TOPEKA — Top leaders of the Kansas Legislature authorized on a party-line vote Wednesday the formation of a special committee responsible for developing a state government budget plan before the start ...
House Speaker Dan Hawkins, center, defends creation of the GOP-inspired special committee that will be responsible for drafting a new state budget ahead of opening the 2025 legislation session and ...
State Sen. Elizabeth Steiner, a Portland Democrat, announced Monday that she will step down as co-chair of the Legislature’s powerful budget writing committee in July to focus on her campaign ...