Statehouse Briefs: Former legislator Gus Bogina dies

Inside the Kansas capitol dome.

Inside the Kansas capitol dome. (Credit: JJGoldbond/Getty Images)

Former Kansas legislator August “Gus” Bogina, 96, of Topeka, died last week. Bogina, born Sept. 13, 1927 in Girard, resided in Johnson County during his terms as a Republican legislator. He served in the House from 1975 to 1980 and in the Senate from 1981 to 1995. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at ...