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3 hrs ago | KHGI

Recent Kansas editorials

Renewing a driver's license shouldn't take multiple attempts and a wait of 3, four or five hours.

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Related Topix: Kansas Government, Kansas, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Wichita, KS, Computers, Sedgwick County, KS, Opinion

7 hrs ago | The Capital-Journal

KCC lawyer points to a meetings law infraction

An attorney with the Kansas Corporation Commission identified a previously unrecognized violation of the Kansas Open Meetings Act in processing of a controversial rate increase for water customers in Salina.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Shawnee County, KS, US Governors, Sam Brownback

10 hrs ago | Roll Call

Kerry Picks Former Sen. Russ Feingold for Key Africa Post

Secretary of State John Kerry announced Tuesday he is appointing former Sen. Russ Feingold of Wisconsin to be the new special envoy to the African Great Lakes region.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Sam Brownback

14 hrs ago | Prairie Village Post

Prairie Village council wrestles with bill that would require metal detectors at city hall, pool

Though it applied for a guaranteed six month exemption from Kansas HB 2052 , the city will have to develop a plan to respond to the new law by Jan. 1, 2014.

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Related Topix: Prairie Village, KS, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, US Governors, Sam Brownback

15 hrs ago | The Capital-Journal

Advocate cycles for repeal of death penalty

As the son of a murder victim, Topekan Bill Lucero knows the pain of losing a loved one through violence.

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Related Topix: Death Penalty, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Prison

Mon Jun 17, 2013

Business Journal

Judge trims AWG price-fixing suit against egg industry

A Wyandotte County judge dealt a serious blow Monday to price-fixing claims that Associated Wholesale Grocers Inc. brought against the egg industry.

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Related Topix: Wyandotte County, KS, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Kansas City, KS, US Governors, Sam Brownback

OttawaHerald.com

HAWVER: Kansas tax cut? Or tax increase?

You can instantly tell a certain something about a guy who wears plaid pants. If he's wearing a plaid sport coat that doesn't match the pants, you can tell even more about that guy.

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Related Topix: Tax, US Politics, US News, Kansas, US Senate, Republican, US Governors, Sam Brownback, Opinion

The Capital-Journal

Letter: Budget hurts

I have been teaching for 23 years in the School of Journalism at The University of Kansas.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, University of Kansas, Kansas State University, US Governors, Sam Brownback, Johnson County, KS, Opinion

Sun Jun 16, 2013

The Wichita Eagle

Even with some funds restored, Kansas Corrections Department officials worry about crime going up

The financial outlook for the Kansas Department of Corrections got better after Gov. Sam Brownback restored almost $3 million in budget cuts Saturday.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, US Governors, Sam Brownback, Sedgwick County, KS, Wichita, KS

The Wichita Eagle

Re: Opinion Line Extra

The new ordinance against camping on public property is nothing more than a thinly veiled attempt by the City Council to keep people it considers undesirable away from its precious downtown.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, US Governors, Sam Brownback, Opinion

The Capital-Journal

Analysis: Kansas education standards debate exposes tensions

An intense debate in Kansas over adopting multistate academic standards for public schools has exposed longstanding tensions between the Legislature and the State Board of Education over control of what happens in classrooms.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Kansas, US Governors, Sam Brownback, Education Etc.

KAKE

Expansion Of KU's Bioscience Incubator Starts

Construction is underway on a $10 million addition to the Bioscience and Technology Business Center at the University of Kansas.

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Related Topix: University of Kansas, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican

The Wichita Eagle

Re: So they said

"I don't want to lose people to Texas. I want to beat Texas." - Gov. Sam Brownback , talking to the Wall Street Journal about his tax cuts "It's reminiscent of Marie Antoinette: 'Let them eat cake.'

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Related Topix: US Governors, Sam Brownback, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Pat Roberts

The Capital-Journal

Arts council head: After 2 years, return of grants near

Kimberly Scaler, the new administrator of the Junction City Arts Council, is attempting to keep the organization going after an extended period without state funding.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Kansas, US Governors, Sam Brownback, Topeka, KS

The Wichita Eagle

Kansas higher ed dealing with budget cuts

Kansas universities and colleges are beginning to come to grips with what they are calling "devastating" budget cuts imposed by the state Legislature.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Kansas, Kansas State University, University of Kansas, Wichita State University

Sat Jun 15, 2013

KMAN-AM Manhattan

State News: Governor Brownback's Signature Pending on Budget

Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback is still considering action on the state's budget, with a spokeswoman saying a decision is expected over the weekend.

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Related Topix: US Governors, Sam Brownback, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican

The Hutchinson News, Hutchinson Kansas

Kan. Sen. Roberts readies for 2014 US Senate race

Kansas Republican Sen. Pat Roberts is setting his sights on raising $5 million in his bid to return to Washington for another six-year term, even with no opposition on the immediate horizon.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Pat Roberts, Todd Tiahrt, Senator Jerry Moran, US House of Representatives, Jerry Moran, Kansas

The Kansas City Star

Gov. Brownback signs 2-year Kansas budget

Serving a lengthy prison sentence for a rape he didn't commit, Robert E. Nelson asked for DNA testing to prove his innocence.

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Related Topix: US Governors, Sam Brownback, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Jackson County, MO, Jay Nixon

WIBW-TV Topeka

Governor Sam Brownback Signs Two-Year Budget

He signed the state's two-year budget bil into law, but line-item vetoed the 2015 budget for the Department of Corrections because he considers it "inadequate."

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, US Governors, Sam Brownback, Healthcare Law, Law, Kansas Government, Kansas

Clover Herald

Kan. Gov. Brownback signs 2-year budget

Republican Gov. Sam Brownback showed his frustration with the budget passed by the Kansas Legislature by vetoing the Department of Corrections budget for fiscal 2015.

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Related Topix: US Governors, Sam Brownback, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Kansas Government, Kansas