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President Trump appoints two Kansas congressional staffers to USDA leadership
President Donald Trump appointed two native Kansans, Tucker Stewart and Riley Pagett, to jobs at USDA. They previously worked ...
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Kansas Legislature ends power of county health officials to ban public gatherings during outbreaks
Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed Senate Bill 29, but the veto was overridden by the Republican-dominated House and Senate.
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Legislature votes to remove health officials’ ban authority
The Kansas Legislature overturned the governor’s veto of a bill that opens state and county health officials to civil action ...
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Kansas sets the stage for smarter tax reform with SB 269
Unlike previous attempts at tax reform that lacked spending control, SB 269 is grounded in fiscal discipline. The bill creates a mechanism for lowering individual and corporate income tax rates over ...
Supreme Court allows Trump’s firings of independent agency board members to take effect, for now
The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed the Trump administration to oust two board members who oversee independent agencies, for now.
Appeals court clears the way for the Trump administration to fire thousands of probationary workers
A federal appeals court has cleared the way for President Donald Trump’s administration to fire thousands of probationary ...