Matthew Kelly

Anne Parelkar, an immigration attorney from Overland Park, is running for his Senate seat.

Olathe podcaster Doug Billings had an attorney send a cease and desist letter to April McCoy, his original pick for lieutenant governor.

“As long as they don’t detain anybody, they can hire as many people as they like,” said Leavenworth City Manager Scott Peterson.

A former Kansas lawmaker will fill the state House seat he is leaving as he heads to Washington.

The atmosphere in the crowded committee room was tense and at times combative during five hours of testimony and deliberation as Kansas lawmakers debated the role of racial politics and decorum standards in the Legislature.

Meanwhile, another Wichita lawmaker will face no disciplinary action after a confrontation in the House.

“I thought wait, if that would have been the plane that went down, Laura Kelly could appoint two Democrats.”

Rep. Ford Carr filed a formal complaint against Rep. Nick Hoheisel, who confronted him on the House floor last week, halting chamber proceedings for two hours.

“We owe her much gratitude for sharing her light with us and we will forever feel this loss.”

“I speak for my family when I say Dustin was the funniest guy in the room.”