| Barb Shelly | Brownback must reverse food stamp policy Kansas City Star Sam Brownback envisions Kansas as a state where the taxes are low, government is small and opportunities are bountiful. But surely the route to this land of plenty doesn't involve denying food aid to children. As this story details, immigrant parents ... See all stories on this topic » | |
| Yael T. Abouhalkah | Brownback's shameful response on starving kids Kansas City Star Sam Brownback has made his political career by talking tough on taxes and spending. Yet when the state unveiled a new, legal policy aimed at cutting food stamp availability to US citizens who are children of illegal aliens, Brownback went mum when The ... See all stories on this topic » | |
| Brownback addresses anti-abortion rally Topeka Capital Journal Sam Brownback told anti-abortion activists Monday at a rally on the south steps of the Kansas Statehouse. Brownback addressed a large crowd that took part in an annual rally held by Kansans for Life to mark the anniversary of the 1973 ruling in Roe v. See all stories on this topic » | |
| Auditors Complete Kansas Bioscience Authority Forensic Audits MarketWatch (press release) Sam Brownback in April 2011 and conducted by BKD, LLP, and Meara Welch Browne, PC. The full reports are available at www.kansasbioauthority.org . KBA Board Chairman Dan Watkins said, "Overall the forensic audit affirms that the KBA's investment process ... See all stories on this topic » | |
| Tax plans revealed by state lawmakers Newton Kansan Sam Brownback unveiled his plan to redo the Kansas tax system, and this week a group of Republicans unveiled another plan that was slightly different. Brownback's plan is to phase out the income tax and eliminate some tax breaks, including a tax break ... See all stories on this topic » | |
| Medicaid reform hearings reveal concerns Topeka Capital Journal Sam Brownback's Medicaid reform ended Monday with a parade of advocates for the developmentally disabled taking the podium to argue against managed care for their clients. Sharon Spratt of Cottonwood Inc. in Lawrence said most states are looking at ... See all stories on this topic » | |
| Governor, Attorney General Object To Proposed EPA Feedlot Rule WIBW Topeka – Kansas Governor Sam Brownback and Attorney General Derek Schmidt last week submitted a letter urging the Environmental Protection Agency to scrap a proposed regulation on Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs). Brownback and Schmidt ... See all stories on this topic » | |
| Republican legislator seeks delay of governor's Medicaid plan Lawrence Journal World Sam Brownback to delay his proposal to privatize Medicaid. Sen. Dick Kelsey, R-Goddard, joined a chorus of comments that the move toward managed care was going too fast and had too many unresolved issues. He noted the request for proposals from managed ... See all stories on this topic » | |
| Letter: Streamline services Topeka Capital Journal Sam Brownback wants to streamline a government service to make it more responsive to those who use it, save taxpayers money and reduce fraud. The vehicle to accomplish this is a project to convert a paper-based social services system that crosses three ... See all stories on this topic » | |
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Monday, January 23, 2012
Brownbackistan News Round Up, 23 Jan. 2012
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