- Woman killed after falling out of party bus
- May 6, 2013
- A 26-year-old Kansas City, Kan., woman died Saturday after falling out of a party bus on Interstate 35 and being struck by three other vehicles.
- 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
- Wheel Genius: Road work planned for this week
- May 5, 2013
- City construction projects are now mapped at lawks.us/construction-map.
- 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
- Fuel spill reported in McLouth
- 12:00 a.m., May 4, 2013 Updated 04:23 p.m.
- Emergency crews from Jefferson and Douglas counties responded late Friday night to a reported fuel spill in McLouth.
- State officials working overtime to keep up with concealed-carry permits
- May 2, 2013
- Kansans are still applying for concealed-carry permits in large numbers, and state officials are just managing to keep up with them, the Kansas Attorney General’s office reported Thursday.
- U.S. Attorney General Holder tells Brownback new gun law is unconstitutional
- 09:47 a.m., May 2, 2013 Updated 05:18 p.m.
- A new Kansas law that criminalizes federal enforcement of gun laws is unconstitutional, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder has said. By Scott Rothschild
- Mediation in school finance case unsuccessful
- May 1, 2013
- Mediation in the Kansas school finance lawsuit “was unsuccessful,” attorneys on both sides of the case said Wednesday. By Scott Rothschild
- Kansas Humanities Council announces new state poet laureate
- May 1, 2013
- As the state’s new poet laureate, a fourth-generation Kansan says she hopes to use poetry to help fellow residents explore the concept of home. The Kansas Humanities Council announced Wednesday that Wyatt Townley, of Leawood, has been chosen as the 2013-15 Kansas Poet Laureate. By Sara Shepherd
- Kansas Action for Children criticizes Brownback’s plan to divert funds from children’s endowment
- April 30, 2013
- Gov. Sam Brownback has proposed taking $9.5 million from an endowment fund set up to pay for early-childhood programs and transferring that to the state’s all-purpose general fund to help balance the budget. Advocates for children are unhappy with the proposal. By Scott Rothschild
- Brownback proposes using bioscience funds to pay for adult stem cell center at KU
- April 29, 2013
- Gov. Sam Brownback on Monday released a budget amendment that includes funding for a new adult stem cell center at the Kansas University Medical Center.
- Kansas Department of Agriculture preparing for move to Manhattan
- April 28, 2013
- The Kansas Department of Agriculture is changing pastures, and that has raised some concerns. By Scott Rothschild
- Governor: Higher education deserves to avoid cuts
- April 27, 2013
- Gov. Sam Brownback said Friday his administration has pushed Kansas’ higher education system to take on additional work and that legislators should protect funding for state universities and colleges because they’ve “stepped up aggressively” to meet rising expectations.
- 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
- Attorney general seeks $1.2 million to defend new laws
- April 25, 2013
- Kansas’ attorney general is warning legislators that the state faces potential lawsuits and more than $1.2 million in costs because of laws enacted this year, including a pro-gun policy aimed at the federal government and a sweeping anti-abortion measure declaring that life begins “at fertilization.”
- KBI expects results soon in ‘Cold Blood’ tests
- April 25, 2013
- The Kansas Bureau of Investigation expects to have results early next month from tests on DNA from the two men executed for the 1959 murders inspiring Truman Capote’s classic book, “In Cold Blood,” to see whether they are linked to decades-old killings in Florida, a top KBI official said Thursday.
- 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
- Rare Washington papers on display in Abilene
- April 24, 2013
- Encased in glass with the light and humidity closely controlled, a rare piece of printed United States history is on display at the Eisenhower Presidential Museum. President George Washington’s personal, signed copy of the Acts of Congress, with his handwritten notes, is available for public viewing through May 3.
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- Two men shot multiple times early this morning in Lawrence May 19, 2013
- Burgers, bratwurst, gifts and good times: friends tell of homicide victims’ last days May 19, 2013
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- Budget provision would block state funding for Common Core standards May 16, 2013
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