Phill Kline is apparently vying for Johnson County DA job.Martin Hawver of Hawver News reports that Attorney Gen. Phill Kline has registered to vote in Johnson County, which is a requirement to seek the job of Johnson County District Attorney. He registered with an address in Stilwell, according to Hawver. That job will be vacated when the current district attorney, Paul Morrison, becomes attorney general after having defeated Kline last month.The Johnson County GOP committee meets Monday to select a successor to Morrison. Republican precinct committeemen and women get to elect Morrison’s replacement because Morrison was elected to the Johnson County post as a Republican. He later switched to the Democratic Party to take on Kline.Read the Kansas City Star report on the same issue.Other headlines today:Gov. Kathleen Sebelius(LJW) Basketball bounces Sebelius speech: In a jump ball between basketball and Kansas government, basketball wins. Gov. Kathleen Sebelius wants to give her State of the State speech to the 2007 Legislature on the evening of Wednesday, Jan. 10. But two of the state’s three public television stations, which traditionally broadcast the speech live from the Kansas House chamber, have a previous commitment at that time.(AP) Democratic Governors to Use New Power: The Democratic governors’ national prospects have spiked from 2004, when no sitting Democratic governors was in the hunt for the White House. Besides Richardson and Vilsack, several others might be considered for the vice presidency because of their proven appeal in GOP-leaning states. “The framework is in place, I think, to elect a Democratic president,” said Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, who is taking over leadership of the governors’ group in 2007. She noted that 54 percent of people in the U.S. will live in states with a Democratic governor next year. Sebelius and Govs. Janet Napolitano of Arizona, Brian Schweitzer of Montana and Phil Bredesen of Tennessee all have been discussed as potential presidential candidates because they have won where other Democrats could not. All four said Wednesday that they were not going to run for president in 2008, but none ruled out a bid down the road.(Harris News Service) Plans for college repairs still elusive: State lawmakers say they want to address a growing backlog of building repairs at universities, one college leader touring the state said Thursday. The debate centers on how to begin, Fort Hays State University President Edward Hammond said during a stop in Topeka. With state revenues growing, Hammond’s idea for addressing the problem is to set aside $180 million to $200 million in the next budget year and put a huge dent in the problem. That’s similar to the approach being advocated by the state’s Board of Regents. The board is requesting that Gov. Kathleen Sebelius propose $150 million to $200 million for deferred maintenance for the 2008 budget year, which starts next July.Kansas Board of Education(LJW) Panelist: Faith, reason debate endless: If you thought it was a wild ride to watch Kansas set standards for teaching science in the classroom, imagine what the debate about teaching religion might look like. “I anticipate it will be a discussion point in these next two years,” Kansas State Board of Education member Sue Gamble said in a panel discussion Thursday on the Kansas University campus. Gamble said that comparative religion classes already are being taught across the state, but that the board has not set any standards for the subject. Given the controversy that’s enveloped the teaching of evolution in recent years in Kansas, she said some board members have asked themselves, “Do we really want to take on religion?” That was one of the topics covered during a five-person panel discussion titled “Knowledge: Faith & Reason” on Thursday afternoon at the Hall Center for the Humanities. The issues(Garden City Telegram) Health policy authority operating: The Kansas Health Policy Authority has a lot on its plate, Deputy Director Andrew Allison told southwest Kansas agencies Wednesday, but it’s moving forward in addressing state health care issues.