 Kansas City Star | Kansas abortion debate gets heated over rubber stamp 'attack' Kansas City Star TOPEKA — A Kansas abortion debate turned nasty Thursday when the leader of a women's group pulled out a rubber stamp and accused a House panel of routinely approving bills restricting the procedure. The committee was concluding two days of hearings on ... Full Kansas House to consider bill allowing guns on college campus Kansas House committee rejects $800000 funding sought by public broadcasting Statehouse Live: House redraws its own lines with strong vote |
Kansas AARP opposes Westar Energy rate increase Kansas City Star TOPEKA -- AARP Kansas says it is opposed to a proposed settlement before regulators that would allow the state's largest electric company to increase its rates by $50 million. Topeka-based Westar Energy reached an agreement with the staff of the Kansas ... Kansas AARP opposes regulatory settlement to allow $50M increase in Westar ... |
Teacher evaluation plan removed from Kansas education bill Kansas City Star The Associated Press TOPEKA -- A proposal from Gov. Sam Brownback to post teacher evaluations on school district websites was removed Thursday from a Kansas House education bill after it sparked outrage. The action from House Education Committee ... Kansas Senate's top Democrat outlines plan to boost school funding, use ... Governor's dinners prompt controversy KCTV 5Kansas House chair trims teacher rating measure |
 ABC News | $50 Million to Kansas from Landmark Mortgage Settlement Kansas City infoZine More than 4000 Kansas homeowners who lost homes to foreclosure and others still struggling to keep their homes out of foreclosure may be eligible for relief under a landmark legal settlement with the nation's five largest mortgage servicers. Topeka ... Kansas AG says state to receive $50M for its share of multistate mortgage ... Thousands of Kansans may benefit from mortgage settlement Kansas to receive $50M from mortgage settlement |
 LifeHealthPro | Kansas income tax debate accelerates CBS News (AP) TOPEKA, Kan. — Opponents to Gov. Sam Brownback's proposal for cutting Kansas income tax rates said Wednesday the Republican's plan is misguided and would punish working families. Representatives of the Working Kansas Alliance said the tax cuts ... Kansas tax debate shifts into higher gear Kansas lawmakers: State issues arose at governor's events Kan. GOP leaders say lawmakers can't be forced to give evidence on meetings ... |
Lawmakers take stock of mental health diversions Wausau Daily Herald TOPEKA, Kan. (WTW) — Most of the troubled youths diverted from psychiatric residential treatment facilities after Kansas began reviewing the screening process for the homes have received some type of mental health service, a state official testified ... |
Topekans hear from former astronaut Hawley Topeka Capital Journal The Kansas native told an audience Friday in Topeka he also feels honored to have worked with people like astronauts John Young, John Glenn and Neil Armstrong. “For a kid from Salina, that's pretty amazing,” he said. More than 80 people turned out to ... Retired Astronaut Still Sees Lure Of Space |
 msnbc.com | Josh Powell's sons' funeral protest cancelled by Westboro Church in exchange ... Washington Post (blog) (Ted S. Warren - AP) The Topeka-Kansas hate group had planned to picket Saturday's funeral of Charlie and Braden Powell, murdered Sunday by their father Josh Powell. But hours after a Seattle-based Catholic talk radio show offered the church a segment ... Westboro Baptist Church protest of Powell funeral; Occupy Seattle threatens church Either go to funeral to celebrate Powell boys' lives or stay home Westboro Baptist Church to stage anti-gay protest at Powell boys' funeral |
 Hays Daily News | Kansas public employees work against 401(k) measure Kansas City Star AP TOPEKA | Teachers, other school workers and public employee groups tried Thursday to build pressure on legislators to abandon a proposal to create a 401(k)-style pension plan for new school and government hires. A Senate committee on pension issues ... Employee groups oppose proposed KPERS changes Senate shuffles deck on KPERS reform Kansas teachers deliver pension petitions to Capitol |
Kansas man accused of poaching deer that would have broken state record Kansas.com By MICHAEL PEARCE A Topeka man has been charged with poaching a deer that could have broken a state record that's stood for more than 35 years, according to Mike Miller, Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism information chief. |
