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Kansas State of the State Address 2011
TOPEKA, Kansas - Jan. 12 - Following is the prepared text of Gov. Sam Brownback's (R) 2011 state of the state address: "Mr. Speaker, Mr. President, Minority Leaders Hensley and Davis, Mr. Chief Justice, legislators, justices, cabinet officers, elected officials, honored guests and my fellow Kansans: I understa
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Secretaries of State Up the Political Ante
In most American states, the job of secretary of state has long been seen as a largely non-partisan post, invested for the most part with administrative and caretaker duties. A new crop of activists is working hard to change that. more
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New Year Brings Slew of New State Laws
New laws for 2011 include further state bans on the practice of texting while driving. more
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Kansas' Brownback Hopes to Have a Charity Inaugural Ball
Kansas' incoming governor is stymied in efforts to hold a charity fund-raiser for his inaugural ball, California's new governor wants to scale back the state's Washington, D.C. office, and more news of the historic shift in power in the states.more -
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Republican to Advise Democrat Kitzhaber on Oregon Health Policy
TRANSITION WATCH: Oregon's new governor picks a Republican for a key post, Florida's incoming governor faces delays filling his administration, and more news of the historic shift in power in the states. more
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LePage Struggles to Fill Maine Cabinet Due to Salary Concerns
TRANSITION WATCH: Maine's governor-elect says top choices for key roles have turned him down, Alaska Governor Sean Parnell promises a fight with the feds over Medicaid funding, and more news of the historic shift in power in the states. more
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New Budget Cuts Threaten School Funding Settlements
Education advocates have had success in court winning more money for K-12 expenditures. But now they could lose much of what they have gained.more -
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GOP Right Flexes Muscles in State Legislative Maneuvering
The 2010 election did more than bring a big influx of Republicans to the nation's legislatures. It shifted power to conservatives within the Republican Party at the state level.more -
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Alaska's Governor Shakes Up Gas Pipeline Team
TRANSITION WATCH: Alaska's Sean Parnell dismisses cabinet members working on a massive infrastructure project, Ohio's incoming House Speaker calls for Medicaid cuts, and other news of the historic shift in power in the states.more -
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Kansas to Aspiring Journalists: No More State Money
TODAY'S TAKE: Several states have reduced the financial assistance they provide to journalists as part of broader cuts to publicly funded broadcasting. But Kansas is putting a new twist on the trend. The state is eliminating funding for high school journalism studies, saying the profession is no longer viable going forward. more
