AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoKansas Senate race shifts: The Senate Leadership Fund is pausing spending in North Carolina and launching a seven-figure Kansas ad push to help Sen. Roger Marshall fend off Democrat Adam Hamilton, a sign Republicans see the Senate majority fight moving into “red” territory. Immigration fallout in southwest Kansas: ICE raids and status checks have left Dodge City, Liberal and Garden City with empty classrooms, closed restaurants, canceled reservations, and disrupted beef processing shifts. Transgender bathroom law in court: A Statehouse lobbyist testified in Kris Kobach’s SB 244 defense, while plaintiffs seek to block the law’s restroom and driver’s license rules. Local government: De Soto adopted its 2027 budget and cut its mill rate about 6%. Public finance: Kansas September tax collections hit $1.08B, 5.5% above estimate. Economic development debate: Former Sen. Jeff Longbine urged Emporia voters to reject a 10-year data center moratorium, warning it could cost the community a major property-tax base expansion.
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