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- Regents Chairwoman asks legislators to put away the budget knife
- November 6, 2009
- Kansas Board of Regents Chair Jill Docking on Friday urged Gov. Mark Parkinson and lawmakers to avoid cutting higher education as the state grapples with a $460 million budget shortfall.
- Budget estimate declines by 4.2%
- November 6, 2009
- State fiscal experts Thursday said the Kansas economy remains stuck in recession, and that means a further drop in tax revenues and more budget cuts.
- Former Kansas governor William Avery dies at age 98
- November 5, 2009
- William Avery, a one-term Republican governor in the 1960s and former U.S. House member, has died, the governor’s office said Thursday. He was 98.
- Statehouse Live: FORECAST IN: Recession continues, budget cuts likely;
- 08:24 a.m., November 5, 2009 Updated 06:39 p.m.
- Revised tax projections will set targets for Gov. Parkinson, legislators; Increased caseloads require more funding;
- Lawmakers plan to discuss death penalty
- November 5, 2009
- A proposal to abolish the Kansas death penalty will be considered by lawmakers during the second week of the 2010 legislative session, a legislator said Wednesday.
- Kansas leaders step back from talk of tax hike to make up budget gap
- November 4, 2009
- State leaders Wednesday appeared to shut the door to a tax increase to contend with the continuing budget crisis.
- Statehouse Live: Death penalty repeal set for debate next session; Parkinson moves away from tax increase; State GOP comments on elections
- 08:41 a.m., November 4, 2009 Updated 05:38 p.m.
- Key lawmaker says abolition of death penalty will be considered; Governor says he hopes to avoid tax increases; Kansas Republicans tout wins in Virginia and New Jersey
- State library moves outside
- November 4, 2009
- Visitors to the Statehouse will soon have to walk outside to check out a book at the Kansas State Library.
- Parkinson: Feds need to solve power line problem
- More transmission lines needed to meet growing energy demands
- November 4, 2009
- More federal guidance is needed if Kansas — and the rest of the country — is to build the transmission lines needed to carry wind energy and meet growing energy demands.
- Statehouse Live: More school districts consider funding lawsuit; Democratic Party petition opposes GOP health care amendment; Tiahrt compares Democratic Party to communism, report says
- 11:11 a.m., November 3, 2009 Updated 04:16 p.m.
- State Democratic Party launches petition drive in response to proposal that seeks to pre-empt federal health reform in Kansas; U.S. House member from Kansas running for Senate aims criticism at Democrats
- State Board of Education to review budgets, studies on district consolidation
- No action expected
- November 3, 2009
- The State Board of Education is scheduled next week to hear several updates on financing Kansas’ 293 school districts.
- Parkinson refutes soccer-deal critics
- November 3, 2009
- Kansas Gov. Mark Parkinson is suggesting that critics who think his administration isn’t trying hard enough to lure thousands of jobs away from Missouri are pushing him to be fiscally irresponsible.
- Statehouse Live: Malkin to help Kobach; Parkinson counters Cerner deal critcism; Report says Brownback’s Senate seat to stay Republican; Waugh opposes school cuts; Roberts eyeing 2014
- 09:12 a.m., November 2, 2009 Updated 03:29 p.m.
- FOX News personality to raise funds for Kobach; Governor defends proposal for KCK development; Political website says Senate seat to stay in GOP column; Education Board Chair says education cuts will hurt state; Veteran pol looking at another Senate term
- Supporters of suspected Tiller killer defy ban, try to hold benefit auction on eBay
- Monday morning, eBay took down the items
- 08:31 a.m., November 2, 2009 Updated 11:40 a.m.
- Online auction house eBay said it has begun taking down several items of anti-abortion memorabilia posted to raise funds for the man accused of killing a Kansas abortion doctor.
- Attorney General candidate wants to allow more cases in small claims court
- Current Senate majority leader expects to press for legislation in the next session
- November 2, 2009
- Kansas Senate Majority Leader Derek Schmidt wants to allow more cases to be settled in small claims court.
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