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Today the statehouse candidates share their thoughts on the second item in the questionnaire developed with input from our readers: 3.) Do you think the state has a responsibility to ensure that all residents have access to adequate health care?...
Today the statehouse candidates share their thoughts on the second item in the questionnaire developed with input from our readers: 2.) State fiscal analysts project the tax bill signed by Gov. Sam Brownback in May could produce deficits reaching $2.5...
Today we publish the first answers to the questionnaire our readers helped develop for candidates in local statehouse races. 1) In 2011, Kansas cut the amount of basic aid it provides to public schools by close to 6 percent. Where...
As the August 7 primary elections near, a request from the American Civil Liberties Union has prompted Mission Hills administrators to temporarily push pause on enforcement of a city ordinance limiting the number of signs homeowners can display in...
Two candidates vying for spots on opposite sides of November's District 25 state house ballot have at least one thing in common: They were more than a little surprised to see the list of election recommendations put out by...
Citizens for Higher Education, a business group promoting the idea that a strong higher education system fuels economic growth for the state, has released its list of endorsements for the 2012 Kansas legislature races. The group says candidates were endorsed...
Last week we put out a call for input to help us craft a five-item questionnaire for the local candidates in the upcoming August 7 primaries. We got nearly two dozen suggestions, and based on that input developed the...
The Kansas City Star's editorial board has also released its list of recommendations for the Kansas Senate primaries (we covered their recommendations in the House races this morning). In the District 7 primary between state Rep. Kay Wolf and...
The Kansas City Star's editorial board on Sunday released its list of voting recommendations for the Kansas House of Representatives primaries to take place Aug. 7. Citing a desire to find candidates who will support local schools and "are independent...
Yesterday's announcement that state Sen. Terrie Huntington would be retiring so she could focus on caring for her ailing mother shifted the casting in a race that was expected to garner considerable attention for its role in determining whether...
A stampede to the Secretary of State's office Monday in the wake of the last week's state legislature redistricting has set the stage for an election season that will significantly change the makeup of northeast Johnson County's delegation in...
Former Prairie Village city councilor and current state Rep. Kay Wolf on Monday filed as a Republican candidate for the District 7 state senate seat currently occupied by Sen. Terrie Huntington, who will not be seeking re-election. Huntington was one...