Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

Vicki Schmidt, the Kansas insurance commissioner and a former Kansas senator, earned the Kansas Farm Bureau political action committee’s endorsement in the upcoming Republican primary election for governor. She appears here June 1, 2026, after filing for governor at the election office. (Photo by Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector) By Tim Carpenter Kansas Reflector TOPEKA — The Kansas Farm Bureau’s political action committee endorsed state Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt in the Republican ...

State Sen. Ethan Corson, left, and Sen. Cindy Holscher, both Johnson County Democrats, appear at an April 26, 2026, debate in Shawnee. They now are turning up the heat in their campaigns for the Democratic Party's nomination for governor by arguing about labor union endorsements and membership issues. A third candidate in that Aug. 4 primary is Overland Park Mayor Curt Skoog. (Photo by Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector) By Tim Carpenter Kansas Reflector TOPEKA — Kansas Democratic gubernatorial...

Kansas Republican U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall, right, is seeking reelection in 2026, but could resign from office and trigger a controversial 2025 Kansas law giving the Legislature more power to influence Gov. Laura Kelly’s decision on a temporary replacement for U.S. Senate seats. (Photo by Tim Carpenter/Kansas Reflector) By Tim Carpenter Kansas Reflector TOPEKA — A Republican-conceived law usurping Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s discretion when filling vacancies in certain Kansas statewide...