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Brownback returns $31.5M grant for health coverage exchange

Kansas City Business Journal
Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback is returning a $31.5 million federal grant the state received in February to help build an exchange where the uninsured and small businesses could buy health coverage.

Brownback and Lt. Gov. Jeff Colyer said Tuesday that …

Kansas board approves new abortion rules

By John Hanna-Associated Press

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A normally obscure board in Kansas unanimously approved new regulations Thursday for abortion providers, moving the state closer to becoming the first in the nation without a clinic or doctor’s office performing the procedures.

Approval of the rules by …

Kansas governor signs bills limiting abortion

AFP

Sam Brownback, the conservative Republican governor of Kansas, signed tight restrictions on abortion into law in the state.

While abortion has been legal in the United States since 1973, opponents have been whittling away at its availability …

Weaker voter ID bill passes in Kansas Senate

By DION LEFLER, Kansas City Star
TOPEKA | The Kansas Senate Ethics and Elections Committee on Thursday passed a weakened version of Secretary of State Kris Kobach’s bill to require a photo ID and proof of citizenship for voters.

Senators stripped HB …

Kansas union members protest in House

By Tim Carpenter, THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL

Kansas Republicans accused organized labor activists Thursday of forcing female legislators to endure sexually explicit and degrading comments while passing into the House chamber before a vote to end automatic deductions from paychecks for union political …

Voter ID measures advance in Kansas, Missouri

By BRAD COOPER, The Kansas City Star

TOPEKA | Proposals requiring Kansas and Missouri residents to show picture IDs when they vote gained steam in both states’ legislatures Thursday.

One plan cruised through the Kansas House on a 78-36 vote, setting it …

Kansas unveils Arizona-like bill targeting illegals

By DAVID KLEPPER, Kansas City Star
TOPEKA | Kansas joined Arizona on the front lines of one of America’s hottest political debates Thursday when conservative state leaders introduced legislation targeting illegal immigrants.

Modeled after Arizona’s controversial law on illegal immigration, the bill …

Kansas Governor: Brownback (R) 57%, Holland (D) 34%

Rasmussen Reports

There are still no surprises in Kansas’ gubernatorial race, with Republican Sam Brownback continuing to hold a substantial lead over Democrat Tom Holland.

The latest Rasmussen Reports statewide telephone survey of Likely Voters shows Brownback picking up 57% …

A Wink, a Nod and a Hard-to-Predict Primary

By Tricia Miller, CQ-Roll Call

The race to replace Sen. Sam Brownback (R) isn’t the only rough-and-tumble Republican primary in Kansas.

As Reps. Todd Tiahrt and Jerry Moran battle over the Senate opening, the …

Kansas Governor: Brownback (R) 59%, Holland (D) 31%

Rasmussen Reports

Republican Sam Brownback still holds an overwhelming lead over his Democratic opponent Tom Holland in the contest for governor of Kansas.

A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Likely Voters in the state finds Brownback, who is retiring …

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