Video: Gov. Brownback discusses arts
Gov. Sam Brownback discusses the future of the arts in Kansas. Watch »
Video: Gov. Brownback discusses higher education
Gov. Sam Brownback would like to raise the rankings of the KU Medical Center and says the state needs to produce more engineers. Watch »
Video: Gov. Brownback discusses GOP candidates
Kansas governor Sam Brownback disclosed who he considers to be the leading candidate for the Republican party in the 2012 presidential race. Watch »
Video: Gov. Brownback discusses education funding issues
Gov. Sam Brownback on Tuesday spoke to reporters and editors at the Lawrence Journal-World. Brownback said growing the economy was his primary goal as he prepares for the 2012 legislative session that starts next month. Watch »
Video: Gov. Brownback discusses taxes and education
Gov. Sam Brownback said he would like to lower individual income taxes and most likely would not touch corporate taxes. Watch »
State of the State reactions
Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback gives his first State of the State address. State Rep. Barbara Ballard and State Rep. Tom Sloan react to the speech.
Governor Sam Brownback's inauguration day
Governor Sam Brownback was inaugurated on Monday, Jan. 10, 2010 in the Kansas House chamber. After his inauguration, he held his first cabinet meeting.
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Governor Sam Brownback's inauguration
Photos from Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback's inauguration on Monday, Jan. 10, 2011.
- Senate Republicans approve sales tax increase, cuts in income tax rates, lower food sales tax
- May 23, 2013
- The Kansas Senate, with only Republican support, on Thursday approved a tax plan that will increase taxes by $879 million over the next 5 years. By Scott Rothschild
- House Republican leaders propose 1.5 percent cut to higher education for each of next two fiscal years
- May 21, 2013
- Budgets for the state’s public universities, including Kansas University, would be cut 1.5 percent for each of the next two fiscal years under a deal approved by Republican budget leaders on Tuesday. By Scott Rothschild
- Legislative negotiations break down amid Republican in-fighting
- May 17, 2013
- Budget and tax negotiations broke down in the Legislature on Friday, prompting another round of Republican in-fighting before legislators went home, guaranteeing that the wrap-up session would extend into another week. By Scott Rothschild
- Conservatives at odds over budget, taxes as wrap-up session drags on
- May 14, 2013
- Kansas’ elected leaders may describe themselves as conservative Republicans, but, at this point, they aren’t getting along, and that means the state’s budget and tax system remained up in the air Tuesday as the 2013 wrap-up session dragged on. By Scott Rothschild
- Regents waiting on budget negotiations before taking up tuition proposals
- May 10, 2013
- One of the major duties of the Kansas Board of Regents is to set tuition and fees at the state universities. But that process will be delayed if Gov. Sam Brownback and the Kansas Legislature don’t come to an agreement soon on the state budget. By Scott Rothschild
- Kansas Action for Children files lawsuit against Attorney General Derek Schmidt over settlement records
- May 10, 2013
- A child advocacy group filed a lawsuit on Friday against Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt, alleging Schmidt’s office has violated the state law that requires the disclosure of public records. The attorney general’s office issued a statement that said it was following proper procedure. By Scott Rothschild
- Ralliers want to preserve current system of providing long-term services to those with disabilities
- May 8, 2013
- Hundreds of people with developmental disabilities and their parents and guardians gathered Wednesday to plead with Gov. Sam Brownback to leave their current system of services alone. By Scott Rothschild
- Brownback concludes tour urging support of stable funding for higher education
- May 7, 2013
- Gov. Sam Brownback on Tuesday concluded his statewide tour aimed at protecting higher education from budget cuts, but Democratic legislative leaders said the effort “rang hollow.” By Scott Rothschild
- Advocates for those with developmental disabilities applaud Brownback’s funding proposal, urge withdrawal of KanCare plan
- May 6, 2013
- Parents of Kansans with disabilities on Monday praised Gov. Sam Brownback for proposing additional funds to provide services and to move people off of waiting lists that they say have reached a crisis point. But they also urged Brownback to withdraw his plan to provide long-term care for their children under KanCare, which is the overhauled Medicaid program run by private insurance companies. By Scott Rothschid
- Revenue secretary says tax cuts are working
- May 5, 2013
- Kansas Department of Revenue Secretary Nick Jordan says recent state tax collections show that Gov. Sam Brownback’s tax cuts are working as economic stimulants. But state Sen. Tom Holland, D-Baldwin City, a vehement critic of the tax cuts that Brownback signed into law last year, said it is way too early for the Brownback administration to claim success. By Scott Rothschild
- About 100 people rally against policies of Brownback and legislative majority
- May 4, 2013
- About 100 people on Saturday braved chilly weather to protest outside the Statehouse against the policies of Gov. Sam Brownback and a majority of the Legislature. By Scott Rothschild
- U.S. Attorney General Holder tells Brownback new gun law is unconstitutional
- 09:47 a.m., May 2, 2013 Updated 05:18 p.m.
- A new Kansas law that criminalizes federal enforcement of gun laws is unconstitutional, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder has said. By Scott Rothschild
- Mediation in school finance case unsuccessful
- May 1, 2013
- Mediation in the Kansas school finance lawsuit “was unsuccessful,” attorneys on both sides of the case said Wednesday. By Scott Rothschild
- Kansas Action for Children criticizes Brownback’s plan to divert funds from children’s endowment
- April 30, 2013
- Gov. Sam Brownback has proposed taking $9.5 million from an endowment fund set up to pay for early-childhood programs and transferring that to the state’s all-purpose general fund to help balance the budget. Advocates for children are unhappy with the proposal. By Scott Rothschild
- Brownback proposes using bioscience funds to pay for adult stem cell center at KU
- April 29, 2013
- Gov. Sam Brownback on Monday released a budget amendment that includes funding for a new adult stem cell center at the Kansas University Medical Center.
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