Kansas Republicans

Now that Congress has killed a major bill changing election rules, redrawing legislative and congressional lines will fall to the Republican-controlled Kansas Legislature. That could endanger the only Democrat representing Kansas on Capitol Hill.

The Democratic governor has warred with Republican leaders in the Legislature over emergency orders throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

Republicans are pushing Gov. Kelly to eliminate the $300 additional weekly unemployment payments because they say the money makes it harder to fill open jobs.

Conservatives flexed the strength of their legislative supermajority, but they failed to override Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly on some key issues.

Kobach lost a race for governor against Democrat Laura Kelly and lost the Republican primary for U.S. Senate to Roger Marshall. He's a staunch supporter of Donald Trump and was an adviser to the former president on immigration and voter fraud.

Wichita state Sen. Gene Suellentrop faces charges of driving drunk the wrong way on Interstate 70, evading police and an affidavit by a highway patrol officer said he called the law enforcement agent "donut boy."

By getting off on the wrong foot with Democrats and some in his own party, Roger Marshall of Kansas may have limited his effectiveness in a closely divided U.S. Senate.

Democrats' hopes, boosted by decent polling and lots of fundraising success, ran into reality last week.

Going into the 2021 legislative session, Kansas GOP lawmakers have 87 of 125 House seats and 29 of 40 Senate seats.

The August primary for the state legislature saw more moderates exit the political stage.

Former Republican on why he co-founded the Lincoln Project for disaffected Republicans and two Kansas political insiders explain why moderate Republicans have largely disappeared from state politics.

This likely isn't the last time there'll be a fight over the disaster declaration, as the State Finance Council must vote monthly on whether to extend it.