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In 2002, Felker was investigated by the Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission who charged him with six counts of violating the state's campaign finance laws. This included allegations that employees of the Topeka Convention and Visitors Bureau filed false travel expense reports and subsequently donated the money to Felker's re-election campaign.
The office also receives campaign finance reports and registers lobbyists. The duty of regulating lobbying and campaign finance is shared with the Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission. The secretary was granted by the Kansas Legislature prosecutorial power in voter fraud cases and is the first and only secretary of state to hold that power. [3]
Campaign finance and ethics experts say a bill in the Kansas Legislature would make it easier for special interests to court lawmakers.
The Kansas experiment was a name given to a controversial and widely noted tax-cutting policy/agenda of Kansas Governor Sam Brownback that began with Brownback signing a bill cutting state taxes (Kansas Senate Bill Substitute HB 2117), in May 2012, [1] [2] and ended with the Kansas legislature's repeal of the bill in June 2017.
Secretary of Corrections – responsible for corrections in Kansas, including state prisons. Secretary of Health and Environment – the largest state department with two divisions Health and Environment. Superintendent of Highway Patrol – oversees the Highway Patrol, which ensures safety on the state's highways.
With Election Day approaching, political candidates have filed new campaign finance reports with the Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission. Candidates who receive or spend more than $1,000 must ...
Kansas law – K.S.A. 25-4154(a) – prohibits political contributions by one person “in the name of another person.” The Ethics Commission is relying in part on the law to investigate the ...