Kansas Senate race: National forecasters softened Kansas’ U.S. Senate matchup after Rev. Adam Hamilton won the Democratic primary, shifting the GOP advantage from “safe/solid” to “likely” and setting up a high-spend November fight against Sen. Roger Marshall. State politics & courts: Kansas voters rejected a constitutional amendment that would have moved Supreme Court selection from merit-based to direct elections, a rare win for GOP voters who still said “no” to the party’s agenda. Education funding: Shawnee Mission Schools warned of a $5.5M deficit and possible staffing/program cuts, while a metro coalition of districts hired a law firm to pursue legal action over long-running special education underfunding. Agriculture & SNAP: A Kansas farm bill push hit a snag as the U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee failed to move it forward, and Kansas’ SNAP payment error rate fell but still leaves the state facing a potential federal penalty. Public safety & crime: Winfield investigators are probing a murder-suicide that killed five children and two adults; Kansas City police are searching for a bank robbery suspect; and a KCK fire captain faces felony aggravated battery charges tied to a June incident. Local governance: Great Bend County canvassers will meet to certify primary ballots, while the Kansas Natural Resource Coalition seeks county approval to join federal ESA litigation.