Kobach nominates former federal prosecutor to serve as KBI director
Attorney General-elect Kris Kobach said Tuesday he would nominate a former Republican rival, Tony Mattivi, to be director of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation.
250 workers deployed to the Keystone pipeline spill in Kansas, but the cleanup’s end isn’t in sight
The largest inland oil spill in nearly a decade has prompted the owner of the Keystone pipeline to build an earthen dam 3 miles downstream from the release in an attempt to limit the contamination in north-central Kansas.
Lawmakers plan to introduce medical marijuana legislation at start of session
After months of meetings, compiling data and listening to research, lawmakers say they’re ready to take another shot at legalizing medical marijuana.
Davids lone supporter in Kansas delegation of same-sex, interracial marriage reform bill
Democratic U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids celebrated the adoption of federal laws strengthening protection for same-sex and interracial marriages that was opposed by the 5 Republicans in Kansas’ congressional delegation.
Regulators order Keystone Pipeline to investigate after 14,000 barrels spill in Kansas
Federal regulators have ordered operators to temporarily shut down part of the Keystone Pipeline in northern Kansas and investigate after it spilled 14,000 barrels of crude oil.
ACLU of Kansas wants U.S. Supreme Court to ditch state’s congressional map over race
The ACLU of Kansas argues the Kansas Supreme Court incorrectly interpreted federal law when it ruled race wasn’t a factor in the map drawn by the Republican-dominated Kansas Legislature.
St. Marys officials looking at ways to reshape public library, limit public comments
City officials in St. Marys are still looking at ways to reshape the county’s public library after voting under public pressure to extend the library’s lease for a year.
Keystone pipeline spills in Kansas, dirtying creek and causing oil prices to spike
An oil spill in north-central Kansas dirtied a creek Wednesday night and prompted the emergency shutdown of a major international pipeline.
Kansas congressman introduces bill to block federal listing of lesser prairie chicken
U.S. Rep. Ron Estes of Kansas introduced legislation to prohibit the U.S. Interior Department from imposing restraints on land use through designation of the lesser prairie chicken as threatened or endangered.
Kelly v. Schmidt postmortem: Incumbency, cash and Brownback’s legacy pivotal in close race
The Dole Institute of Politics at KU on Tuesday brought together a panel of campaign staff, political scientists, a journalist and a PAC director to conduct a postmortem on the race Gov. Laura Kelly narrowly won in November.
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