Stephen Koranda
Stephen Koranda is the Statehouse Bureau Chief for Kansas Public Radio.
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The Republican U.S. Representative said in a Tuesday night debate that the charges against him were politically motivated.
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Typically, sitting members of Congress are challenged over ideological differences. But in Kansas' 2nd District, the incumbent and one of the challengers are trying to prove who is more aligned with President Donald Trump.
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The state will give counties about $400 million for health care-related costs in the first round of spending. It isn't clear when the second round of money for economic growth and a third round to keep another coronavirus wave at bay will be doled out.
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Gov. Laura Kelly would still be able to unilaterally delay deadlines for things such as filing taxes or renewing drivers licenses, but legislators would need to approve extensions of disaster declarations or new orders.
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The state's plan to phase out economic restrictions intended to control the spread of COVID-19 will become voluntary with the governor's veto of a key bill. Rules will now be left to county officials.
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The Kansas Legislature worked for about 24 hours on a GOP-backed bill that pulls some emergency powers away from Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly. She has the ability to veto it, though has not said she'd do that directly.
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There’s an estimated $650 million budget deficit in Kansas for the fiscal year that starts July 1. It’s up to lawmakers and the governor to fix the financial situation, and it could take wide-ranging budget cuts.
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LAWRENCE, Kansas — Tobias Wood is thinking twice about working at a polling place in Shawnee County this year. He’s done it since 2018, but now he’s...
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TOPEKA, Kansas — Kansas may not have any limits on the number of people who can safely gather — at all. In a dramatic rebuke, Republican leaders on the...
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It's a crowded field to replace Kansas' Republican mainstay in Washington. This story updates as candidates get in or drop out.