Rep. Fred Gardner, R-Garnett, is optimistic about a tax reform bill, despite a likely veto from Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly.  Gardner stopped by the Register office on Friday, fresh off the first week of the…

TOPEKA — The Kansas Legislature created a path for early consideration of a tax overhaul package concentrated on income and sales tax changes that would feature adoption of the single-rate state income tax of 5.25%…

TOPEKA — Citing God’s guidance, the Kansas Republican Party has declared itself against same-sex marriage in an early unreleased version of its proposed 2024 platform. “God created man and woman,” the proposed platform reads. “Therefore,…

TOPEKA — Russian hackers, George Soros and the Chinese. In the few days since the 2024 Kansas legislative session started, debate about election security has already resumed and a heap of election bills are up…

Rep. Fred Gardner, a Republican from Garnett who represents the 9th District, is returning for just his second year in the Kansas House of Represenatives. He feels a bit more comfortable in his role, having…

WASHINGTON (AP) — With the GOP presidential primaries just about to start, many Republicans aren’t certain that votes will be counted correctly in their contest, as pessimism spreads about the future of both the Democratic…

TOPEKA — GOP leadership in the Legislature rejected Gov. Laura Kelly’s latest proposal for Medicaid expansion, questioning whether federal regulators would allow a work requirement and calling for alternate reforms without offering their own plan.…

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats on Tuesday discussed how to treat gun violence as a public health crisis, in hopes of building upon last year’s federal gun safety legislation.“Across the country, gun violence…

TOPEKA — The three Kansas Republicans in the U.S. House voted Thursday night for a $14.3 billion military aid package for Israel that was combined with a plan to rescind an equivalent amount appropriated to…

WASHINGTON – House Republicans return Monday to their quest for a unicorn – a congressman trusted enough by moderates and the far-right alike to become speaker and end weeks of backbiting and paralysis. It’s usually…