By Sherman Smith
Kansas Sen. Cindy Holscher says she will seek the Democratic nomination for governor to try to protect public schools and shield the state from a potential double dose of “slash and burn policies” ignited by Republicans at...
The filing deadline came and went Monday, and nearly 180 candidates filed to run for local offices in Johnson County, from mayors to city councils to school boards and more.
This is an off-year election, meaning no state or federal...
By Mia Hennen
After hinting for weeks about running for office, Jeff Colyer formally entered Kansas' 2026 gubernatorial race.
One of his priorities so far? Affiliating himself with President Donald Trump.
"President Trump was president number 45 and 47; he is proving...
Voters in the Spring Hill School District this week approved a $60 million bond issue that district officials say is needed to finance several building projects to accommodate a growing student population.
The measure, dubbed #BuildingOpportunity by the district, passed...
Voters in the Gardner Edgerton School District approved a $100 million bond measure in a special mail-in election Tuesday that will fund the construction of a new elementary school and renovations to other district facilities.
According to the Johnson County...
A 3/8-cent sales tax that has funded some of Lenexa's most visible infrastructure projects in recent years was renewed in a landslide vote Tuesday.
According to the Johnson County Election Office, unofficial final results from the mail-in ballot measure showed...
Westwood voters on Tuesday killed a controversial office and retail project along Rainbow Boulevard by rejecting the proposed sale of city parkland that would have been used for the development.
According to unofficial final results from the Johnson County Election...
During his three-year investigation of Johnson County’s election system, former Sheriff Calvin Hayden said he’d received over 200 complaints and hinted darkly at potential violations of election law by county officials.
But a look through the tip sheets shows that...
By Daniel Caudill | Kansas Public Radio
Kansas voters will decide in the August 2026 primary election how the state should select its Supreme Court justices, but some fear the timing of the vote could dampen turnout.
A proposed state constitutional...
For nearly two years, the city of Westwood and a group of residents have wrangled over the fate of the city's last remaining green space at the corner of 50th Street and Rainbow Boulevard.
Should the land, known as Joe...
Former Johnson County commissioner Charlotte O’Hara has announced she will run for the Republican nomination for Kansas governor.
O’Hara, a conservative member of the Board of County Commissioners known for her skepticism of development tax incentives, diversity programs and COVID...
Starting this week, Lenexa voters will begin receiving ballots in the mail to determine the future of a key funding stream for some of the city's most visible infrastructure projects.
From March 12 to April 1, residents will be able...
