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In the latest installment of an ongoing funding saga, a federal judge ordered Wednesday that the State of Kansas provide quarterly payments to Planned Parenthood pending the completion of the case in court. A state law enacted earlier this year would restrict Planned Parenthood of Kansas and Mid-Missouri from receiving family planning funds from either … Continue reading
Due to the limitations of the WordPress system, we cannot offer a streamlined, in-browser method of submitting to Prairie Politics. But that doesn’t mean that we don’t want your contributions. If you would like to submit an opinion piece to Prairie Politics, please click the link below to sent them directly to The Sentinel’s email … Continue reading
Gov. Sam Brownback suggested Monday that he may be gearing up for a renewed push in support of state tax reform when the Kansas legislature reconvenes in January. He spoke in Topeka following an address by officials from Kansas City’s Federal Reserve Bank, telling finance leaders and members of legislature that Kansas needs to act … Continue reading
It seems that as this summer’s oppressive heat subsides organizations angry with Gov. Brownback’s decisions are waking from a sun-induced daze. Last spring saw a swarm of anti-Brownback sentiment over a host of different issues, most related to his handling of the state’s budget. One of the most popular causes against the governor was in … Continue reading
As you may have noticed, posts are appearing on Prairie Politics for the first time in months. This is because control of this website has been passed on. Sean Wardwell, who created this website and developed it to the premiere resource for District 1 news during the 2010 election, has left The Sentinel for new … Continue reading
Rep. Huelskamp took time on Wednesday to show newly appointed Ambassador of Vietnam to the United States the way things are done in Kansas. The day took His Excellency Nguyen Quoc Cuong to various sites around Washington, Kan., including stops at a pig farm and an area bank. During a luncheon at the bank the … Continue reading
In the latest in a recent rash of meetings on Kansas higher education, Gov. Sam Brownback told those attending an economic summit that higher education must be fine tuned to aid the state’s economy. Central to such changes, said Brownback, are a streamlining of community colleges and universities, moving students from two-year to four-year institutions … Continue reading
At a meeting of the Kansas Independent Oil and Gas Association Rep. Tim Huelskamp argued against the closing of multiple loopholes currently available to energy producers. He stated his fears that the newly-appointed congressional super committee will target current tax breaks for oil and gas producers in trimming the nation’s ailing budget. In the end, … Continue reading
Senator Pat Roberts, ranking member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, is preparing for a long battle surrounding the renewal of the farm bill. In a letter to President Obama, Roberts argued that the current administration’s policies regarding agricultural regulations “could negatively impact rural America,” challenging the president on a number of … Continue reading
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