U.S. Rep. Steve Watkins filed for re-election Tuesday in the 2nd District of eastern Kansas and criticized GOP challenger Jake LaTurner for financing his congressional campaign with donations secured during a now-abandoned bid for U.S. Senate.

State Rep. Troy Waymaster has decided to withdraw from the 1st District campaign for Congress to seek re-election to the Kansas House.

The Kansas unemployment rate quadrupled in April to 11.2% as the coronavirus pandemic and the government's response reverberated through the state's economy, officials said Friday.

Gov. Laura Kelly said the wild 24-hour meeting of the Legislature ending Friday gave new definition to political indiscretion by featuring unbridled partisanship among Republican leaders, flying of paper airplanes by representatives on the House floor and middle-of-the-night screaming commentary by senators.

Rep. Trevor Jacobs stepped away from political gridlock Thursday on the final day of the legislative session to pump up a crowd of coronavirus skeptics who demanded state government stop impeding the right to life, liberty and pursuit of happiness.