Legislature

Dems denounce GOP for court furloughs

Democratic legislators stood Friday in front of the Shawnee County Courthouse to denounce the strategy of Republican lawmakers who blocked a $1.4 million appropriation capable of preventing statewide furlough of court employees. Read More

News

Agricultural immigration coalition elusive

Most of U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack's speech at Kansas State Tuesday was spent lauding the American farmer for contributions to the country's economy, ecology and national security.

by Andy Marso

State

Kansas Democrats to rally for Obama

Kansas Democrats are preparing to converge on 50 presidential caucus sites Saturday to affirm the obvious.

by Tim Carpenter

News

Jenkins denies redistricting role, leaving some skeptical

Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins says she is aware of the concerns about a redistricting map that proposes to carve most of Topeka out of her 2nd District, but there is little she can do about it.

by Andy Marso

News

Brownback protests regulatory bills forced by feds

Gov. Sam Brownback on Monday allowed bills revising how Kansas regulates banks and real estate appraisers to become law, but he refused to sign them as a protest against states being "coerced" by the federal government into making such changes.

by John Hanna

News

Vilsack to touch on agricultural job creation

Representatives of the U.S. Department of Agriculture say Secretary Tom Vilsack's speech at Tuesday at Kansas State University will be a wide-ranging address about the economic benefits of agriculture.

by Andy Marso

News

Salina Rep. Roth giving up Kansas House seat

SALINA - Republican Charlie Roth, of Salina, has decided against running for another term in the Kansas House. Roth made the announcement Monday in a message to friends and supporters.

by The Associated Press

News

Two Topekans among Brownback appointments

Gov. Sam Brownback made a flurry of appointments to state boards and commissions Monday that included two Topekans.

by Andy Marso

News

Jenkins raises no concerns about plan to split Topeka

U.S. Rep. Lynn Jenkins' public contribution to months of congressional redistricting debate is confined to tepid statements of contentment with existing boundaries of her 2nd District.

by Tim Carpenter

News

Critics still push against Medicaid overhaul

Critics of Gov. Sam Brownback's plan to overhaul the Medicaid program in Kansas aren't giving up on derailing a significant piece of it, even if they appear to be running out of time.

by John Hanna THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

News

Vilsack's K-State visit comes amid "pink slime" flap

The U.S. secretary of agriculture will give a speech Tuesday at Kansas State University, but school officials are unsure whether he will address the "pink slime" controversy that has harried the state's beef industry.

by Andy Marso