Dennis Taylor, who is currently the Secretary of Administration, will take over as executive director of the Kansas Lottery January 11th.

Kansas Governor Sam Brownback announced Friday the appointment of Kansas Secretary of Administration Dennis Taylor as Executive Director of the Kansas Lottery.

President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner met for 50 minutes at the White House Thursday afternoon.

Incoming Senate President Susan Wagle announced the appointments Thursday of Ryan Gilliland as her chief of staff and Aly Rodee as communications director.

Massachusetts Senator and former Presidential Candidate John Kerry looks like the front-runner to replace outgoing Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Senate Republicans have been touting Kerry for that Cabinet post this month, citing his long history of overseas experience.

Rights group urges rebels to abide by international accords amid report of "horrible abuses" .. Syria's apparent use of Scud missiles is "reckless," Anders Fogh Rasmussen says Thursday.

A Legislative Post Audit report released Thursday attempted to answer legislators' questions about the cost of changes in how public school students are taught.

The Legislative Post Audit division studied nine agencies in exploring the question whether state agencies had adequate IT security controls to protect confidential information.

Kansas Governor Sam Brownback announced today he has accepted the invitation of Kansas House of Representatives to deliver his 2013 State of the State address to the Kansas Legislature in the House Chamber on Tuesday, January 15.

Leon Panetta cites "threat from North Korea," calls the launch "clear provocation" as the White House warns "there will be consequences" New sanctions are unlikely, says an analyst who served on a U.N. panel. Iran says it is happy for North Korea.

Former GOP Sen. Chuck Hagel met with both President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden as the president considers him for defense secretary, sources said Wednesday.

Incoming Speaker Ray Merrick said Wednesday that his selections for committee chairpersons were dictated by his need for a strong leadership team.

In meeting with the GOP conference this morning, Boehner told members not to make plans for Christmas, CBS News has learned.

A special council of Kansas officials has approved releasing $1 million to implement the state's new system for administering Medicaid services.

Incoming Senate President Susan Wagle announced committee leaders for the upcoming legislative session.

North Korea has launched a long-range rocket, South Korea's Ministry of Defense said. The rocket passed over the island of Okinawa, the Japanese government reports. Tuesday's move comes as a surprise after North Korea had extended the launch window.

Some 17.5% of Michigan's workers are in a union. Now they won't be compelled to pay union dues, in a move seen as improving the ailing job picture and giving union workers choices, says Governor Rick Snyder.

President Obama recognized the Syrian opposition coalition as "the legitimate representative of the Syrian people in opposition to the Assad regime." The United States joins Britain, France and others in recognizing opposition group Tuesday.

Senate Leadership announced assignments for chairs and vice-chairs of the Senate’s standing committees Tuesday. The chairs and vice-chairs were selected by the nine-member Committee on Organization, Calendar and Rules.

The state's income tax codes are largely tied to the federal tax codes. If President Obama and Congress can't reach an agreement to avoid automatic tax increases and spending cuts, some tax changes will result in Kansans paying more in taxes to the state.

What you pay in taxes, and what health and retirement benefits you might receive hang in the balance as Republicans and Democrats work to avoid the edge of the fiscal cliff.

Topeka City Councilman Chad Manspeaker says he's been asked several times to consider running for Mayor.

Legislative researchers released a new estimate for a budget shortfall Monday after completing their monthly report on revenue collections.

U.S. Senator Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) Monday said the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has agreed with his request to grant schools flexibility in implementing the new guidelines for the National School Breakfast and Lunch programs.

Gov. Sam Brownback announced Monday that he's proposing an executive reorganization order putting the Juvenile Justice Authority under the Kansas Department of Corrections.