Brownbackistan Regional News Round Up, 28 Jan. 2012

Brownback supports speeding up road work Kansas City Star Sam Brownback joined with Democrats on Friday to announce plans to accelerate $50 million in Kansas road and bridge repairs. Brownback, a Republican, adopted part of the Democrats' jobs plan in agreeing to move ahead with 24 highway projects and eight ... See all stories on this topic »

Kan. ag secretary blasts KBA board of directors CBS News Sam Brownback's administration said Thursday that the Kansas Bioscience Authority's board of directors shared some of the blame for problems identified in a forensic audit of the agency, including questions about the spending decisions of its former ... See all stories on this topic »

Kan. governor has no plans to slow Medicaid overhaul Dodge City Daily Globe Sam Brownback is moving too quickly to turn all of it over to private health insurance companies. Brownback expects the state to issue contracts this year to three companies to manage the program, which provides health coverage to poor families and ... See all stories on this topic »

Letters | Saturday, Jan. 28 Kansas City Star Sam Brownback's latest food policy for the children of immigrants is cruel (1/24, Editorial, “Brownback's shameful food policy hurts kids”). How can he pretend to be a Christian and then advocate laws to hurt the helpless and those who have no voice in ... See all stories on this topic »

Cedar Crest meetings may have violated law Topeka Capital Journal Sam Brownback in recent months has invited Republican members of several legislative committees to dinner at Cedar Crest, a possible violation of the Kansas Open Meetings Act. By Andy Marso Sen. Dwayne Umbarger, R-Thayer, pulled into the public parking ... See all stories on this topic »

Brownback's ambitious reform plan taxes lawmakers Kansas City Business Journal Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback's ambitious tax reform plan already is running into some hard political realities. Brownback wants to lower and flatten individual income tax rates, taxing the first $15000 at 3 percent and the rest at 4.9 percent. See all stories on this topic »

Governor, attorney general object to proposed EPA feedlot rule High Plains Journal Sam Brownback and Attorney General Derek Schmidt recently submitted a letter urging the Environmental Protection Agency to scrap a proposed regulation on Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations. Brownback and Schmidt cited concerns that the rule would ... See all stories on this topic »

Governor Brownback's tax plan could prompt businesses to restructure Wichita Business Journal Sam Brownback, the second taxpayer wouldn't pay any state income tax, says Shawn Sullivan, senior vice president for tax services at Allen Gibbs & Houlik. The effect of such a change is uncertain. Brownback says it will give business owners . See all stories on this topic »