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Kansas GOP presidential caucus to have full slate

MCT Regional News | Dec. 28 at 3:07 p.m.

Kansas Republican presidential caucus participants should see a full ballot March 10.

Democrats reveal jobs package

By Brent D. Wistrom and Dion Lefler, The Wichita Eagle | Dec. 21 at 6:48 a.m.

Pipefitter Steve Atwood hasn’t been able to find work in Wichita for two years.

Appeals backlog leaves unemployed Kansans hanging

By Dion Lefler, The Wichita Eagle | Dec. 17 at 6:49 p.m.

Layoffs and reorganization at the state Department of Labor have led to a substantial backlog in unemployment appeals, leaving more than 6,500 Kansans waiting months to find out if they’ll qualify for benefits.

Brownback doesn’t plan to address new gambling vote in legislative session

BY BRENT D. WISTROM, Eagle Topeka bureau | Dec. 18 at 7:46 a.m.

Gov. Sam Brownback says the legislature shouldn’t try to tackle gambling during the 2012 legislative session because it has too many other heavy issues to deal with.

SRS Director Rob Siedlecki to step down at the end of the month

BY JOHN HANNA, Associated Press | Dec. 16 at 6:56 a.m.

The top social services official in Kansas is stepping down after less than a year in office, Gov. Sam Brownback’s office announced Thursday, ending a tenure marked by controversy over administrative decisions and the governor’s policies.

McGinn calls for early end to 1% sales tax hike

BY BRENT D. WISTROM, Eagle Topeka bureau | Dec. 5 at 10:57 p.m.

Sen. Carolyn McGinn, R-Sedgwick, wants to roll back part of the 1 percent sales tax increase the Legislature approved last year in the face of a major budget shortfall.

Who’s paying to influence Kansas legislators?

BY BRENT D. WISTROM, Eagle Topeka bureau | Jan. 26 at 3:11 p.m.

Free KU basketball games, NASCAR races and Disney on Ice.

Testimony ends in abortion-referrals case

Associated Press | Nov. 5 at 12:09 a.m.

TOPEKA — Testimony ended Friday in a disciplinary case against a physician who provided second opinions on the mental health of patients seeking late-term abortions from Wichita abortion provider George Tiller.

State's new forecast for revenue is rosier

By JOHN HANNA, Associated Press | Nov. 6 at 10:39 a.m.

TOPEKA — Kansas officials and economists issued a new, more optimistic fiscal forecast for the state Friday, predicting that tax revenue will grow by almost 5 percent during the next budget year.

Brownback aide to outline plan for funding schools

Associated Press | Nov. 4 at 12:08 a.m.

TOPEKA — Gov. Sam Brownback, who wants to change the way Kansas distributes about $3 billion in state aid to school districts, will send a top aide to brief the State Board of Education next week on the administration's proposal for handing out the funds.

Kan. anti-tax drive backed by Missouri billionaire

BY DAVE HELLING, Kansas City Star | Nov. 2 at 12:09 a.m.

A new campaign to repeal the Kansas income tax is being bankrolled in part by a Missouri billionaire and anti-income-tax crusader.

Arts Commission to revive special license plates

BY JOHN HANNA, Associated Press | Oct. 29 at 12:08 a.m.

TOPEKA — New Kansas Arts Commission members plan to revive a project to raise private dollars for its programs only months after the agency dropped it amid a budget dispute with Gov. Sam Brownback that made Kansas the only state in the nation to eliminate its arts funding.

Kansas told it won't get any federal arts funding

Associated Press | Oct. 28 at 12:09 a.m.

TOPEKA — Kansas has been told again by the National Endowment for the Arts that it won't receive federal funds, prompting the state Arts Commission's chairwoman to declare that the group will move forward with a "truly Kansas" plan for supporting arts programs with private money.

Panel to weigh public pension changes

By JOHN HANNA, Associated Press | Oct. 27 at 12:09 a.m.

TOPEKA — A commission agreed Wednesday to consider proposing that Kansas start a 401(k)-style pension plan for new teachers and government workers, but members also expect to mull an alternative that creates such a plan only for higher-wage employees.

Kobach campaign fined $5,000

By JOHN MILBURN, Associated Press | Oct. 27 at 6:30 a.m.

TOPEKA — The Governmental Ethics Commission fined Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach's campaign $5,000 on Wednesday for mistakes in filing expense and contribution reports for the 2010 election.

Kan. transportation secretary to leave job

By JOHN HANNA, Associated Press | Oct. 26 at 12:08 a.m.

TOPEKA — Kansas' top transportation official is leaving her post in December to take a position with a national transportation planning and policy group, Gov. Sam Brownback's office announced Tuesday.

Cuts could affect care for Kansas veterans

BY JOHN MILBURN, Associated Press | Oct. 18 at 12:08 a.m.

TOPEKA — A Kansas National Guard officer said Monday that future defense funding levels could affect the ability of the military to properly assist soldiers and families before, during and after deployments.

Assisted living may no longer be option for Kansas seniors on Medicaid

BY BRENT D. WISTROM and DEB GRUVER, The Wichita Eagle | Oct. 17 at 5:53 a.m.

TOPEKA — More seniors who rely on Medicaid may be forced to forgo assisted-living arrangements and go to a nursing home or stay home because of changes to how the state repays assisted-living centers.

Plans could reshape how much of your money goes to Kansas

BY BRENT D. WISTROM, Eagle Topeka bureau | Jan. 13 at 10:59 p.m.

TOPEKA —State tax code. Just the phrase may make you want to stop reading and do something more exciting, like eat cold oatmeal.

Kris Kobach: Immigration bills likelier to pass

BY BRENT D. WISTROM, Eagle Topeka bureau | Oct. 14 at 6:37 a.m.

LAWRENCE — Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach said Thursday that bills targeting people living in the United States illegally may be more likely to pass this year because of the pressure conservative candidates are applying on moderate state senators.

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