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Kansas Senate

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Name: Kansas Senate

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Kansas: Bill to Prevent Taxpayer Dollars from Funding Gun Control Advocacy Sent to State House for Final Approval

Contact your state Representative TODAY in support of House Bill 2162As the state legislature’s veto session comes to a close, a vital pro-gun reform passed in the Kansas Senate yesterday by a 31 to 6 vote. House Bill 2162, which was recently amended ... [Published NRA-ILA - May 18 2013]

Entities: Gun Control, Kansas Senate, Pro-Gun, Second Amendment

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Sam Brownback

Kan. GOP Not Budging on Sales Tax

TOPEKA, Kan. - Republican leaders in the Kansas Senate aren't budging much on lowering the state's sales tax in July as part of a plan that also cuts income taxes.Senate President Susan Wagle of Wichita said Friday she thinks Republican Gov. Sam Brownback ... [Published KNSS Radio - May 18 2013]

Entities: Republican Party (US), Sam Brownback, Susan Wagle, Kansas Senate

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Senate approves bill banning use of tax dollars to advocate for gun control

The Kansas Senate on Friday approved a measure that prohibits the use of state tax dollars to advocate for gun control at the local, state or federal levels. ... [Published ShawneeDispatch.com - May 17 2013]

Entities: Gun Control, Advocate, Taxes

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Statehouse Republicans Gather In Rare Meeting

It was an unusual day at the Kansas Statehouse Thursday, as Republicans from the House and Senate gathered to smooth out differences between the two chambers on tax and budget issues. Some lawmakers said it had been at least seven years since Republicans ... [Published KMUW 89.1 FM - May 17 2013]

Entities: Susan Wagle, Kansas Senate, Economic Growth

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Republican Party (US)

KS GOP State Senators to Review New Tax Plan

TOPEKA, Kan. - Republicans in the Kansas Senate are preparing to review a new, compromise plan for cutting income taxes and canceling part of a scheduled decline in the state sales tax. Senate GOP leaders scheduled Thursday morning's meeting as lawmakers ... [Published KNSS Radio - May 16 2013]

Entities: Republican Party (US), Kansas Senate, Topeka (Kansas, United States)

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Kansas State University

Additional funding OK?d for Kansas biolab

Price tag now tops $1.2 billion.DVM360 MAGAZINEThe Kansas Senate approved a bill Wednesday, May 15, to provide an additional $202 million in bonds for the National Bio- and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF) planned on the campus of Kansas State University ... [Published DVM 360 - May 16 2013]

Entities: Kansas State University, Animal Health, Ralph Richardson, Kansas Senate

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Kansas Senate

Bill changes land use rules near historic sites

TOPEKA, Kan. --The Kansas Senate approved a bill that would rescind state restrictions on land use near state or national historic sites.Supporters say the state's involvement in developments near historic sites infringe on private property rights.Proponents ... [Published South Carolina Enquirer-Herald - May 16 2013]

Entities: Land Use, Wichita, Kansas Senate

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Kansas Senate approves $202 million bond bill for biodefense lab

Gov. Sam Brownback maintains that the bonds will complete the state's financial obligation to the federal government to build the $1 billion National Bio- and Agro-Defense Facility at Kansas State University. But some of his fellow Republicans aren't ... [Published KansasCity.com - May 15 2013]

Entities: Kansas Senate, Biological Defense, Kansas State University, US Department of Homeland Security

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 2 reports

KU law school bestows Distinguished Alumni Award on three public servants

School of Law785-864-9205LAWRENCE — A Kansas Supreme Court justice, a former state legislator and a former chairman of the Kansas Board of Regents have received the highest honor given by the University of Kansas School of Law.Justice Carol Beier, Class ... [Published University of Kansas - May 15 2013]

Entities: Kansas Senate, John Stewart, Bar Association, Brad Bradley

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 2 reports

Kansas GOP state senators caucusing on tax issues

Republicans in the Kansas Senate plan to discuss tax issues as Gov. Sam Brownback and top GOP legislative leaders continue private negotiations.GOP state senators scheduled a Tuesday afternoon caucus. Brownback is negotiating directly with Senate President ... [Published Kansas WB - May 14 2013]

Entities: Republican Party (US), Sam Brownback, Taxes

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 2 reports

Kansas Senate advances $202M in new bonds for NBAF

TOPEKA, Kan. - The Kansas Senate has given first-round approval to Gov. Sam Brownback's proposal to authorize an additional $202 million in bonds for a new, national biodefense lab in Manhattan.The bill advanced Tuesday on a voice vote after brief debate. ... [Published KNSS Radio - May 14 2013]

Entities: Kansas Senate, Biological Defense, Kansas State University

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Kansas Senate debating $202 million for national biodefense lab

Brownback has said the measure on Tuesday’s agenda in the Senate will fulfill the state’s commitment to fund part of the cost of the National Bio- and Agro-Defense Facility at Kansas State University.The new lab would research dangerous animal diseases ... [Published Kansas City Star - May 14 2013]

Entities: Kansas Senate, Biological Defense, Kansas State University

Quotes

"I think they're really far apart and they're trying to put as good a spin on it as they can" Senate Minority Leader Anthony Hensley, a Topeka Democrat, said of GOP legislators

Kan. GOP lawmakers huddle on taxes, change tactics [Published Fort Mills Times - May 16 2013]

"Prior legislatures have approved the process for spending for this facility," Melcher said. "The problem I have is we haven't had any presentation on what the payoff for this investment will be."

