself to win back a string of U.S. House seats it lost two years ago.
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Crowded field chases California seat after Rep. Hill scandal
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Democratic legislator and a former Navy combat pilot were leading a crowded field Tuesday in a count of early votes in a swing U.S. House district north of Los Angeles — a race that's being watched nationally for hints about which party might control Congress …
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Republicans hope for US House turnaround in California
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California is one of the most heavily Democratic states in the country, but Republicans this year are determined to regain a string of U.S. House seats that they lost to Democrats two years ago.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
California Democrats ponder reordered field in 2020 primary
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Democratic voters in California will consider a suddenly reshaped presidential field Tuesday that has largely narrowed to a rivalry between emerging establishment favorite Joe Biden, billionaire Michael Bloomberg and progressive rivals Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
California Democrats ponder reordered field in 2020 contest
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Democratic voters in California will consider a suddenly reshaped presidential field Tuesday that has largely narrowed to a rivalry between emerging establishment favorite Joe Biden, billionaire Michael Bloomberg and progressive rivals Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Crowded field chases California seat after Rep. Hill scandal
LOS ANGELES (AP) — An ex-congressman, a state lawmaker, an online news personality and a former combat pilot are among the candidates hoping to fill a U.S. House seat north of Los Angeles — a race that's being watched nationally for hints about which party might control Congress next year.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Reordered Democratic field to test Sanders in California
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Four years after a bitter loss in California’s presidential primary, Bernie Sanders is banking on a comeback that could be a capstone moment for the state’s progressive wing.
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Used to giving orders, Kansas abortion foes can't cut a deal
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Abortion opponents who've become used to giving orders to Kansas lawmakers on the exact wording of new restrictions are stymied now that they face compromising to get a proposed
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Kansas lawmakers leave pot, tax, budget issues to 2nd half
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas legislators are leaving their first big votes on the state's next annual budget, cutting income taxes and the medical use of marijuana to the second half of their annual session.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Kansas lawmakers leave pot, tax, budget issues to 2nd half
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas legislators are leaving their first big votes on the state's next annual budget, cutting income taxes and the medical use of marijuana to the second half of their annual session.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Kansas struggles with details of legalizing sports betting
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas lawmakers who want to legalize betting on sports events and allow online sales of lottery tickets are struggling to agree on the details and facing criticism that they're being too generous toward companies already managing casinos for the state.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Kansas struggles with details of legalizing sports betting
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas lawmakers who want to legalize betting on sports events and allow online sales of lottery tickets are struggling to agree on the details and facing criticism that they're being too generous toward companies already managing casinos for the state.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Kansas moves to junk local tax lid in favor of transparency
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas lawmakers are moving toward eliminating limits on local property taxes they say are ineffective in favor of a proposal aimed at requiring officials to be more transparent about upcoming levies.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Kansas moves to junk local tax lid in favor of transparency
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas lawmakers are moving toward eliminating limits on local property taxes they say are ineffective in favor of a proposal aimed at requiring officials to be more transparent about upcoming levies.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Ex-Kansas Gov. Colyer endorses Rep. Marshall in Senate race
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Former GOP Gov. Jeff Colyer on Monday endorsed western Kansas Rep. Roger Marshall for the state's open Senate seat with some Republicans still fearing a repeat of Colyer's
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Kansas business groups mobilize to stop local plastics bans
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas business groups have mobilized to snuff out a budding movement among a few cities to ban single-use plastic bags and straws, frustrating environmentalists who can't get the Republican-controlled Legislature to tackle climate issues.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
As climate changes, activists struggle for Kansas' attention
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Environmentalists are struggling to get lawmakers to even discuss climate change as a serious issue in Kansas, where some leaders of the Republican-controlled Legislature question the widespread scientific consensus that human activity is
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Pritzker budget would hike spending, amount hinges on voters
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Gov. J.B. Pritzker proposed a $40.7 billion state budget Wednesday — virtually flat from the current level — but dressed it up by dangling the prospect of a $1.4 billion revenue boost if voters approve a radical income-tax overhaul this fall.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Pritzker budget would hike spending, amount hinges on voters
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Gov. J.B. Pritzker proposed a $40.7 billion state budget Wednesday — virtually flat from the current level — but dressed it up by dangling the prospect of a $1.4 billion revenue boost if voters approve a radical income-tax overhaul this fall.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Pritzker wants more spending; how much depends on tax vote
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Gov. J.B. Pritzker proposed a $40.7 billion state budget Wednesday — virtually flat from the current plan — but dressed it up by dangling the prospect of a $1.4 billion revenue boost if voters approve a radical income-tax overhaul this fall.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Pritzker's budget to boost spending amid calls for restraint
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Gov. J.B. Pritzker must walk a fine line between hopes for additional spending and calls for restraint when he proposes his second annual budget Wednesday after a whirlwind first year in office in which he saw many of his promises enacted.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Kansas considers more disclosure on officer-involved deaths
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas lawmakers are considering measures that would require the public disclosure of information from investigations when a law enforcement officer kills someone and isn’t charged with a crime over the death.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Kansas considers more disclosure on officer-involved deaths
