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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A growing number of governors ordered a partial shutdown of their state economies Monday to limit the spread of the coronavirus, mandating that certain retailers cutoff sales, restaurants kick out…
Democrats took full control of the Virginia legislature for the first time in more than two decades while the race for governor in deeply Republican Kentucky was too close to call despite a last-minute boost…
One might think the end of her first legislative session as Kansas governor would give Laura Kelly some relief. Oh, not much, she said. Weve been extraordinarily busy. With lawmakers out of town until January,…
Since he left Kansas to serve as Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom, former Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback has kept a busy schedule while traveling the world. That’s the short answer to a question…
Republican leaders in the Kansas Senate are forging ahead with plans to plow millions into tax relief that would largely benefit big business. Some Democrats and more moderate Republicans suspect its also a strategy to…
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) The political crisis in Virginia spun out of control Wednesday when the states attorney general confessed to putting on blackface in the 1980s and a woman went public with detailed allegations…
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) One of busiest days on the Virginia legislatures calendar began under a cloud of suspense today as Gov. Ralph Northam weighed whether he can continue in the job amid the fallout…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly worked Monday to rescue a key budget proposal that would reduce Kansas annual payments to its public pension system by trying to sell the plan to wary…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A key part of Kansas Gov. Laura Kellys proposed budget dealing with pensions appears doomed, creating potential trouble for her efforts to boost spending on public schools and expand the states…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) New Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly is expected to make a pitch to the Republican-dominated Kansas Legislature for boosting spending on public schools and expanding Medicaid. Kelly was scheduled to deliver her…
