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Scott Rothschild (Statehouse Reporter)
Scott Rothschild covers the state Legislature, government and politics.
He has been a reporter in Kansas since 1998, and prior to that he covered news in Texas as a newspaper reporter and later with The Associated Press.
For two of the past three years, he has been awarded first place in beat reporting from Capitolbeat, an association of statehouse reporters and editors. He lives in Topeka with his wife and two teenage sons.
You can follow him on Twitter, where he provides instant updates on news and what's going on in the Statehouse.
Recent stories
- Legislative education committee lobs pre-emptive strike against more budget cuts
- November 20, 2009
- A state committee on Friday sought to put the brakes on further cuts to education.
- Statehouse Live: Committee seeks to stop education cuts
- 10:36 a.m., November 20, 2009 Updated 10:36 a.m.
- Issue of seeking federal waiver is discussed.
- Life sciences building at medical center to be named for Hemenway
- November 19, 2009
- Former Kansas University Chancellor Robert Hemenway’s name will front the Life Sciences Innovation Center at Kansas University Medical Center in Kansas City, Kan.
- Statehouse Live: Diverse opinions expected in school finance discussion; Life Sciences building named after Hemenway
- 10:30 a.m., November 19, 2009 Updated 02:40 p.m.
- Appropriations panel sets up funding review; Regents approve naming KU Med Center research facility
- Official: Repealing tax exemptions would help finance state services
- Exemptions since ’95 have taken $10.9B from state treasury, leader says
- November 19, 2009
- A top official in Gov. Mark Parkinson’s administration on Wednesday said Kansas needs to repeal some tax exemptions to provide the revenue needed to fund crucial state services.
- ‘Tough, hard’ cuts on way for higher ed
- November 19, 2009
- Preparing for another round of budget cuts, the Kansas Board of Regents on Wednesday started to tamp down expectations.
- Statehouse Live: More higher education cuts expected, regents say
- 02:56 p.m., November 18, 2009 Updated 02:56 p.m.
- Parkinson expected to make budget cuts next week.
- Health care reform would bring benefits to Kansas, study finds
- November 17, 2009
- Health insurance reforms being debated in Congress would save the state up to $50 million per year and dramatically reduce the number of uninsured Kansans, according to a study released Tuesday by the Kansas Health Policy Authority.
- Political newcomer announces Democratic campaign for Kansas governor
- 02:34 p.m., November 17, 2009 Updated 04:49 p.m.
- One year before the 2010 election, a Democrat has emerged to challenge Republican U.S. Sen. Sam Brownback in the race for governor.
- Statehouse Live: Parkinson says budget cuts due next week; Federal health reform will save state money, study says
- Parkinson acknowledges next round will be painful
- 09:23 a.m., November 17, 2009 Updated 04:37 p.m.
- Businessman seeks to campaign against Brownback; Governor will release budget-balancing plan; State health agency says feds would pick up much of the new costs.
Recent photos
Lawrence artist Stan Herd and Kansas First Lady Stacy Parkinson on Friday stand beside a painting done by Herd during a news conference at the Kansas Museum of History. The work was one of nine awarded in a second-chance Kansas Lottery contest.
State Board of Education Chairwoman Janet Waugh, D-Kansas City, Kan. (left), and interim Education Commissioner Diane Debacker on Tuesday listen to school finance presentation from Deputy Education Commissioner Dale Dennis. Dennis said base state aid per pupil is decreasing because of budget problems.
Gov. Mark Parkinson's budget director Duane Goossen (left), and Alan Conroy, director of the Kansas Legislative Research Department discuss new state revenue estimates Thursday in Capitol. The report shows continuing drop in tax receipts.
Gov. Mark Parkinson on Wednesday speaks with students at Whitson Elementary School in Topeka about H1N1 flu. Later, he told a reporter that he hoped to avoid a tax increase during the upcoming legislative session.
William Thornton of Atchison speaks at a news conference Friday in the Capitol. Thornton was named by Gov. Mark Parkinson as acting secretary of the Kansas Department of Commerce to replace Dave Kerr who is going to the Missouri economic development agency.
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