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POLITICS

20 May, 2020

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Political campaigns are heating up as the state eases COVID-19 restrictions.

Gov. Laura Kelly allowing state to enter Phase 2 of reopening plan Friday

Gov. Laura Kelly said the Kansas economy would be allowed Friday to enter the second phase of a recovery strategy from the pandemic that includes resumption of business by casinos, theaters, bowling alleys, museums and permits return to organized sports activities.

Rep. Steve Watkins relying on relaxed franking rules to charge taxpayers for ‘stealth political ads’

U.S. Rep. Steve Watkins is relying on an obscure provision of a federal coronavirus relief bill to justify taxpayer funding of advertising that devotes more time during a 60-second commercial to praise of President Donald Trump's political agenda than to presenting health information about the deadly pandemic.

High-flying tribute paid to those on front lines

Citizens across the country have shown great appreciation for those working the front lines of the COVID-19 crisis, but the Kansas Air National Guard's 190th Air Refueling Wing took its show of admiration to new heights Tuesday.

Kansas secretly withheld $21 million in payments to foster care providers

The Kansas Department for Children and Families from 2016 to 2018 secretly withheld millions in payments to private operators of the state foster care system, propelling them toward financial ruin and directly contributing to the suffering of kids in state custody.

Businesses eager to get back to serving customers held at bay since March

Heather Graves is excited to get to do what she loves, with people she loves, for people she loves. The owner of ONYX hair salon in Topeka opened for appointment-only business Monday as the state entered Phase 1.5 of Gov. Laura Kelly's plan for easing restrictions on businesses put in place because of the global pandemic.

Treasurer Jake LaTurner files in 2nd District, calls U.S. Rep. Steve Watkins an imposter conservative

Kansas state treasurer Jake LaTurner filed Monday as a Republican candidate for the 2nd District congressional seat and marked the milestone by describing incumbent U.S. Rep. Steve Watkins as a phony conservative likely to hand the seat to a Democrat.

U.S. Senate race a magnet for GOP candidates yearning for Trump bump

Inability of the Republican Party's candidates for U.S. Senate to take their case directly to Kansas voters during the COVID-19 pandemic is elevating importance of their quest of an endorsement from President Donald Trump.

GOP, Democrats diverge on oversight of $1.25B in federal disaster aid

State budget director Larry Campbell's job duties mushroomed when Congress dropped $1.25 billion into Kansas for the COVID-19 pandemic.

K-12 educators plan face-to-face classes in August, with contingencies

Kansas education commissioner Randy Watson speaks with cautious optimism that all 500,000 public school students will be back in class for face-to-face instruction with teachers in August.

KDOT places 40 transportation projects in development pipeline

The new Kansas transportation program named in honor of President Dwight Eisenhower opened Thursday with placement of 40 highway infrastructure projects in a development pipeline.

Polk-Quincy viaduct redesign plan called ‘a win-win’

A 2-mile stretch of Interstate 70, from S.W. MacVicar Avenue to S.W. 4th Street in downtown Topeka, is expected to become a six-lane freeway.

Struggling small businesses endorse creation of $60 million state loan fund

Kansas Bankers Association president Doug Wareham said Friday the pandemic's influence on the economy requires direct state action to remediate the damage.

Gov. Laura Kelly allows barbers, gyms to open Monday; delays launch of bars, sports

Gov. Laura Kelly signed an executive order transitioning the economy next Monday to a less-robust-than-anticipated phase of her statewide COVID-19 recovery plan for reopening businesses and facilities shuttered during the pandemic.

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