Kansas politics

Exits due to retirement from politics and campaigns for other public offices

Chairman David Miller said No Labels Kansas, which claims more than 6,000 members, was committed to challenging the political establishment in Topeka and competing with the dominant GOP and Democratic parties.

Both support raising the state’s minimum wage, making it easier to vote, and access to reproductive health care.

The pastor of the largest church in Kansas is toying with the idea of running for U.S. Senate, but he has yet to officially file

United Kansas, the Free State Party expects to endorse candidates in this year’s races

Bid to punish House GOP lawmakers triggers backlash against ‘political theater’

A task force failed to meet a previous deadline to submit a draft plan to the 2026 Legislature

Federal law says only accredited services — like the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign wars, which are always free — can help a veteran file an initial claim, but there are no criminal penalties for violating the law. Many states have banned the for-profit consultants, known derisively as “claim sharks.”

Two Kansas medical professionals sat for an hour at an early morning committee hearing in mid-March, waiting their turn to speak out against a bill. One drove two hours to attend. Neither got a chance to talk.

The bill, which resembles a package Gov. Laura Kelly previously vetoed, effectively limits annual spending increases by local governments to 3% or the inflation rate, whichever is smaller.