Articles by John Hanna

A Democratic legislator called for Kansas’ Republican House speaker to step down because he is representing businesses, trade groups and insurance funds in a lawsuit against the state. State Rep. Marti Crow said Speaker Mike O’Neal has a conflict of …

Kansas House Democrats killed a proposal Friday to strip the governor of the power to fill vacancies in four statewide offices. The proposed amendment to the Kansas Constitution would have let political parties fill vacancies in the offices of attorney …