Tag: Sam Brownback
Brownback Signs Budget Bill with Line Item Vetoes
Gov. Sam Brownback line-item vetoed two provisions of a $15.6 million budget he signed into law on Sunday. It was last…
Reason Magazine Writes Reasonable Autopsy of Kansas’ Tax Policy
Reason Magazine draws thought-provoking conclusions in its autopsy of the Kansas tax policy the legislature just scrapped. The writer, an intern,…
Brownback Allows Gun Restriction to Become Law
Over the objections of Second Amendment advocates, Gov. Sam Brownback allowed a gun bill to become law without his signature…
Lawmakers Expand School Choice Program
Kansas lawmakers expanded a small school choice program as part of the new school finance formula. Gov. Sam Brownback signed…
Brownback Signs School Finance Bill
Gov. Sam Brownback signed into law today a school financing bill. The bill, which largely mirrors a 1992 financing formula,…
Still Waiting for Those Stories about Connecticut
Editorialists across the nation are scribbling furiously to announce tax cuts are bad, bad, bad. Don’t be Kansas, they warn.…
Wall Street Journal Comes Close on Kansas Politics
While it’s frustratingly apparent that most in the mainstream media have only seen Kansas via an airplane window, there’s one…
Star Fails to Find People Who Oppose Tax Increase
Somehow, a reporter for the Kansas City Star toured Kansas and could barely find a single person opposed to a…
Conference Committee To Hash Out School Funding Legislation
A conference committee will hash out the differences between Kansas House and Senate school funding legislation. There will not be…
House Dems Help Nix New Kansas Tax
By a 68-53 vote the Kansas House rejected a plan to increase taxes, and the Democrats made it all possible. …
Gov. Brownback May Become Ambassador for Religious Freedom
World Magazine, a highly respected Christian publication, says today that Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback may be the next ambassador-at-large for…
LLCs, Pass-Throughs Account for Most Kansas Job Growth
Between 2012 and 2015, the majority of new jobs in Kansas were LLCs, sole proprietorships, and Sub S-Corps. Specifically, most of Kansas’…
Medicaid Reimbursement Payments Cost St. Francis Hospital
Medicaid expansion proponents say they’ll make another attempt to expand Obamacare in Kansas when the state legislature reconvenes for wrap…
Governor Signs Simon’s Law
In an emotional ceremony, Gov. Sam Brownback signed legislation named for Simon Crosier into law. Simon’s law is the first…
Senate Torpedoes Flat Tax Proposal
Senators torpedoed a flat tax bill that would have created one, 4.6 percent income tax rate. Members of the Senate…
Governor Blesses Senate Flat Tax Proposal
Gov. Sam Brownback told Senate leadership he would support a flat tax proposal. A flat tax bill in the Kansas…
Kansas House Sustains Brownback Veto
The Kansas House did not have the votes to override a Gov. Brownback veto of legislation to expand Medicaid. House…
Wichita’s Voice for Liberty, Bob Weeks, Answers 20 Questions
Nearly every day, blogger Bob Weeks publishes news, analysis, and commentary on state and local politics. It’s information readers can’t…
Senator Alleges Leadership Gamesmanship after Debate
The Kansas Senate systematically worked through Gov. Brownback’s budget proposal yesterday. After a lengthy floor debate, Senators rejected the bill…
Brownback Hints at School Choice Solution
Gov. Sam Brownback agrees with the Kansas Supreme Court, he said in a statement issued March 1. The Supreme Court…
Wichita Super to Earn Double Governor’s Salary
The Wichita USD 259 Board of Education will pay its newest superintendent more than double what the Kansas Governor earns…
Media Misleads on Moody’s Investors Service
Moody’s Investors Service warned that a Gov. Sam Brownback tax increase veto was a “credit negative.” The service didn’t downgrade…
Medicaid Expansion Never Says Die
The House Health and Human Services Committee tabled a bill that would expand Medicaid, and Rep. Dan Hawkins declared it…
Brownback to Veto Tax Hike
Gov. Sam Brownback will veto a plan to hike taxes retroactively, he announced last night at an annual dinner sponsored…