Kansas legislature

NBAF Not Get Built? Brownback Says It Could Happen Without State Support

Laura Ziegler — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 21:10:45 +0000

Kansas Governor Sam Brownback says if Kansas lawmakers won't approve additional funds for the National Bio And Agro-Defense Facility, there's a chance it won't get built. And that's a risk he's not willing to take, he said over the weekend on a stop in Kansas City, Kansas.

President Obama's FY2014 budget requested $714 million for the top security animal disease lab proposed for Manhattan, Kansas. As part of that request, the state was asked to contribute $202 million. That's in addition to almost $150 million Kansas has already committed.

Some Republicans in Topeka suggest Governor Brownback’s request for an additional $202 million in bonds for the proposed animal disease lab represents a “moving target,” and want to be reassured the state isn’t going to be responsible for more than it can afford for a federal facility.

Kansas Lawmakers Plan To File School Funding Motion

Stephen Koranda — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 12:15:55 +0000

The top Democrats in the Legislature say lawmakers should have a hand in mediation in a case over school funding. They say they'll file a motion making that argument this week.

God, Politics And Sam Brownback's Kansas

Laura Ziegler — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 05:06:32 +0000

Governor Sam Brownback is reconfiguring the size and scope of state government in Kansas with the help of an overwhelmingly conservative Republican legislature.