Who will resist the Neo-Cons in Kansas now?

Kansas resubmits Medicaid waiver proposal Kansas City Star Sam Brownback's administration resubmitted a Medicaid waiver proposal to the federal government Monday after it withdrew its first plan because it had not followed all the requirements. The administration submitted its first waiver application on April 26 but ... See all stories on this topic »

Brownback, Laffer to be at forum to discuss how tax cuts will help businesses The Kansas City Kansan Sam Brownback and his tax-cutting consultant, nationally known economist Arthur Laffer, will be on hand next week for a forum on how Brownback's controversial tax cuts will benefit businesses, the Kansas Department of Commerce announced Tuesday. See all stories on this topic »

Yael T. Abouhalkah | Stop ultra-conservatives from controlling Johnson County Kansas City Star Sam Brownback's ultra-conservative leadership - or stay with a little bit more moderate path - in the state Senate. The future of Johnson County is in the balance, to a degree, because the moderates who generally represent this area soon could be outvoted in ... See all stories on this topic »

Conservatives seize control of Kansas Senate Kansas City Star Conservative Republicans scored big wins across Kansas on Tuesday as they set themselves up to seize control of the state Senate and clear a path for Republican Gov. Sam Brownback's agenda. Moderates lost in many key Senate races in Tuesday's GOP ... See all stories on this topic »

INSIGHT KANSAS: The 24th Senate District and the race for GOP's heart Pittsburg Morning Sun Sam Brownback has targeted a moderate incumbent from his own party by backing a more conservative alternative, voters will decide whether the balance of power in the Kansas Legislature shifts that much more in the governor's favor. While just one race ... See all stories on this topic »

The Star's editorial | A bad day for moderates, Kansas Kansas City Star Sam Brownback got what he wanted Tuesday from Kansas voters: the potential of a much more conservative state Senate. In Johnson County, only one moderate prevailed out of five hotly contested Republican Senate primaries. In the end, moderate forces ... See all stories on this topic »

Kansas resubmits KanCare proposal to feds Bizjournals.com Sam Brownback's administration said Monday it had resubmitted a proposal to the federal government to overhaul the state's Medicaid program. The Lawrence Journal-World reports the state initially had submitted the request to the Centers for Medicare and ... See all stories on this topic »

Conservatives appear to be taking control of state Senate Lawrence Journal World Sam Brownback, the billionaire Koch brothers, Kansas Chamber of Commerce and Kansans for Life combined to help defeat moderate Republican candidates on Tuesday. Conservative Republicans appeared ready to take over control of the Kansas Senate. See all stories on this topic »

Governor orders flags lowered to honor victims of Wisconsin tragedy Wyandottedaily News Sam Brownback has ordered that flags at all state office buildings, grounds and facilities in Kansas be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Aug. 10 as a mark of respect for the victims of the tragedy in Oak Creek, Wis. “Lt. Gov. Jeff Colyer and I are ... See all stories on this topic »