Kansas' open Senate race has generated close to $14 million worth of ads, with two-thirds of the spending coming from political action committees as establishment Republicans fight to keep hard-right conservative Kris Kobach from winning the GOP nomination.
Two recent investigations that looked into alleged misconduct involving Kansas Highway Patrol Superintendent Herman Jones have found those complaints to be unsubstantiated.
Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said Thursday that he believes both counties and local school districts can exempt themselves from Gov. Laura Kelly's coronavirus-inspired order requiring schools to have staff and students wear masks.
Retiring Kansas Sen. Pat Roberts declared his support Tuesday for Rep. Roger Marshall as his replacement, the latest signal that the Republican establishment is determined to push Marshall past polarizing conservative Kris Kobach in the GOP primary.
Farmer Brett Fairchild, St. John, believes hard work ethic, strong morals, and life emphasis is needed in state government, especially House Dist. 113.
As the Aug. 4 Kansas primary nears, Tracey Mann, former Kansas lieutenant governor and candidate for Kansas' District 1 Congressional seat, returned to Garden City on July 17.