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TOPEKA (KSNT) – The clock is ticking for Governor Laura Kelly. She has just a few more days to make a decision on a number of bills sitting on her desk. That includes a mega tax package, which would change how much Kansans pay on income taxes, property tax, social security, and more. Statehouse reporter […]

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TOPEKA (KSNT) – On the latest episode of Inside Kansas Politics, it’s part two of our two-part special discussing the top political topics of 2024.

TOPEKA (KSNT) – According to political experts, housing and education are among the top issues for local elections in Kansas this year. Candidates are facing off for city council and school board seats in districts across the state. Local Primary Elections will be held Aug. 1, before the General Election Nov. 7. Kansas Capitol Bureau […]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - Topeka's City Council voted 10-0 to terminate City Manager Stephen Wade at Tuesday night's meeting after only 10 months on the job. Now, questions are circulating about what the city plans to do next.

Seven of the 34 positions created since September 2022 in Topeka's city government pay more than $100,000 a year.

The country remains off-limits to U.S. citizens for tourism, but a Washburn delegation had a special license to study the blockaded island country.

A proposed addiction treatment facility wont be allowed at 3300 S.W. Van Buren, in a Topeka area occupied primarily by business offices.