Kansas Reflector

Kansas State Board of Education candidates, from left, Destry Brown, Jean Clifford and Jim McMullen prevail in unofficial Aug. 4 primary results. (Kansas Reflector composite from photos submitted by the candidates) By Baya Burgess Kansas Reflector TOPEKA — Unofficial GOP primary results as of Wednesday morning place an attorney, a retired superintendent and a former Kansas Board of Education member one step closer to overseeing K-12 public schools. While Republicans Jim McMullen, Destry Brown...

Amy Boucher, left, votes Aug. 4, 2026, in Eudora. Voters were asked to evaluate a proposed constitutional amendment that called for the election of justices. (Photo by Baya Burgess/Kansas Reflector) By Sherman Smith, Jacinda Hall and Tim Carpenter Kansas Reflector TOPEKA — Kansas voters Tuesday overwhelmingly rejected a proposal to rewrite the state constitution and elect Kansas Supreme Court justices, spiking a plan long coveted by Republicans who want more conservative rulings on issues...

A sign noting the acceptance of electronic benefit transfer cards for food aid is displayed at a grocery store in California. Upcoming shifts in the federal food stamp program are poised to cost states billions of dollars, raising fears that more Americans will lose access to the nation’s largest food assistance program. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) By Kevin Hardy Stateline reporter Upcoming funding shifts in the federal food stamp program are poised to cost states billions of...