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- Douglas County clerk ‘on the radar’ for secretary of state job
- February 8, 2010
- Douglas County Clerk Jaime Shew understands how some might see him as a potential replacement for Ron Thornburgh, who announced Monday he would be resigning as Kansas secretary of state.
- Audit looks at school district consolidation
- 01:04 p.m., February 8, 2010 Updated 01:05 p.m.
- The state could save money by merging school districts, but those consolidations could also produce problems, the study said.
- Statehouse Live: House committee considers moratorium on handing out tax breaks
- 09:39 a.m., February 8, 2010 Updated 11:24 a.m.
- The panel was considering a resolution to establish a three-year moratorium in granting new tax exemptions, tax credits or economic development incentives that involve the use of employer withholding taxes.
- Kansas City, Kan., casino developers expected to get final approval this week
- February 8, 2010
- A partnership hoping to build a casino in Kansas City, Kan., is expected to clear its final regulatory hurdle this week.
- National Guard to meet with residents over concerns with armory closings
- February 8, 2010
- A northeast Kansas legislator has asked the Kansas National Guard to meet with officials from Atchison and Troy about the closing of two armories.
- Capitol briefing: News from the Kansas Statehouse
- February 8, 2010
- News from the Statehouse for February 8, 2010.
- Funding debate pits courts against schools
- February 6, 2010
- An effort to keep furloughs from shutting down Kansas courts for several extra weeks in the spring got tangled up Friday in some legislators’ frustration with school districts seeking to reopen an education funding lawsuit.
- Bill would put passenger rail program on track
- February 6, 2010
- Carey Maynard-Moody is looking forward to the day when rail travel will be so popular in Kansas she won’t need volunteers to clean the Lawrence depot.
- Parkinson getting new chief speech writer
- February 5, 2010
- Kansas Gov. Mark Parkinson will be getting a chief spokesman at the end of next week.
- KU to ban sale of tobacco products from its campus
- 03:08 p.m., February 5, 2010 Updated 05:23 p.m.
- Kansas University announced Friday afternoon that cigarettes and other tobacco products would no longer be sold on campus.
- Kansas Gov. Parkinson vows to veto House smoking bill
- Bill would overturn Lawrence ordinance
- February 5, 2010
- Gov. Mark Parkinson on Friday said he would veto a House bill that would establish a statewide ban on smoking in indoor public places but allow numerous exemptions.
- Statehouse Live: Parkinson criticizes House smoking bill as “fraud”
- 11:57 a.m., February 5, 2010 Updated 11:57 a.m.
- Parkinson called House Bill 2642 “a ridiculous piece of public policy that is nothing but a fraud.”
- Kansas lawmaker calls for resignation of House speaker for leading lawsuit against state
- 10:30 a.m., February 5, 2010 Updated 01:01 p.m.
- A Democratic legislator called Friday for Kansas’ Republican House speaker to step down because he is representing businesses, trade groups and insurance funds in a lawsuit against the state.
- Liquor stores fighting effort by convenience stores to sell full-strength beer
- February 5, 2010
- Liquor stores that hold the monopoly on strong beers are fighting for the exclusive right to keep the tap flowing.
- Northeast Kansas legislator asks for delay in closing of National Guard armories, is rebuffed
- February 4, 2010
- A northeast Kansas legislator on Thursday tried to delay the closing of 18 Kansas National Guard armories, but was unsuccessful.
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