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Analysis: Bigger push on Kansas courts may be coming
A prominent conservative Kansas legislator has launched what could become the most aggressive campaign to date to rein in the state Supreme Court after a proposal failed that would have changed how its justices are selected.
16 hrs ago | Great Bend Tribune
Local students named Governor's Scholar
At the invitation of Kansas Governor Sam Brownback, Ethan Kaufman, Russell High School, Taylor Fry, Great Bend High School and Conner Birzer, Ellinwood High School, were selected to attend the 30th Annual Governor's Scholars Awards Program on May 5, in Topeka.
Yesterday | The Hutchinson News, Hutchinson Kansas
Kan. highway signs saluting MLB players going up
Seven Royal Valley High School freshmen are seeing a seventh-grade class project to research major league pitchers and brothers Virgil and Jesse Barnes result in a memorial to the baseball players.
A (dynamically?) dormant death penalty in Dorothy's domocile
The playfully alliterative headline for this post is spurred by this lengthy and effective local piece headlined "The Kansas death penalty has cobwebs." Here are excerpts: It may be weeks before Kansans know if prosecutors will seek the death penalty for Kyle Flack, accused of killing four people in Franklin County this spring.
Fred Logan elected to chair Kansas Board of Regents
Logan, who lives in Leawood, is a partner in the firm Logan Logan & Watson. He was appointed to the Board of Regents in 2011 by Governor Sam Brownback.
States Expand Welfare Drug Testing
Governor Sam Brownback signed a law last month that requires drug screening for Kansas recipients of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families .
Kansas Chamber video showcases close political ties
A promotional video for the Kansas Chamber of Commerce includes endorsements by top political leaders in the state.
SMITH: Privatization works ... when done right
Should Kansas privatize services for the intellectually and developmentally disabled population? The issue has brought a lot of heat this week.
Additional funding OK'd for Kansas biolab
The Kansas Senate approved a bill Wednesday, May 15, to provide an additional $202 million in bonds for the National Bio- and Agro-Defense Facility planned on the campus of Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kan., bringing the price tag to approximately $1.255 billion.
Obama Breeds Rebellion Among the States
It may well become the most unpopular law since Prohibition became an Amendment to the Constitution in 1919.
States prepare to defend controversial laws
New gun and abortion laws that sailed through Republican-controlled state legislatures this year are about to face scrutiny in a less hospitable arena: the courtroom.
Re: Don't reverse course at KU medical school
Good for the Wichita Metro Chamber of Commerce and city and county leaders for writing University of Kansas chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little to express their concerns over possible cuts to the KU School of Medicine in Wichita.
House Democratic staffer apologizes for Twitter posts
A staff member of the House Democratic leader offered an apology Thursday for a series of anonymous, derogatory postings on Twitter that offered critiques of Republicans involved in Kansas politics.
House and Senate try to repair rift
Republican senators and House members sat side-by-side Thursday morning in a groundbreaking joint caucus the supermajority party hopes will repair rifts caused by tax wrangling and bring about a deal that could end the legislative session.
PQ Corp. finally breaks ground on KCK plant expansion
Almost three years after announcing plans to expand, PQ Corp. broke ground Thursday on a $120 million project at its Kansas City, Kan., facility.
So it goes in a state where a handful of Republicans have decided to privately pursue a tax-cut plan in a state facing a significant loss of revenue.
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Governor's Council on Fitness Calls for Health Champion Nominations
TOPEKA, Kan. The Governor's Council on Fitness is asking for nominations in the 2013 Kansas Health Champion awards.
Midwest AGs Go After Storm-Chasing Roofing Companies
The attorneys general of Illinois, Kansas and Ohio are targeting storm-chasing roofing companies in their states with legal actions.
Judicial selection proposal among measures introduced in House committee
The proposals, by Rep. Lance Kinzer, R-Olathe, would bring to Kansas the federal model for judicial selection by allowing the governor to make lifetime appointments to the state Supreme Court.
Senate gives NBAF bonding go-ahead
The Senate passed a bill 32-8 Wednesday giving the State Finance Council authority to issue an additional $202 million in bonds for the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility in Manhattan.