Tag: Julia Lynn
Beverly Gossage, Dave Owen vying to replace Julia Lynn
Now that Kansas Sen. Julia Lynn’s name won’t appear on the general election ballot in November, Beverly Gossage and Dave…
Commerce Committees hear about barriers in Kansas economy
The Kansas Senate and House Commerce Committee held hearings in Topeka this week on barriers to economic growth in the…
Disinformation targets Julia Lynn, other female GOP senators
Parts 1 and 2 of this investigative series disputed the Topeka Capital-Journal’s misleading conflict of interest allegations against Senator Julia…
Media carries water for faux conflict of interest claims against Republican Senator
So far, not one newspaper or television station in Kansas fact-checked the Topeka Capital-Journal’s conflict of interest allegations against Republican…
Audit finds state incentives often aren’t used as intended
Less than 20 percent of funds appropriated for state economic development programs are used the way lawmakers originally intended, according…
Record 18 legislators score above 90% on 2019 Kansas Freedom Index
Eighteen Kansas House and Senate members scored better than 90% on the 2019 Kansas Freedom Index, besting the previous high of…
Kansas new business decreases as nation grows
Kansas is the only state in the country with negative new business growth since President Trump took office, according to…
With little oversight, Commerce approves STAR bonds for competing developments
The Kansas Department of Commerce last week preliminarily approved the use of STAR bonds to finance two Johnson County projects…
Bill would create transparency, accountability for state incentive programs
Kansas lawmakers are likely to adopt legislation that will provide a new level of accountability and transparency to some of…
Commerce committee rejects David Toland nomination
A Senate Commerce committee is recommending that the Senate reject Gov. Laura Kelly’s nominee for Secretary of Commerce. A divided…
Lobbyist, Guest Movements Captured at Senate Leadership Event
It wasn’t mentioned when guests slipped on name tags at a Kansas Senate Republican Committee fundraiser on Friday, but Harrison…
Pressure from Tax Increase Opponents Stymies Senate Tax Proposal
The Kansas Senate is at a stand still, and Senate leadership says there will be no more debate on other…
Senate Tax Committee Forwards 2 Plans to Senate Floor
The Senate Tax and Assessment Committee will forward two tax proposals to the full Senate for consideration. The Senate Leadership…