- Bill would require information on emergency contraception as part of sexual assault examination process
- February 7, 2012
- Medical facilities that provide care to rape victims would be required to give information about the availability of emergency contraception under a bill considered Tuesday by legislators.
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 »
Video: Lawrence residents speak out on SRS closure
Some of the sounds from the public forum on the decision by Gov. Sam Brownback's administration to close the Lawrence office of the Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services. Watch »
Video: SRS Secretary Rob Siedlecki discusses closure of Lawrence office
Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services Secretary Rob Siedlecki spoke with Lawrence Journal-World editors Monday, July 11, 2011, about the planned closure of the Lawrence SRS office. Siedlecki said there was no chance the Lawrence office will be spared closure, but maintained there will be some SRS presence in the city. Watch »
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- Kansas Senate approves congressional map that consolidates Lawrence in 2nd, puts Manhattan in 1st
- February 8, 2012
- The Kansas Senate Wednesday approved a bi-partisan congressional redistricting plan that puts all of Lawrence in the 2nd U.S. House district.
- Labor groups blast Brownback over tax plan, several other bills
- February 8, 2012
- But Brownback, in an event with the Kansas Chamber of Commerce and other business groups, defended his proposal.
- Kansas House moves remap bill; Senate plans debate
- February 8, 2012
- The Kansas House gave first round approval Wednesday to a bill that redraws its members’ districts to shift power within the chamber from rural communities to the Kansas City metropolitan area.
- Kansas income tax debate accelerates
- February 8, 2012
- Opponents to Gov. Sam Brownback’s proposal for cutting Kansas income tax rates said Wednesday the Republican’s plan is misguided and would punish working families.
- Concealed carry on campuses approved by committee
- February 8, 2012
- House Bill 2353 is now headed to the full House for consideration with a recommendation for approval from the House Federal and State Affairs Committee.
- Kansas teachers to deliver pension petition
- February 8, 2012
- A group of Johnson County teachers is heading to the Kansas Statehouse to deliver signatures they have gathered in protest of plans to change the state employee retirement system.
- Statehouse Live: Committee approves new voter registration requirements
- February 8, 2012
- Republicans on the House Elections Committee pushed the bill, sought by Secretary of State Kris Kobach, to the full House for consideration, while Democrats opposed it.
- Gun investigation bill dies in House committee
- February 8, 2012
- The so-called “Bloomberg Bill,” aimed at keeping some gun investigations conducted by other states out of Kansas, failed to make it out of the Kansas House Corrections and Juvenile Justice Committee on Tuesday.
- More offenders may be required to register under proposed amendments to act
- February 8, 2012
- More sexual, violent and drug offenders will likely be required to register with the state under the current version of amendments to the Kansas Offender Registration Act.
- KU Chancellor Gray-Little outlines retention, graduation goals
- February 7, 2012
- Kansas University Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little Tuesday outlined a plan to increase retention and graduation rates and research funding.
- Shawnee County DA to decide course soon in Planned Parenthood documents case
- February 7, 2012
- A Kansas prosecutor expects to decide soon whether to pursue criminal charges over the shredding of state documents seen as key evidence in a criminal case against a Planned Parenthood clinic.
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