Tag: Republicans
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Republican legislators in Kansas helped advance Democratic Gov. Laura Kellys plan to boost funding for public schools Thursday before sending her an income tax relief bill that could make it harder…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) If Kansas highest court is going to force state lawmakers to boost public education funding again, some conservative Republicans want something in return, including a say in how the extra money…
The Republican-controlled Kansas House approved wide-ranging tax legislation Thursday. The measure would reduce sales taxes on food, which could help Kansans across the income spectrum. It would also give some big corporations a break, and…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A new study says expanding Medicaid in Kansas would have a net cost of $47.4 million in the first year. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that the nonprofit Kansas Health Institute estimated…
WASHINGTON (AP) One by one, the Republican senators floated their ideas. They were trying to find a way out of a seemingly impossible dilemma: how to support President Donald Trumps U.S.-Mexico border wall without…
Things were supposed to be different on the Medicaid expansion this year. Expansion advocates thought Democratic Gov. Laura Kellys election would elevate the issue to center stage. They figured that would all but guarantee that…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas lawmakers have hit the halfway point of their annual session and they havent had a hearing on a Medicaid expansion plan or pushed an education funding bill out of committee…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Unified Republicans blocked an attempt Tuesday by the Kansas Senates top Democrat to speed up work on education funding issues and advance Democratic Gov. Laura Kellys plan for increasing spending on…
We dont know much about John Harris. We dont know his politics or even if hes that interested in politics. We do know that hes 29 years old, and that he is an assistant…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Democratic Gov. Laura Kellys election created a national buzz about a possible shift to the left in Kansas politics, but many Republicans remain unimpressed and feel little pressure to take up…
