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Supporters of an effort to recall Jackson County Executive Frank White turned in enough valid signatures to force a recall vote.
Jackson County voters collected 42,900 signatures in favor of recalling county executive Frank White, which could be enough to send the question toward a public vote.
Here are eight Kansas laws that take effect in July 2025. Under this new law, child support payments can start at the date of conception and can include costs of pregnancy and childbirth. Now parents can get an income tax exemption for $2,320 for fetuses. Kansas lawmakers overrode the governor’s veto on HB 2062.
As a member of the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority Board ... All of the candidates will compete in the primary election on Aug. 5, and the top two will face off in the Nov. 4 general election.
The Jackson County Election Board said Monday that it has received enough verified signatures for a recall petition of County Executive Frank White.
Fourteen candidates are seeking four seats on the Wichita school board. They are focused on issues ranging from student achievement to teacher support to whether to propose a new bond issue after one failed to win voter support in February. Seats in Districts 1, 2, 5 and 6 are up for election.
A new Supreme Court ruling is clearing the way for President Donald Trump to enforce many of his policies and executive orders, including his order to end birthright citizenship.
Two watchdog groups are backing Kansas in federal court as the state defends its ban on foreign money in ballot measure campaigns.
The election for the North Texas seat held by former state Sen. Kelly Hancock will be held Tuesday, Nov. 4, Gov. Greg Abbott ordered on Friday.
Wichita business owner and former school board member Joy Eakins has entered the race for Kansas governor, launching her campaign in a video announcement released Wednesday.
Labette County Sheriff Darren Eichinger said a fisherman found the boy’s body. On Wednesday, Showalter and another boy, Arthur Pollreis, 16, were on a railroad bridge over the Neosho River near Erie, Kansas, when they were hit and killed by a train.
A new study from the nonprofit Robert Dole and Edward Kennedy institutes argues for more robust, consistent funding of local election administration.