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Analysis: Heitkamp Wouldn’t Be Alone If She Made Gov Run

By John Celock North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple’s (R) announcement last week that he was retiring refocused attention on whether…  Read More >


Kansas Governor Issues Religious Freedom Executive Order

By John Celock Less than two weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court legalized same sex marriage, Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback…  Read More >


Kathleen Sebelius Launches LGBT Rights Campaign

By John Celock Saying she wants to change the image of her state and further a national campaign, former Kansas…  Read More >


Kansas Lawmakers Advance Largest Tax Hike

By John Celock Following a session that stretched to the early morning hours of Friday, the Republican-controlled Kansas House of…  Read More >


Kansas Furlough Deadline Passes

By John Celock Kansas government employees have started to receive furlough notices effective 12:01 a.m. Sunday as the state legislative…  Read More >


Kansas Lawmakers Punt Taxes To Six Person Group

By John Celock The Kansas House of Representatives narrowly voted Friday morning to send the drafting of the state’s new…  Read More >


Lawmaker Proposes Kansas Law Enforcement Merger Study

By John Celock Following an apparent defeat of a proposal to raise state trooper salaries, a Kansas state legislator has…  Read More >


Opposition Emerges To Proposed Kansas Hospital Tax Hike

By John Celock A proposal to hike an assessment on Kansas hospitals to cover the cost of Medicaid payments is…  Read More >


Kansas Welfare Reform Bill Becomes Law

By John Celock Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback (R) signed what advocates are calling one of the “most significant welfare reform…  Read More >


Kansas Welfare Reform Bill Passes House After Contentious Debate

By John Celock The Kansas House of Representatives passed welfare reform legislation Thursday afternoon following a debate where opponents said…  Read More >