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Brief: Greitens Drama Continues, McCaskill-Hawley Tweet Battle, Storm Chances for Tonight

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A tossup in the race for Kansas Governor?

Kobach’s victory in the primary, combined with state Sen. Laura Kelly’s win in the Democratic primary and the likely entry of independent candidate Greg Orman, sets up a three-way race for the governor’s office.

That prompted the nonpartisan Cook’s Political Report on Wednesday to move the race from the “likely Republican” column to a toss-up.

“But, Kobach’s victory isn’t necessarily good news as most GOP strategists consider him to be a flawed nominee. As a result, the race moves to the Toss Up,” the political handicapping website reported Wednesday.

Looking back at the primary result:

By early evening, Colyer was ready to concede, his hopes of winning the GOP nomination for Kansas governor dead. At 7:30 p.m., he quit the race before all the votes had been counted.

Despite the narrow margin, Colyer’s team determined that it had become mathematically impossible for him to pull ahead, according to six Colyer associates who spoke on condition of anonymity.

An official close to Colyer said “the plan (earlier on Tuesday) had been to announce a recount given that the margin was so close” but that “after the Johnson County numbers came in it was clear that the numbers just were not in our favor.”

 

Claire McCaskill and Josh Hawley fight on Twitter:

 

Greitens drama continues.

A special prosecutor will investigate allegations that a lawyer for the ex-husband of the woman who had an affair with former Gov. Eric Greitens violated a gag order.

St. Louis Circuit Judge Rex Burlison said Tuesday that the prosecutor will investigate a “charge of indirect criminal contempt” against Albert Watkins.

In June, Burlison threatened to fine or jail Watkins over a news release and a 20-minute impromptu April news conference after leaving a hearing at which a lawyer for Greitens revealed that Watkins had received two $50,000 cash payments.

Watkins says he’s “respectful of the court’s decision.”

 

No more smoking on campus at KU:

Although smoking is banned at the University, individuals can still smoke in their cars on campus, Jameson said. There are no guidelines for whether or not windows must be closed.

Oszlanczi said she expects the change to be difficult for all students, but specifically those who come from a place where tobacco use is more accepted.

“For someone that’s specifically coming from a culture that allows tobacco use and it’s very common to smoke and they’re not regulated that much, they’ll probably feel a bit forced to quit,” she said. “But after a while, if they see there are resources available for them, I think that maybe it can encourage them to try to quit smoking.”

 

Kansas Senator on the Supreme Court nominee:

 

Lack of vaccinations lead to outbreak:

Officials linked the outbreak to an amusement park in California, where it is thought that a traveler from overseas brought it to the U.S.

Measles is an airborne virus that spreads through coughing and sneezing.

Symptoms of the virus show up in 10 to 14 days and last seven to 10 days. Some symptoms are a high fever, cough, runny nose and red eyes, followed by a rash that typically starts on the face and spreads to the rest of the body.

 

 

KDOT goes for bad joke of the day for safety:

 

The Brief is a daily roundup from St. Joe Post and around the web. The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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