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WASHINGTON — The United Auto Workers of America endorsed the re-election of President Joe Biden Wednesday, just months after he became the first sitting U.S. president to walk a picket line with striking autoworkers in…

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Former Vice President Mike Pence promised “the best days of the greatest nation on earth are yet to come” in a video released Wednesday formally launching his campaign for the…

TOPEKA — Kansas Republicans were so excited by a drag performance, they didn’t bother to question false reporting that said the state provided funding for the event. Instead, they seized an opportunity provided by the…

Just when you thought state politics couldn’t get any more absurd, the Kansas Department of Commerce has gotten its name tied to a Halloween drag show at Towne West Square in Wichita.  And the Kansas…

Derek Schmidt spelled out Thursday why voters should choose him over his opponent, Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly, in the upcoming Nov. 8 general election. Schmidt, an Independence native and the Republican nominee, spoke to a…

Steven Johnson typically has to offer a bit of a civics lesson at each campaign stop. Johnson, who is running for Kansas state treasurer, was in Iola as part of a series of stops through…

TOPEKA — The first public poll for the Kansas constitutional amendment on abortion shows a close race and exposes other ideological divides over reproductive rights. Kansans will decide in the Aug. 2 election whether to…

Gov. Laura Kelly visits with Lisse Regehr, CEO of Thrive Allen County, at a fundraiser Thursday night at Perry’s in Humboldt. Kelly and her running mate, Lt. Gov. David Toland, hobnobbed with an estimated 75…

The Allen County Sheriff’s Department will step up traffic patrols, particularly around schools, Oct. 25-29 as part of a  larger “Ticket or Treat” campaign. Deputies will pay close attention to motorists who aren’t wearing seat…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Seeking to overcome vaccine hesitancy, the Biden administration on Thursday stepped up its outreach efforts to skeptical Americans, launching a coalition of community, religious and celebrity partners to promote COVID-19 shots in…