Statehouse Briefing

Video: Brownback meets with Romney supporters in Ohio

Gov. Sam Brownback [hit the campaign trail][1] for Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney today, visiting with voters in Ohio. In the northeast Ohio town of Ravenna, Brownback met with about 20 Romney supporters who waited for the Kansas governor to emerge from a Romney-Ryan tour ...

Brownback to show appreciation for state employees

Gov. Sam Brownback's office will provide ice cream and cookies to state employees on Friday. The event, to run from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. outside the Statehouse, is being held to show appreciation to state employees. Workers are encouraged to bring a sack lunch or buy food from vendors ...

Media reports focus on ALEC, corporate ties

In recent days, the American Legislative Exchange Council has been the focus of numerous media reports for pushing corporate interests in Legislatures across the nation, including Kansas. The corporate-funded group gathers conservative legislators for meetings to put together "model ...

Tonight’s meeting on SRS office closure likely to touch on many issues

Tonight's meeting to discuss the recent decision by the Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services to shut down its Lawrence office will likely touch on several changes at SRS under Gov. Sam Brownback's administration. The meeting is scheduled to start at 7 p.m. at Plymouth ...

Meeting called to discuss SRS office closure

The office of House Democratic Leader Paul Davis of Lawrence says a meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Monday at Plymouth Congregational Church, 925 Vt. to discuss the recent decision by Gov. Sam Brownback's administration to close the Lawrence office of the Kansas Department of Social and ...

Anti-abortion group seeks further abortion restrictions

Emboldened by the anti-abortion agenda of Gov. Sam Brownback and the Kansas Legislature, an anti-abortion group said Tuesday it will start a petition drive to have a special legislative session to enact a measure banning abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detectable, which can be as early as ...