- New judicial-selection plan fails
- May 15, 2013
- A plan to change how Kansas fills vacancies on its two highest courts foundered Tuesday when the Kansas Bar Association’s board decided to oppose it.
- 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
- Brownback: Private GOP tax talks ‘going well’
- May 14, 2013
- Private negotiations with top legislative Republicans about tax issues are “going well,” Gov. Sam Brownback said Monday, but he wouldn’t predict when party leaders might agree on a plan to cut income taxes further.
- 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
- Kansas House approves NBAF funding
- May 9, 2013
- Gov. Sam Brownback’s administration overcame fresh resistance from the Kansas Legislature on Thursday to his proposal for an additional $202 million in bonds to help cover higher construction costs for a national biodefense lab that state officials had pursued aggressively.
- Republicans push through proposal blocking the desires of advocates for the developmentally disabled
- May 9, 2013
- Republicans on the House budget committee Thursday approved a measure that says if long-term care for those with developmental disabilities is kept out of KanCare, then they won’t get funding to reduce a waiting list for services. By Scott Rothschild
- Republican freshman lawmakers in Kansas House undergo re-election briefing
- May 9, 2013
- Freshman House Republicans went to candidate school Thursday in the Statehouse. They heard from their legislative leaders, Gov. Sam Brownback’s political lieutenant, and a campaign consultant about how to strengthen their positions in the run-up to their re-election campaigns in 2014. By Scott Rothschild
- Kansas House, Senate far apart on tax issue as legislative wrap-up starts
- May 8, 2013
- A monthlong break didn’t bring Republican legislative leaders any closer to resolving their standoff over taxes as the wrap-up session started Wednesday. 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
- Kansans wanting to repeal the death penalty applaud Maryland’s action
- May 2, 2013
- Kansans calling for repeal of the state’s death penalty were glad to hear on Thursday that Maryland became the 18th state to abolish capital punishment. By Scott Rothschild
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