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Education December 8, 2022 - 6:39 pm

Dole Institute panel: GOP dominance submarined by demise of Roe v. Wade, Trump’s unruly politics

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

A panel of political strategists and journalists said unraveling of abortion rights by the U.S. Supreme Court and antics of former President Donald Trump recast the 2022 election cycle to save Democrats from humiliating Republican seizure of both the U.S. House and Senate.

State Government December 7, 2022 - 3:09 pm

Kelly v. Schmidt postmortem: Incumbency, cash and Brownback’s legacy pivotal in close race

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

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.

State Government November 14, 2022 - 6:48 pm

Kansas voters narrowly reject plan to shift power from the governor to the Legislature

by Dylan Lysen, Kansas News Service

A proposed constitutional amendment failed by less than 10,000 votes in the initial ballot count. It would have allowed the Kansas Legislature to take away some policy-making capabilities from the governor’s administration.

State Government November 11, 2022 - 11:43 am

Mann surrenders quest to overtake Kobach in Kansas race for attorney general

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

Democratic attorney general candidate Chris Mann conceded the close race to Republican Attorney General-elect Kris Kobach despite incomplete results from mail and provisional ballots.

State Government November 10, 2022 - 10:02 am

GOP clings to Kansas House supermajority entering Kelly’s second term as governor

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

Republicans preserved a two-thirds supermajority in the Kansas House to mirror the GOP-dominated Kansas Senate and keep in place this substantial legislative barrier in a second term for Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly.

State Government November 9, 2022 - 12:40 pm

Kobach claims victory in Kansas AG race, vows to fight Biden administration

by Rachel Mipro, Kansas Reflector

Kris Kobach is set to take the Kansas attorney general seat, becoming the state’s top law enforcement officer and chief legal adviser after a series of political failures. Kobach said he will use the position to sue President Joe Biden’s administration. 

State Government November 9, 2022 - 12:02 pm

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly wins reelection over Republican challenger Derek Schmidt

by Sherman Smith, Kansas Reflector

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly has won a second four-year term, defeating Republican Derek Schmidt in a campaign that pitted her economic accomplishments against his transphobic appeals and attacks on pandemic policies.

Education November 9, 2022 - 11:01 am

Conservatives sweep races for seats on Kansas State Board of Education

by Jodi Fortino, Kansas News Service

Unofficial results show four seats on the Kansas State Board of Education were won by conservative candidates who want to restrict how race and social-emotional learning are taught in schools.

Crime & Courts November 9, 2022 - 9:43 am

Kansas Supreme Court justices retained in November vote

by Rachel Mipro, Kansas Reflector

Kansans voted to keep all six state Supreme Court justices up for retention on the November ballot. The justices were returned with more than 60% voter support, including two who voted in favor of abortion rights.

State Government November 8, 2022 - 11:55 pm

Kansans pass constitutional amendment on election, removal of sheriffs

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

The state’s voters embraced an amendment to the Kansas Constitution on Tuesday requiring election of county sheriffs and narrowing options for ousting a wayward chief law enforcement officer, while an amendment granting the Legislature more authority to reject state administrative regulations could be headed to defeat.

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