lobbyists

Here's a summary of the day's Kansas news headlines from the Associated Press.

David Kensinger, the former chief of staff for Kansas Governor Sam Brownback, is now lobbying lawmakers to vote against the governor's proposal to raise tobacco taxes.

Kansas Senators are considering proposals to make it less costly to obtain public records from government agencies and other legislation making state government more open and transparent.

Kansas lawmakers will take a look at rewriting laws that govern lobbying. One bill would require lobbyists to report compensation they receive from government agencies to finance efforts to influence state policy.

New information suggests that the governor's administration informed two lobbyists about its budget efforts weeks earlier than previously disclosed.

Regional headlines from the Associated Press