Kansas Senate approves $202 million bond bill for biodefense lab [Published KansasCity.com - May 15 2013]

"My compensation from the state was quite different from my salary" she said

Senator's good fortune doesn't erase need for pay raises [Published Topeka Capital-Journal - May 15 2013]

...Remember, however, that this bill continues to specifically exclude "a note secured by a real estate mortgage or a contract for deed to real estate where the note or contract for deed permits adjustment of the interest rate, the term of the loan or the amortization schedule."

CA Eminent Domain Update; More on Venture Capital's Impact on Housing; More State news; Fannie's ... [Published MortgageNewsDaily - May 10 2013]

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Kansas: Bill to Prevent Taxpayer Dollars from F... [Published NRA-ILA - May 18 2013]
Kan. GOP Not Budging on Sales Tax [Published KNSS Radio - May 18 2013]
Senate approves bill banning use of tax dollars... [Published ShawneeDispatch.com - May 17 2013]
Statehouse Republicans Gather In Rare Meeting [Published KMUW 89.1 FM - May 17 2013]
Kan. GOP lawmakers huddle on taxes, change tactics [Published Fort Mills Times - May 16 2013]
KS GOP State Senators to Review New Tax Plan [Published KNSS Radio - May 16 2013]
Additional funding OK?d for Kansas biolab [Published DVM 360 - May 16 2013]
Bill changes land use rules near historic sites [Published South Carolina Enquirer-Herald - May 16 2013]
KU law school bestows Distinguished Alumni Awar... [Published University of Kansas - May 15 2013]
KU law school honors three graduates with Disti... [Published Lawrence Journal-World - May 15 2013]
Kansas Senate approves $202 million bond bill f... [Published KansasCity.com - May 15 2013]
Senator's good fortune doesn't erase need for p... [Published Topeka Capital-Journal - May 15 2013]
KS Senate Votes to Approve Additional NBAF Bonds [Published KMUW 89.1 FM - May 14 2013]
Kansas Senate advances $202M in new bonds for NBAF [Published KNSS Radio - May 14 2013]
Kansas GOP state senators caucusing on tax issues [Published Kansas WB - May 14 2013]
Kan. GOP state senators caucusing on tax issues [Published South Carolina Enquirer-Herald - May 14 2013]
Kansas Legislature Seeks Changes to Judicial No... [Published Governing - May 14 2013]
Kansas Senate debating $202 million for nationa... [Published Kansas City Star - May 14 2013]
Kansas Senate debating $202M in new bonds for NBAF [Published South Carolina Enquirer-Herald - May 14 2013]
Analysis: Delay is key tactic in Kansas tax debate [Published South Carolina Enquirer-Herald - May 12 2013]
CA Eminent Domain Update; More on Venture Capit... [Published MortgageNewsDaily - May 10 2013]
Kansas Senate Committee Adds Restrictions To Bo... [Published KMUW 89.1 FM - May 09 2013]
Kansas activists protest cuts to taxes, educat... [Published Kansas State Collegian - May 09 2013]
Kan. Senate panel approves $202M in NBAF bonds [Published South Carolina Enquirer-Herald - May 08 2013]
Winton Allen Winter [Published Lawrence Journal-World - May 07 2013]
Colleges, Johnson County held hostage by Brownback [Published KansasCity.com - May 06 2013]
Who’s paying to play in Kansas? The story of tw... [Published Wichita Eagle - May 04 2013]
Still the champs after 60 years [Published El Dorado Times - Apr 26 2013]
Kan. Senate committee to consider bonds for NBAF [Published South Carolina Enquirer-Herald - Apr 25 2013]
Gov. Brownback Signs Kansas Preservation of Rel... [Published Family News In Focus - Apr 25 2013]

Blogs

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In Kansas, Legalizing Switchblades Is Less Cont... [Published Think Progress - Apr 05 2013] The Wichita Eagle reports that a bill to legalize switchblade and stiletto knives passed the Kansas Senate on Wednesday “[w]ith little discussion and no dissent.” If passed by the state House and signed into law, it would remove the knives from ...
Union's Automatic Paycheck Deduction About to b... [Published Breitbart Feed - Mar 20 2013] Public employee unions are taking another hit, this time in Kansas. The Kansas House passed a bill Tuesday which will end automatic paycheck deduction for public workers. The bill was already passed by the Kansas Senate and will now go to Republican ...
Norquist, ALEC, Koch lose on home turf. Wind an... [Published RLMiller Daily Kos - Mar 04 2013] via DailyKos image libraryWhat's the matter with Kansas? Nothing at all regarding wind power. Thursday, the forces of light scored a major victory. In Kansas. Kansas, with its newly minted Republican supermajority in both houses of the state legislature, ...
February 1 News: How Today’s Sequester Cuts Thr... [Published Think Progress - Mar 01 2013] Wildfire protection is among the many investments threatened by the sequester cuts. (AP Photo/Nick Ut) The sequester, a broad spending cut of $1.2 trillion over the next decade, is scheduled to become law at midnight tonight. Part of 2011 Budget Control ...
Kansas Bill Would Protect Doctors Who Mislead W... [Published Think Progress - Feb 27 2013] The Kansas Senate Judiciary Committee recommended a bill yesterday that would effectively allow doctors to lie or withhold information about debilitating genetic conditions or birth defects in order to influence women’s decisions about their pregnancies. ...

Press Releases

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FRC's Dr. David Prentice Congratulates Kansas S... [Published PR Newswire: Policy & Public Interest - Mar 01 2013]