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Brooks Sherman, chief operating officer for the Royals, and lobbyists hosted lawmakers at the Six Mile Chop House and Tavern on Monday “to talk about the Royals interest in Kansas."

Kris Van Meteren claims he seized ownership of the No Labels political party on Monday. He lashed out against Kansas Secretary of State Scott Schwab, accusing him of working on behalf ‘fever swampers’ aligned with his personal opponents when Schwab invalidated the two nominations Van Meteren made for the upcoming election.

A lawsuit from former council member Ruth Herbel alleges that the August 2023 raids on her home and the Marion County Record were acts of retaliation by the mayor, police chief and sheriff — and accused officials of "judge-shopping" for warrants.

Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed legislation that would have blocked teenagers from receiving hormone therapy and other gender-affirming treatments recognized as necessary by medical professionals. The Senate voted to override her veto, but the House fell short.

The lawsuit claims that the Marion mayor, police chief and other local officials violated the First Amendment freedom of the press, the Fourth Amendment prohibition on warrantless searches, and federal and state laws that protect journalists and their sources from police raids.

The Biden-bashing antics were part of a Kansas GOP event in Johnson County, where rocker Ted Nugent and disgraced former Kansas Attorney General Phill Kline were the main attractions. Kansas GOP chairman Mike Brown, an election denier, touted the fundraiser for weeks in official GOP emails.

Johnson County District Attorney Steve Howe declined to file criminal charges against the Overland Park Police officer who killed 17-year-old John Albers in 2018. But police dash video contradicted Howe’s account of what happened in the shooting.

By expanding Medicaid, something that Kansas Republicans have blocked for years, an estimated 150,000 Kansans with low incomes would gain access to medical care. Kelly's proposal would include work requirements for recipients, and restricts when abortions can be covered.

The Marion County Record search warrant signed by Kansas magistrate Laura Viar appeared to violate federal law protecting journalists from police raids. The Kansas Commission on Judicial Conduct did issue Viars "informal advice" to research appropriate federal and state laws before approving warrants.

Documents show that multiple Kansas officials offered unquestioning support of the Marion County Police before their unlawful raid of a newspaper, and then attempted to sidestep the international outrage that followed.