With Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis on the 2024 ballot, GOP could have state-funded primary in Kansas
With a potentially contentious 2024 race for the Republican presidential nomination waiting in the wings, lawmakers and party officials are considering whether to authorize a rare presidential primary in the state, a move that hasn't happened in Kansas in decades.
Legislation to allow for the one-time, state-funded primary is being considered in the Statehouse, with prominent Republicans and, potentially, the state Democratic Party on board with the idea.
Kansas Republican Party Chair Mike Brown, elected last month on anti-establishment platform, didn't weigh in on the bill during a hearing Thursday...