- Media campaign launched to lobby governor on behalf of those with developmental disabilities
- April 26, 2013
- Advocates announced on Friday a campaign urging Gov. Sam Brownback to exclude long-term care services for those with developmental disabilities from KanCare. By Scott Rothschild
- Turnpike leader Johnston is leaving
- April 26, 2013
- Michael Johnston, the president and chief executive officer of the Kansas Turnpike Authority, who was thrust into the middle of a political battle this legislative session over control of the turnpike, announced on Friday he will retire from his position. The announcement came one week after Gov. Sam Brownback signed into law a bill that would make his appointed secretary of transportation also the director of operations of the Turnpike Authority, which oversees the 236-mile Kansas Turnpike. By Scott Rothschild
- Legislators question paying more for NBAF
- April 25, 2013
- In past years, elected officials in Kansas have been nearly unanimous in support of the proposed $1.15 billion National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility to be located near Kansas State University in Manhattan. No longer. On Thursday, several members of the Senate Ways and Means Committee voiced concerns about the cost and safety of NBAF, a federal biosecurity lab that will conduct research on deadly animal diseases and develop measures to protect the nation’s food supply. By Scott Rothschild
- KU officials dispute cash balance list circulated by House Republican leaders who want to cut higher ed
- April 24, 2013
- House Republican leaders who are calling for higher education to take a 4 percent state budget cut say that public universities are sitting on $422 million in various funds that could be redirected to pay for other expenses. But Kansas University officials on Wednesday disputed the meaning of the cash balance list circulated by top GOP officials in the House. By Scott Rothschild
- Brownback signs into law bill establishing adult stem cell research and treatment at KU Medical Center
- April 22, 2013
- The center will be charged with working on adult stem cell, cord blood and related stem cell research, providing therapies to patients and serving as a clearinghouse for physicians on cutting-edge treatments. By Scott Rothschild
- Opponents of drug testing for welfare benefits see it as hassling the poor; Brownback says it will help
- April 21, 2013
- By next year, applicants for welfare and unemployment benefits who are suspected of taking illegal drugs will be tested, and if they fail the test they will lose their benefits. Some groups see this as mean-spirited hassling of the poor, but Gov. Sam Brownback and supporters of the new law say it will help break the cycle of poverty because those who fail will be required to take substance abuse and jobs training. By Scott Rothschild
- It’s official: Brownback signs bill saying life begins at fertilization
- April 20, 2013
- Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback signed sweeping anti-abortion legislation Friday, giving his state a new law to block tax breaks for abortion providers, ban sex-selection abortions and declare that life begins “at fertilization.”
- Brownback administration cites more savings from KanCare, wants to use funds for those with disabilities
- April 19, 2013
- Gov. Sam Brownback’s administration on Friday announced that its recent privatization of Medicaid is saving more than expected, and it wants to use those savings to provide services to people with disabilities and help pay for a new education building at the Kansas University Medical Center. By Scott Rothschild
- Brownback signs into law measure making KDOT secretary the director of operations of Kansas Turnpike
- April 19, 2013
- Gov. Sam Brownback on Friday signed into law legislation that will make his appointed secretary of transportation also director of operations of the Kansas Turnpike Authority. By Scott Rothschild
- Gov. Brownback says he’ll attend President Obama’s event in Lawrence if he’s invited
- April 16, 2013
- Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback says he hopes to see President Barack Obama when he makes a visit Friday to Lawrence.
- Brownback to tour in support of his higher education budget
- 03:10 p.m., April 15, 2013 Updated 04:05 p.m.
- Gov. Sam Brownback on Monday announced that he will hit the road next week to defend his higher education budget proposal against cuts offered by his fellow Republicans in the Legislature. By Scott Rothschild
- Governor forms committee to increase recreational, tourism opportunities on Kansas River
- April 10, 2013
- The committee’s work will build on last year’s designation of the Kansas River as a National Water Trail by the U.S. Department of Interior. By Scott Rothschild
- Petitions delivered urging Brownback to veto anti-abortion measures
- April 9, 2013
- Abortion rights supporters on Tuesday pleaded with Gov. Sam Brownback to veto proposed abortion restrictions approved by the Legislature, saying the bills will endanger women’s health. By Scott Rothschild
- Democrats criticize Brownback over comments made in national radio address
- April 8, 2013
- Democratic leaders on Monday criticized Gov. Sam Brownback for telling a national audience that the Kansas budget went from deficit to surplus without a tax increase or cuts to school funding. By Scott Rothschild
- Abortion rights supporters will ask Brownback to reject bills, but he is likely to sign them into law
- April 8, 2013
- Supporters of a woman’s right to have an abortion will deliver petitions Tuesday to Gov. Sam Brownback, urging him to veto bills on abortion, but Brownback will most likely sign the measures into law. By Scott Rothschild
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