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas lawmakers are considering measures that would require the public disclosure of information from investigations when a law enforcement officer kills someone and isn’t charged with a crime over the death.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Kansas elections chief's security plan causes local unease
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas' elections chief is pushing to make the state's central voter registration database more secure by changing how counties tap into it, but some officials are nervous about what they see as a big project in a busy election year.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Kansas elections chief's security plan causes local unease
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas' elections chief is pushing to make the state's central voter registration database more secure by changing how counties tap into it, but some officials are nervous about what they see as a big project in a busy election year.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Democrats sue over Kansas delay in start of 'vote anywhere'
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas and national Democratic Party groups on Friday sued the Republican official who oversees the state's elections, accusing him of violating voters' rights by delaying the implementation of
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Democrats sue over Kansas delay in start of 'vote anywhere'
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas and national Democratic Party groups on Friday sued the Republican official who oversees the state's elections, accusing him of violating voters' rights by delaying the implementation of
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Kansas leader decries attempts to tie abortion, Medicaid
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A top Republican lawmaker in Kansas on Friday disputed the claims of GOP colleagues that
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Democrats sue over Kansas delay in start of 'vote anywhere'
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas and national Democratic Party groups on Friday sued the Republican official who oversees the state's elections, accusing him of violating voters' rights by delaying the implementation of
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Kansas leader decries attempts to tie abortion, Medicaid
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A top Republican lawmaker in Kansas on Friday disputed the claims of GOP colleagues that
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
1 year after Illinois shooting, police push gun-fee hike
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — In the year since five workers died in a suburban Chicago warehouse shooting, state officials have beefed up illegal firearms enforcement efforts, including the first-ever operations by state authorities to confiscate weapons from those whose gun permits are invalid, Illinois State Police Director Brendan Kelly said …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Kansas' new elections chief sparks own voting-rights dispute
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas' top election official says the state needs another year to prepare before it can give voters a choice of polling places on Election Day, even though it has been nearly 10 months since the Legislature enacted
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Kansas' new elections chief sparks own voting-rights dispute
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas' top election official says the state needs another year to prepare before it can give voters a choice of polling places on Election Day, even though it has been nearly 10 months since the Legislature enacted
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Thomas, NFL kicker-turned-high court justice, to retire
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Bob Thomas, whose legal career led him to the state's highest court, but only after a decade as the Chicago Bears' placekicker, announced his retirement on Monday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Thomas, NFL kicker-turned-high court justice, to retire
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Bob Thomas, whose legal career led him to the state's highest court, but only after a decade as the Chicago Bears' placekicker, announced his retirement on Monday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Kansas anti-abortion measure fails; Medicaid plan targeted
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Kansas failed to get
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Kansas anti-abortion measure fails; Medicaid plan targeted
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Kansas failed to get
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Kansas anti-abortion measure fails; Medicaid plan targeted
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Kansas failed to get
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Kansas GOP lawmakers fail in anti-abortion amendment effort
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Kansas on Friday failed to get
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Kansas lawmakers vote on abortion measure; passage unsure
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Top Republican legislators moved Friday to vote in the Kansas House on
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Kansas anti-abortion measure short of passage, delaying vote
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Top Republican legislators on Friday delayed a vote in the Kansas House on
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Kansas fight over abortion has debate turned 'on its head'
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas legislators considering a proposed amendment to the state constitution on abortion are raising the spectre of women being forced back into going to unsafe and unclean “back alley” clinics if their measure does not pass.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Kansas lawmaker pursues bill on transgender youth in sports
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A conservative legislator in Kansas is pursuing a proposal to prevent transgender high school and middle school students from playing on sports teams aligned with their gender identities, and LGBTQ rights advocates are trying to kill it even before he can formally introduce it.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Kansas fight over abortion has debate turned 'on its head'
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas legislators considering a proposed amendment to the state constitution on abortion are raising the spectre of women being forced back into going to unsafe and unclean “back alley” clinics if their measure does not pass.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Abortion measure appears short of passage in Kansas House
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A measure aimed at preserving the Republican-controlled Kansas Legislature's power to regulate abortion appeared Thursday to be short of the support it needs to pass the state House and get on the ballot.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Kansas lawmaker pursues bill on transgender youth in sports
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A conservative legislator in Kansas is pursuing a proposal to prevent transgender high school and middle school students from playing on sports teams aligned with their gender identities, and LGBTQ rights advocates are trying to kill it even before he can formally introduce it.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Vote to put abortion measure on Kansas ballot seen as close
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas legislators expect a close vote on a measure aimed at preserving their power to regulate abortion, and backers aren't sure they have enough support yet to get it on the ballot.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Abortion is unlikely complication in Senate race in Kansas
OLATHE, Kan. (AP) — A fight in the Kansas Legislature over protecting its power to restrict abortion has become an unlikely complication in the Republican primary for an open U.S. Senate seat, even though the top candidates all oppose abortion.
