Kansas Political News
Differences arise between legislators over school finance, voter registration
The panel of legislators talked about the session and took questions before approximately 75 people at the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce Eggs & Issues breakfast held at the Eldridge Hotel.
Saturday February 4, 2012 4:51PM | ljworld.com
Big political donors have big agendas
The millionaires, billionaires and companies giving big sums to political committees supporting Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich and Barack Obama have important business with the next president.
Saturday February 4, 2012 5:11AM | ljworld.com
Brownback consolidates SRS and 2 other agencies, names director for new children and families department
Gov. Sam Brownback has named a social worker and former legislator as secretary of the state's largest social services agency and has drafted an order reorganizing it and two other agencies.
Friday February 3, 2012 9:05PM | ljworld.com
Lawrence residents plan anti-ALEC rally in Topeka
A grass roots organization founded by two Lawrence residents has scheduled a rally and other events later this month at the Capitol to bring attention to the American Legislative Exchange Council and its ties to Gov. Sam Brownback, Secretary of State Kris Kobach and many legislators.
Friday February 3, 2012 7:24PM | ljworld.com
DA tells legislators to save records from dinner meetings with Brownback
Brownback, a Republican, invited GOP lawmakers from 13 legislative committees to seven dinners in January, without formally notifying the public.
Friday February 3, 2012 2:01PM | ljworld.com
Kansas officials warned to keep records about meetings at governor’s residence
A local prosecutor is warning Kansas legislators and Gov. Sam Brownback to preserve records and electronic files about gatherings at his official residence as “potentially relevant evidence” in an investigation into a newspaper’s complaints that the sessions violated the state’s open meetings act.
Friday February 3, 2012 6:48AM | ljworld.com
Brownback asks Kansans to help stop human trafficking
Gov. Sam Brownback on Thursday evening urged Kansans to help stop human slave trade at the End Human Trafficking event at the Kansas Union.
Friday February 3, 2012 5:32AM | ljworld.com
Hollywood Casino Kansas Speedway opening could have impacts across the region
The ribbon will be cut and doors will open for the first phase of the $411 million Hollywood Casino at Kansas Speedway just before noon Friday.
Thursday February 2, 2012 10:55PM | ljworld.com
Kansas water policy proposals advancing
Two pieces of Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback's proposal to revise the state's policies on water use have cleared legislative hurdles.
Thursday February 2, 2012 10:20PM | ljworld.com
Statehouse Live: Bill aimed at increasing swine production facilities advances
Supporters of the bill said it would help the economy by attracting more hog farms and make the rules for approving hog farms and dairy operations the same.
Thursday February 2, 2012 6:42PM | ljworld.com
Auditors may revisit Kansas Biosciences report
An investigator from an auditing firm that examined the Kansas Bioscience Authority says a supplemental report may be done to explain emails from the authority's former CEO.
Thursday February 2, 2012 6:23PM | ljworld.com
Ron Paul gambles on caucus states to amass delegates
Ron Paul is rolling the dice on Nevada and other caucus states like Minnesota, Kansas and Washington, hoping to keep his nontraditional presidential campaign alive by amassing Republican delegates rather than notching outright wins.
Thursday February 2, 2012 6:20PM | ljworld.com
Lawmakers won’t review concealed carry for blind
A little-known provision in Kansas law that allows the blind and other people with serious physical infirmities to carry concealed weapons in public places likely will not get reviewed by state lawmakers this session.
Thursday February 2, 2012 5:45AM | ljworld.com
Obama seeks to broaden reach of housing assistance
Conceding his earlier housing programs have fallen short, President Barack Obama on Wednesday proposed a vast expansion of government assistance to homeowners, aiming to make lower lending rates a possibility for millions of borrowers who have not been able to get out from under burdensome mortgages.
Thursday February 2, 2012 4:59AM | ljworld.com
Kobach confirms he's an unpaid adviser to Romney
Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach confirms that he’s serving as an unpaid adviser on immigration issues to Republican Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign.
Thursday February 2, 2012 3:06AM | ljworld.com
Brownback to discuss human trafficking Thursday at KU
Gov. Sam Brownback will speak on “Ending Human Trafficking” at 6 p.m. Thursday in the Kansas University Union Ballroom.
Wednesday February 1, 2012 10:13PM | ljworld.com
Plan to hire illegal immigrants complicates Kobach's vision
An architect of state and local laws cracking down on illegal immigration is a leading Republican officeholder in Kansas, but business groups in his home state are asking legislators to move in the opposite direction by starting an unusual program designed to give illegal immigrants hard-to-fill jobs.
Wednesday February 1, 2012 9:26PM | ljworld.com
Equality group asks legislators to repeal sodomy law
The executive director of a gay rights group asked Kansas legislators on Wednesday to repeal an unenforced law that makes sex between consenting adults of the same gender a crime.
Wednesday February 1, 2012 8:53PM | ljworld.com
Senate committee approves map putting Lawrence in 2nd U.S. House District
Legislators are re-drawing congressional district boundaries to accommodate population changes.
Wednesday February 1, 2012 7:26PM | ljworld.com
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas says it won't submit proposal to be Medicaid contractor
The Brownback administration has put out a request for proposals for contractors to bid on providing managed care services under Medicaid, which serves approximately 350,000 Kansans.
Wednesday February 1, 2012 5:43PM | ljworld.com
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