Kansas Republicans seize on false report about drag show to attack Gov. Laura Kelly
Kansas Republicans were so excited by a drag performance, they didn’t bother to question false reporting that said the state provided funding for the event.
Kelly, Schmidt spin policy goals as Kansas governor’s race steps into final two weeks
With two weeks remaining until the general election, Laura Kelly and Derek Schmidt aimed Monday to reinforce campaign attacks and remind voters about what priorities they would pursue if elected the state’s chief executive on Nov. 8.
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Lawrence library’s Civic Engagement 101 series to wrap with talk on city and county governments
The Civic Engagement 101 lecture series at the Lawrence Public Library will wrap with a talk on the roles of city and county governments in Kansas and how they’re financed.
Chris Mann promises to fight dark money if elected Kansas attorney general
Chris Mann, Democratic attorney general candidate, said he would work to end the use of dark money in elections if elected, saying many Kansan elections were clouded by funding from unknown sources.
Lawrence and Douglas County voters: Here’s what to know to vote in the Nov. 8 election
There are local, state and national races on the ballot for the Nov. 8 election, plus two more constitutional amendments and a question about expanding Douglas County’s government to add two additional commissioners. Here’s what local voters should know.
Meet the candidates for Douglas County Commission District 1
Voters will soon select from a slate of three candidates the next person who will represent them for a four-year term in the first Douglas County commission district.
Meet the candidates vying to represent Kansas in the U.S. Senate
Kansas voters on Nov. 8 have the opportunity to select the candidate they’d like to send to Washington, D.C. to represent Kansas for the next six years.
Trio of Kansas Supreme Court justices up for retention defend independent judiciary
Kansas Supreme Court Justice Melissa Taylor Standridge said the legislative and executive branches of government were distinct from the judicial branch because judges and justices were required to cast aside personal politics when making decisions.
Women discuss constitutional amendment, abortion rights in Thursday campaign push
Women gathered at the Watkins Museum of History on Thursday in Lawrence to discuss the November election, holding repurposed “Vote No” signs from the August abortion campaign and wearing “pro-Roe” bling.
Schmidt blasts Kelly’s justice commission despite his affirmation of racial bias by Kansas police
Republican governor candidate Derek Schmidt’s new campaign commercials castigate Gov. Laura Kelly for creating in 2020 a Commission on Racial Equity and Justice to search for solutions to problems within Kansas law enforcement agencies, despite affirming in October 2020 that he believed racial bias was present within Kansas law enforcement.
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