Brownbackistan Regional News Round-Up, 03 Febuary, 2012

Kansas water policy changes advance in Legislature Kansas City Star Sam Brownback's proposal to revise the state's policies on water use cleared legislative hurdles on Thursday, moving a step closer to giving farmers and cities more flexibility in managing the limited resource. The House voted Thursday to eliminate a ... See all stories on this topic »

Blue Cross won't bid on Kansas Medicaid contract Kansas City Star Sam Brownback's efforts to overhaul Medicaid hit a rough spot Thursday after the state's largest health insurance company decided not to bid on a contract to help manage the program, leaving some lawmakers and advocates increasingly uneasy. See all stories on this topic »

Wind power: Republican governors push for PTC extension; Senators express support REVE Republican governors Terry Branstad of Iowa and Sam Brownback of Kansas provided some very specific support for the federal wind energy Production Tax Credit (PTC). Republican governors Terry Branstad of Iowa and Sam Brownback of Kansas provided some ... See all stories on this topic »

Worthy ideas on arts Kansas.com Sam Brownback's one-man demolition of the Kansas Arts Commission, the resulting loss of $1.2 million in matching funds, and statewide fallout such as the shutdown of three arts councils and two arts academies. But it's time to acknowledge that the ... See all stories on this topic » Kansas.com

Kansas immigration policy mishmash will punish the innocent Kansas City Star Sam Brownback's administration on the immigrant workforce issue. Agricultural Secretary Dale Rodman said last week that he wants to seek a waiver from the US Department of Homeland Security so agricultural businesses could hire undocumented workers. See all stories on this topic »

Horizons Mental Health hurt by governor's policies Pratt Tribune Sam Brownback's policies have put Horizons Mental Health in an unenviable position again. With economic shortfalls at the state level, the governor has placed the agency in the position where they will have to do better with less. See all stories on this topic »

Two nominees for 30th Judicial District post Kiowa County Signal By Anonymous The names of two attorneys were sent to Governor Sam Brownback today as nominees to fill a vacancy on the 30 th Judicial District Court that was created by the January 3 retirement of Hon. Robert J. Schmisseur, Pratt. See all stories on this topic »

Blue Cross won't bid for Medicaid contract in Kan. El Dorado Times Sam Brownback's proposal to overhaul the state's Medicaid program. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas said Wednesday that the effort to shift Medicaid programs to private health insurance companies would require it to dramatically change its businesses ... See all stories on this topic »

Wind energy's Republican friends - The real story behind GOP's drilling bills ... Politico With help from Darren Samuelsohn, Erica Martinson, Darius Dixon, Talia Buford, Darren Goode and Alex Guillén AN INSIDE JOB -- Wind energy advocates are leaning on a pair of Republican governors, Iowa's Terry Branstad and Kansas's Sam Brownback, ... See all stories on this topic »