Kansas vote could allow ban, but abortion foes mum on plans
Read full article: Kansas vote could allow ban, but abortion foes mum on plansA vote is looming in Kansas that could clear the way for the Legislature to more strictly regulate or ban abortion, but abortion opponents are hesitating to say what they intend to do if they win.
Kansas teen's death has spotlight on 'stand your ground' law
Read full article: Kansas teen's death has spotlight on 'stand your ground' lawEven some Republicans who have supported the “stand your ground law” in Kansas want to revisit it following the death of a Black teenager who was restrained at a juvenile intake center in Wichita last September.
Kansas governor breaks with Biden in appeal to GOP voters
Read full article: Kansas governor breaks with Biden in appeal to GOP votersDemocratic Gov. Laura Kelly has signaled her efforts to appeal to moderate Republican and GOP-leaning independent voters whose support is necessary for her to win a tough reelection race in Kansas next year.
Judge blocks tax cut rule in American Rescue Plan
Read full article: Judge blocks tax cut rule in American Rescue PlanA federal judge has blocked the U.S. Treasury from enforcing a provision of the American Rescue Plan that prohibited states from using the pandemic relief funds to offset new tax cuts.
GOP group held 'war games' for state AGs before Trump loss
Read full article: GOP group held 'war games' for state AGs before Trump lossAn offshoot of the Republican Attorneys General Association held a special meeting weeks before the election to discuss its strategies if then-President Donald Trump lost.
Hundreds of GOP members sign onto Texas-led election lawsuit
Read full article: Hundreds of GOP members sign onto Texas-led election lawsuitIn this Nov. 5, 2020, file photo, the Supreme Court in Washington. The Supreme Court has rejected Republicans' last-gasp bid to reverse Pennsylvanias certification of President-elect Joe Bidens victory in the electoral battleground. “But it’s worth it for the Supreme Court to weigh in and settle it once and for all,” he said. Spencer Cox, who will become governor in January, blasted Attorney General Sean Reyes for deciding to join the suit. Despite the political pressure, Idaho’s Republican attorney general chose not to join the Texas suit.
Hundreds of GOP members sign onto Texas-led election lawsuit
Read full article: Hundreds of GOP members sign onto Texas-led election lawsuitIn this Nov. 5, 2020, file photo, the Supreme Court in Washington. The Supreme Court has rejected Republicans' last-gasp bid to reverse Pennsylvanias certification of President-elect Joe Bidens victory in the electoral battleground. “But it’s worth it for the Supreme Court to weigh in and settle it once and for all,” he said. Spencer Cox, who will become governor in January, blasted Attorney General Sean Reyes for deciding to join the suit. Despite the political pressure, Idaho’s Republican attorney general chose not to join the Texas suit.
GOP establishment boosting Kansas congressman's Senate bid
Read full article: GOP establishment boosting Kansas congressman's Senate bidThey're growing more vocal about describing Marshall as the best alternative for keeping the Kansas seat out of play in a potentially difficult fall for defending Republicans' Senate majority. You're seeing a lot of people starting to circle the wagons around Roger Marshall, said Kelly Arnold, a former state GOP chairman. Kobach, Marshall and Bob Hamilton, the founder of a Kansas City-area plumbing company, are running with eight other candidates in the most crowded GOP field since Kansas began holding Senate primaries more than 100 years ago. That was showing their hand, that they wanted everybody to be for Marshall, said Tim Shallenburger, a former Kansas GOP chairman and state treasurer. He said the party always anticipated that its last candidate event on July 15 might involve them talking issues rather than throwing jabs. He said any of the major GOP candidates are better alternative than Bollier.