Two newly elected Kansas legislators from Wichita have endorsed a proposal to hold city and local school board elections at the same time as elections for state offices in even-numbered years.

The chamber and other allies are eager for legislators to tackle proposals that start with controlling the size of government.

The influence of the newcomers will be most evident when senators review spending proposals.

Hensley has been a legislator for 36 years, starting in the House from 1977 through 1992. He began serving in the Senate in 1993.

Incoming Kansas Senate President Susan Wagle has appointed three new aides, filling her last staff vacancies.

The sixth annual gathering of Kansas natural resources professionals takes place next month in Wichita.

Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach's attempts to influence immigration policy and how the U.S. conducts elections are expected to pull his home-state Legislature into two contentious political debates in the coming year.

A Kansas House member says lawmakers are likely to debate proposals next year to change the scheduling of local elections around the state.

A Garden City man is dead after a two car accident on Christmas Day.

A jury trial in the federal lawsuit alleging abuse at a Kansas military boarding school has been put off to 2014.

So far, no prominent Kansas elected official who's strongly supported gun rights has backed away from positions that have brought him or her support from the National Rifle Association.

A new report shows the Kansas population growing more slowly than the nation and most other states.

Gov. Sam Brownback says Kansas farmers, ranchers and communities should review their water use and conservation plans as drought conditions persist.

A new wheat variety will be named 1863 to help Kansas State University celebrate its 150th birthday.

Wichita State University says aircraft manufacturer Airbus has donated airplane structural parts and kits worth more than $800,000 to the school's National Institute for Aviation Research.

Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback has picked the four members of his team that will compete in a state employee weight-loss contest.

U.S. Rep. Tim Huelskamp says he'll open a satellite office in Manhattan as the city becomes part of Kansas' sprawling 1st Congressional District.

Kansas legislators are planning to introduce measures during the 2013 session to create oversight of the state's new KanCare Medicaid system.

Sen. Dick Kelsey, of Goddard, told the Topeka Capital-Journal for a Friday story that he thinks his GOP political opponents wanted to make an example out of him so that others don't step out of line in the future.

The Kansas Senate's new Republican leaders hope to finish making committee assignments early next week.

Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback has chosen Jan. 15 as the date to deliver his annual State of the State address to a joint session of the Legislature.

Top Republicans in the Kansas Senate are considering a proposal to concentrate the power over committee assignments in the chamber's president.

A new report shows that Sumner County was Kansas' top 2012 winter wheat producer.

Consulting firm predicts 35,000 jobs would be lost in private sector in Kansas

Auditors say implementing the Common Core education standards could cost Kansas between $34 million and $63 million during the next five years.