Kansas Republicans

Charlotte O’Hara is running in the Republican primary for Kansas governor on Aug. 4. Her platform is focused on eliminating property taxes, dramatically reforming education, and ending the use of large tax incentives for major corporations and sports teams like the Chiefs.

Republican Derek Schmidt is defending his congressional seat against a challenger within his own party and two other hopefuls. The 2nd District covers much of eastern Kansas outside the Kansas City suburbs.

Organizers said the objective is to generate money for the party’s campaign activities and to rally support for the constitutional right of individuals to possess firearms for self-defense.

The GOP bill would require schools to ask for legislative approval to participate in a federal free meal program, and make them verify the household income of every student that applies for free lunch. Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly opposes the proposal.

Voters in Kansas and Missouri went to the polls yesterday to decide on a range of issues, including how many days kids should be in school and whether they should abandon their current form of government. Today, we bring you election results from across the metro.

Republican leaders are responding to an investigative report that exposed racist messages shared by Young Republican organizations in Kansas and around the country — while Gov. Laura Kelly says the Kansas GOP is setting a poor example itself. Plus: Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway is laying out her agenda, particularly on crime and abortion.

Opponents fear that Kansas Republican lawmakers will break Johnson County into multiple Congressional districts in order to push out Democratic Rep. Sharice Davids. GOP leaders were at the White House this week after approving funding for a special session.

Republicans still support changing the process even after watching the most recent Supreme Court nominating process. Democrats say the process is working.

The Kansas Legislature had a noticeably short session this year. With Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly in what lawmakers dubbed her "veto era," how did Republicans override her decisions?

Republicans in the Kansas Legislature have eliminated the three-day grace period for mail-in ballots. Starting in 2026, all ballots must be returned by 7 p.m. on Election Day to be counted.

A proposed state constitutional amendment would require Kansas Supreme Court justices to be elected rather than appointed by the governor.

The head of the U.S. Postal Service is stepping down, but rural communities in Missouri and Kansas are worried about operations getting even worse. Plus: A Kansas congressional delegation is working hard to revive a gutted foreign aid program that farmers say they can’t live without.