Praeger era ends as Kansas to elect new insurance chief
Editorial notes Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger leaves office after three terms. It highlights her work regulating 65 state insurers and 22,000 agents, promoting consumer education, and urging families to inventory and insure college students belongings and identity theft protection. It also urges candidates to learn the job rather than legislate.
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Kansas Insurance Commissioner
Sandy Praeger
Praeger
Kansas
Sunflower
Kansas Insurance Department
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National Association of Insurance Commissioners
One Third of One Percent Shapes Kansas Senate
An analysis notes how 8,081 votes decided control of the Kansas Senate in 2012, enabling Gov Brownback allies to push sweeping tax cuts. It calls for scrutiny of open primary reforms and urges Kansans to vote in today’s primary, arguing small margins matter.
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Brownback
Pete Brungardt
Salina
Bob Marshall
Fort Scott
Tim Owens
Overland Park
Roger Reitz
Manhattan
Jean Schodorf
Wichita
Ruth Teichman
Stafford
Dwayne Umbarger
Thayer
Then
Majori
Steve Morris
Hugoton
Kris Kobach
Golden State
U.S. Supreme Court
California
Capitol concealed carry policy under test at Kansas Statehouse
The Kansas Legislative Coordinating Council allowed concealed carry into the Statehouse with security checks for visitors. Four licensed carriers have entered so far without incident. The real test will come when the Legislature reconvenes and crowded entry lines may delay unarmed visitors, prompting debate over policy and security. Martin Hawver, publisher of Hawver's Capitol Report, notes the ongoing uncertainty and potential impacts on access and hearings.
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Legislative Coordinating Council
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