Jim McLean
Political Correspondent, Kansas News ServiceJim McLean is a political correspondent for the Kansas News Service, a collaboration based at KCUR with other public media stations across Kansas.
Jim was previously an editor for the Kansas News Service and news director and Statehouse bureau chief for Kansas Public Radio. He was also managing editor for the Topeka Capital-Journal. He has received awards for journalistic excellence from the Kansas Press Association, Society of Professional Journalists and Kansas Association of Broadcasters.
You can email him at jim@kcur.org.
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Kansas Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly wants to use billions in surplus cash to cut taxes. But Republican leaders appear reluctant to go along in an election year. -
A vaccinated person in Franklin County is the first confirmed Kansas case of the COVID-19 omicron variant.
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At memorial services in the former presidential nominee's hometown and the state Capitol in Topeka, Kansans paid their respects to one of the state's most well-known leaders.
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Former Kansas Health Secretary Lee Norman says politics hindered the state's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Lawmakers used a one-day special session to approve the bill to allow no-questions-asked exemptions to vaccine requirements and fine Kansas businesses that don't comply.
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Dr. Lee Norman was the face of public health through the COVID-19 pandemic. That also made him a target of criticism from Republicans. He also faced internal tension with Gov. Laura Kelly's administration.
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It appears to be the first time that Kansas lawmakers have called themselves back into special session using a petition.
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Kansas Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly's call to eliminate the state's grocery tax comes just days after her likely opponent in next year's election did the same.
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Kansas lawmakers are looking for ways to block federal vaccine mandates but Republican-led lawsuits could prove more effective.
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People running for local office in Kansas find themselves in increasingly partisan-like contests settled by an ever more polarized electorate.
