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Cost sharing for the U.S. 69 express toll lanes, post-pandemic economic recovery efforts and a revamped unemployment assistance program were some of the highlights in a Shawnee Mission Post interview with Gov. Laura Kelly on Tuesday afternoon. The governor’s press...
Cities around northeast Johnson County are beginning to change their laws to allow for the purchase of beer and other alcoholic beverages at an earlier time on Sundays. The moves conform with a law passed by the Kansas Legislature earlier...
Kansas state Sen. Mike Thompson says he is more assured about the integrity of Kansas' election system after hearing from Secretary of State Scott Schwab in the first days of the 2021 legislative session in Topeka. That's a different message...
By Celia Llopis-Jepsen Lawmakers are fast-tracking a push to amend the state constitution and undo a Kansas Supreme Court ruling that said women have the right to abortion. The goal, with voters’ approval in August, is to add a line to...
Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly and Republican Senate Majority Leader Jim Denning of Overland Park announced this week that they have reached accord on a plan for Medicaid expansion heading into the 2020 session. The two officials announced their deal...
Medicaid expansion, K-12 funding, childcare issues, and "dark store theory" were among the topics covered by local state legislators at the NEJC Chamber of Commerce’s annual legislative preview last week. Several state legislators representing northeast Johnson County gave updates on...
The Kansas State Treasurer’s Office has $350 million of unclaimed property, much of which is in the form of cash, that it is trying to get back in the hands of Kansans. The state treasurer’s office handles all unclaimed property...
Education, infrastructure and Medicaid expansion: These were among the top priorities Johnson Countians who participated in an event Wednesday said they want Gov. Laura Kelly to focus on in the 2020 budget. Kelly made the stop at the University of...
The city of Lenexa no longer has The Olathe News as an official city newspaper for publishing legal notices. City leaders have agreed to exempt Lenexa from K.S.A 64-101, the state law regarding official city newspapers. And The Johnson...
A Johnson County District Judge has set the amount Sen. Jim Denning must pay to cover the legal fees defendants Steve Rose and the Kansas City Star incurred after the state legislator filed a defamation suit against them in...
Compromise was the unofficial word of the day in a brainstorming session on gun violence last weekend. Led by Sen. Dinah Sykes and Rep. Cindy Holscher, the community forum and brainstorming session Saturday was the state lawmakers’ way to bring...
A woman who worked as a volunteer on Democratic Rep. Cindy Holscher's campaign for the statehouse has announced her bid to replace the incumbent in her District 16 seat as Holscher seeks a spot in the state Senate. Linda Featherston...