Kansas governor race, voting rules and property-tax stakes

Ty Masterson and Cindy Holscher compete November 3, with data-center policy a major campaign divide. A new dispute over Masterson's attendance and WSU budget cuts includes partly corroborated claims and responses from his campaign and WSU; it remains contested. Litigation continues over the mail-ballot grace period and personalized voter applications, while Riley County's 2027 budget raises average single-family homeowner property taxes by 6.7%.