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Kansas abortion measure advances in Tennessee plan's shadow
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Kansas pushed a proposed anti-abortion amendment to the state constitution through the state Senate on Wednesday even as abortion rights advocates argued that it would lead to a ban on most abortions like a measure being pursued in Tennessee.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Kansas abortion measure advances in Tennessee plan's shadow
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Kansas pushed a proposed anti-abortion amendment to the state constitution through the state Senate on Wednesday even as abortion rights advocates argued that it would lead to a ban on most abortions like a measure being pursued in Tennessee.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Abortion rights forces see Tennessee as warning for Kansas
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Abortion rights advocates are trying to defeat a proposed anti-abortion amendment to the Kansas Constitution by arguing it will lead to a ban on most abortions like a measure being pursued in Tennessee.
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GOP Kansas Rep. Watkins changes voter registration 2nd time
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A freshman Kansas congressman has changed his voter registration for the second time in six weeks after coming under investigation for potentially violating state election laws for previously listing a UPS Inc. store as his residence.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
GOP Kansas Rep. Watkins changes voter registration 2nd time
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A freshman Kansas congressman has changed his voter registration for the second time in six weeks after coming under investigation for potentially violating state election laws for previously listing a UPS Inc. store as his residence.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO
GOP opposition likely to block new 'Netflix tax' in Kansas
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Opposition from top Republican lawmakers in Kansas appears to have doomed Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly's plan to tax streaming services, e-books, and movie and music downloads like most other states do.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO
GOP opposition likely to block new 'Netflix tax' in Kansas
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Opposition from top Republican lawmakers in Kansas appears to have doomed Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly's plan to tax streaming services, e-books, and movie and music downloads like most other states do.
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Abortion rights backers unsure of strategy in Kansas fight
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Abortion rights backers grappled with how to derail a proposed anti-abortion amendment to the state constitution as abortion foes marked Wednesday's anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision by advancing two versions of the proposal in the Republican-controlled Legislature.
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Kansas Supreme Court dismisses judges' lawsuit over funding
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas' high court on Wednesday dismissed
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Kansas Supreme Court dismisses judges' lawsuit over funding
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas' high court on Wednesday dismissed
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Abortion rights backers unsure of strategy in Kansas fight
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Abortion rights backers grappled with how to derail a proposed anti-abortion amendment to the state constitution as abortion foes marked Wednesday's anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision by advancing two versions of the proposal in the Republican-controlled Legislature.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO
Proposals to reverse Kansas abortion rights ruling advance
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican lawmakers on Wednesday pushed two separate but identical versions of the same proposed anti-abortion amendment to the Kansas Constitution past their first hurdles in the GOP-controlled Legislature.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO
Proposal to reverse Kansas abortion rights ruling advances
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican lawmakers on Wednesday pushed a proposed anti-abortion amendment to the Kansas Constitution past its first hurdle in the GOP-controlled Legislature.
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GOP right looks to put own mark on Kansas Medicaid expansion
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Conservative Republican lawmakers are looking to modify
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GOP right looks to put own mark on Kansas Medicaid expansion
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Conservative Republican lawmakers are looking to modify
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Democrats add Kansas Rep. Watkins' seat to list of targets
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — An arm of the national Democratic Party has added Republican Rep. Steve Watkins' seat in Kansas to its list of targeted congressional races this year.
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Advocates' hopes high as Kansas heads for medical pot debate
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas lawmakers expect to have their most serious debate so far on medical marijuana this year, fueling high hopes for advocates who have been stymied by the state's prohibitionist roots and Republican-controlled Legislature.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO
Kansas governor seeks to use cash reserves to pay off debt
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly proposed Thursday that Kansas burn through more than half of its cash reserves to pay off some debt early while taking longer to close a long-term funding gap for the state pension system for teachers and government workers.
