Kansas lawmakers talk a good game about letting the citizens decide, but only if they get to choose the topic and the timing.

They went 16-0 for the union, with two not voting, said SEIU business representative Esau Freeman. It represents a new phase for the SEIU locally, but not a huge stretch, Freeman said.

Estes defeated Democrat Esau Freeman to keep a seat he’s held since 2017 in the 4th District of south-central Kansas. Estes is a former two-term county and state treasurer who won a special ...

Republican incumbent Ron Estes is running for re-election, and Esau Freeman is running as a Democrat. U.S. representatives serve two-year terms. State representatives are lawmakers responsible for ...

Former congressional candidate Esau Freeman was a leader of a campaign to put a marijuana initiative on the ballot in Wichita in 2015. The measure was approved by voters but overturned in court on ...