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Kansas abortion measure's fate may rest on when vote is set
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The fate of a proposed anti-abortion amendment to the Kansas Constitution could depend more on when it would appear on the ballot than the language being considered by the Republican-controlled Legislature.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS AGO
Democrats add Kansas Rep. Watkins' seat to list of targets
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — An arm of the national Democratic Party has added Republican Rep. Steve Watkins' seat in Kansas to its list of targeted congressional races this year.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS AGO
Kansas governor seeks to use cash reserves to pay off debt
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly proposed Thursday that Kansas burn through more than half of its cash reserves to pay off some debt early while taking longer to close a long-term funding gap for the state pension system for teachers and government workers.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS AGO
Kansas abortion measure's fate may rest on when vote is set
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The fate of a proposed anti-abortion amendment to the Kansas Constitution could depend more on when it would appear on the ballot than the language being considered by the Republican-controlled Legislature.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS AGO
Kansas governor pushes for highway plan, Medicaid expansion
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly on Wednesday called for a new program to improve the state's roads and bridges, urged state lawmakers to approve a bipartisan Medicaid expansion plan and warned she is likely to veto the income tax cuts that Republicans are pursuing.
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Kansas governor pushes for highway plan, Medicaid expansion
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly on Wednesday called for a new program to improve the state's roads and bridges, urged state lawmakers to approve a bipartisan Medicaid expansion plan and warned she is likely to veto the income tax cuts that Republicans are pursuing.
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DHS briefs Kansas lawmakers on business, agriculture threats
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Foreign governments are trying to get proprietary information about Kansas business and agricultural assets, state legislators heard Tuesday in extraordinary, secret briefings with a U.S. Department of Homeland Security official, according to participants.
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DHS briefs Kansas lawmakers on business, agriculture threats
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Foreign governments are trying to get proprietary information about Kansas business and agricultural assets, state legislators heard Tuesday in extraordinary, secret briefings with a U.S. Department of Homeland Security official, according to participants.
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DHS gives Kansas legislators secret briefings on security
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is giving Kansas legislators extraordinary private briefings about undisclosed security issues.
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Kansas GOP to stymie ban in reversing abortion-rights ruling
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Top Kansas Republicans want to head off any push for an abortion ban in the state even as they make overturning a Kansas Supreme Court ruling that protects abortion rights a top priority.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS AGO
Dole endorses western Kansas congressman in US Senate race
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Senate candidate Roger Marshall won the endorsement Monday of political icon and 1996 Republican presidential nominee Bob Dole, a boost for the congressman's efforts to show GOP leaders he can defeat hardline conservative Kris Kobach in the primary.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS AGO
Illinois ag director resigns over response to rape email
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker's agriculture director has resigned after acknowledging he received, but did not act on, a lobbyist's email seven years ago that referenced an alleged rape cover-up and illegal hiring practices.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS AGO
Dole endorses western Kansas congressman in US Senate race
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Senate candidate Roger Marshall won the endorsement Monday of political icon and 1996 Republican presidential nominee Bob Dole, a boost for the congressman's efforts to show GOP leaders he can defeat hardline conservative Kris Kobach in the primary.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS AGO
Kansas GOP to stymie ban in reversing abortion-rights ruling
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Top Kansas Republicans want to head off any push for an abortion ban in the state even as they make overturning a Kansas Supreme Court ruling that protects abortion rights a top priority.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS AGO
Kansas GOP to stymie ban in reversing abortion-rights ruling
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Top Kansas Republicans want to head off any push for an abortion ban in the state even as they make overturning a Kansas Supreme Court ruling that protects abortion rights a top priority.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS AGO
Kansas lawmakers to fight over taxes, abortion and maybe pot
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas lawmakers expect a push to overturn a state Supreme Court decision protecting abortion rights,
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS AGO
Kansas lawmakers to fight over taxes, abortion and maybe pot
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas lawmakers expect a push to overturn a state Supreme Court decision protecting abortion rights,
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS AGO
Pritzker calls 2012 email alleging rape cover-up 'horrific'
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Thursday denounced as “horrific” a newly disclosed email a powerful lobbyist sent seven years ago to top aides in the previous governor's office that cryptically suggests knowledge of cover-ups involving a rape and shady hiring practices.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS AGO
Pritzker calls 2012 email alleging rape cover-up 'horrific'
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Thursday denounced as “horrific” a newly disclosed email a powerful lobbyist sent seven years ago to top aides in the previous governor's office that cryptically suggests knowledge of cover-ups involving a rape and shady hiring practices.
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New Kansas proposal breaks impasse on expanding Medicaid
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas' Democratic governor and a top Republican lawmaker on Thursday outlined a new proposal for expanding the state's Medicaid program, breaking
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