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Updated May 23, 1:30 AM
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Civil engineers give Kansas' infrastructure a C-

Furloughs to hit more than 6,000 military workers in Kansas

Judge: Juror committed contempt when posting on CJOnline during trial

Kansas freedom scorecard released

Kansas chief justice says senator’s proposal on judicial selection is political coercion; In Kansas, it’s lawmakers versus the courts; Analysis: Bigger push on Kansas courts may be coming


The Ghost of @JohnBrownsGhost’s Twitter Account; House Democratic staffer apologizes for Twitter posts

KANSAS SCHOOLS / UNIVERSITIES / EDUCATION
KU makes sudden change to Statehouse presence

Higher Ed Spending Key Issue In Kansas Budget Talks

Hensley urges BOE member to resign over 'N-word'

Budget provision would block state funding for Common Core standards; State Board hears opposition to Common Core Standards; Kansas Common Core Critics To Voice Concerns



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KANSAS GOOGLE NEWS
KANSAS & KC TV STATIONS
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Pittsburg KOAM7
Smoky Hills Public Television
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Wichita KSNW3 KAKE10 KWCH12 PBS KCTU43
KANSAS & KC DAILY NEWSPAPERS [Blog/Forum]
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Arkansas City Traveler
Atchison Daily Globe
Augusta Gazette
Chanute Tribune
Clay Center Dispatch
Dodge City Globe
El Dorado Times
Fort Scott Tribune
Emporia Gazette
Garden City Telegram
Great Bend Tribune
Hays Daily News
Hutchinson News
Iola Register
Junction City Daily Union
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Leavenworth Times
Liberal Southwest Daily Leader & Times
Manhattan Mercury
McPherson Sentinel
Newton Kansan
Olathe Daily News
Ottawa Herald
Parsons Sun
Pittsburg Morning Sun
Pratt Tribune
Salina Journal
Topeka Capital Journal [Interact]
Wellington Daily News
Wichita Eagle [WE Wichitopekington]
Winfield Daily Courier
Wyandotte Daily News

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Baldwin City Signal
Basehor Sentinel
Bonner Springs Chieftain
Cheney Times-Sentinel
Coffey County Republican Online
Concordia Blade-Empire
Cunningham Courier
Derby Weekly Informer
Eudora News
Ft. Leavenworth Lamp
Galena Sentinel-Times
Gardner Edge
Harvey County Independent
Hesston Record
Hillsboro Free Press
Hillsboro Star-Journal
Holton Recorder
Jeff County News
Jewell County Record
Kansas City The Call
Kiowa County Signal
Kiowa News
Lansing Current
(Larned) The Pelican Press
Linn County News
Louisburg Herald
Marion County Record
(Manhattan) Grass & Grain
Marysville Advocate
(Medicine Lodge) Gyp Hill Premiere
Miami County Republic
Minneapolis Messenger
Northwest Kansas Newspapers
(Colby, Goodland, Norton, Oberlin, ...)
Osawatomie Graphic
Peabody Gazette-Bulletin
Phillips County Review
Rawlins County Square Deal
(St. John) SJNewsOnline
St. Marys Star
Shawnee Dispatch
Stafford Courier
Taylor News (Montgomery County, Labette, Prairie) Tonganoxie Mirror
(Valley Center) Ark Valley News
(Wichita) East Wichita News

BORDER STATES MEDIA / NEW MEDIA
The Missouri Record
(Missouri) Joplin Globe
(Missouri) St. Joseph Telegraph
(Missouri) KQ2 TV St. Joe Channel

(Nebraska) McCook Daily Gazette

(Oklahoma) Red Dirt Report
KANSAS COLLEGE NEWSPAPERS
ESU Bulletin
FHSU Leader
JCCC Campus Ledger
KSU Collegian
KU Kansan
PSU Collegio
WSU Sunflower
HISTORIC KANSAS NEWSPAPERS
Selected State Archives
Kansas Memory
KANSAS GOVERNOR
Governor #Brownback: Time to conclude 2013 Legislative Session


Kansas Governor Sam Brownback on tax reform, streamlining government and reducing child poverty


In Black and White with Kansas Governor Sam Brownback


Brownback's speech at Barton Community College

Governor's veto threat looms in session's final days

KANSANS IN U.S. CONGRESS

Senator Roberts' Remarks at IRS Scandal Hearing in the Senate Finance Committee


Rep. Yoder speaks with CNBC's Maria Bartiromo about IRS and Email Privacy Act


Congresswoman Jenkins Questions Government Officials about IRS Targeting Conservative Groups; Vice Chair Jenkins Discusses Scandals In Washington & ObamaCare

STATE ISSUES FROM OUTSIDE KANSAS
Photos From IRS Protests Across The Nation; IRS protesters gather in Albuquerque

States can’t wait to spend money they don’t have yet

Michigan: Loss of Funding Not To Blame For School District Failures


"it's sure as hell intimidating ... you can put anybody out of business that you want anytime you want .... this is an outrage for all America" Pennsylvania Congressman receives applause at Ways & Means Hearing on IRS scandal

New Hampshire senator twice asked IRS to crack down on political groups

Washington state: Florist, told she must do gay wedding, sues



KANSAS BUSINESS/LEGAL
(Dodge City) High Plains/Midwest Ag Journal
KC Business Journal
(Johnson County) The Legal Record
(KC) Ingram's
KC Star Dollars & Sense
Topeka Independent Business Association
Wichita Eagle Business C@sual
Wichita Independent Business Coaltion
Wichita Business Journal
Wyandotte County Business News

KANSAS LOCAL TALK/NEWS RADIO
KC KCMO710 Greg Knapp
KC KMBZ980 Chris Merrill Shanin&Parks
  Darla Jaye
Lawrence KLWN1320
Manhattan KSDB 91.9
  Community Bridge, Conscience of Kansas
Salina KSAL1150 Friendly Fire
Topeka WIBW580 Raubin&Megan
Wichita KFDI
KANSAS ONLINE NEWS
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Eudora Reporter
Manhattan Free Press
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Voice for Liberty
KANSAS & KC BLOGS/COMMENTARY
20 Pounds of Headlines
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Bottomline Communications
Climate + Energy
Daily KOS Kansas
Democratic Underground Kansas
Everyday Citizen
Free State Rambler
Haystack Commentary of Wamego
In This Moment
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JimmyCsays
Kansans for Life
Kansas City Conservative Examiner
Kansas Federalist
Kansas Free Press
Kansas Labor
Kansas Matters (KDP)
KansasPrairie.net
Kansas Progress
Kaw & Border
KC Conservative Exchange
MainBlog
NeighborhoodNet (KC Metro)
NOlathe (JoCo)
Pitch Blog (KC)
Prairie Village Post
Rotten Politics (WyCo)
Shawnee Mission Times
The Patriots
Thoughts from Kansas
Tony's Kansas City

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STATE "DRUDGE REPORTS"
Colorado: The Complete Colorado
Connecticut: Capitol Report
Iowa: The Bean Walker
Louisiana: The Dead Pelican
Michigan: Michigan Report
Pennsylvania: GrassrootsPA

KANSAS LEGISLATURE
Kansas Lawmakers' Sales Tax Talks Take New Twist

Republican tax plans would increase state revenue, analyses say; Frustrated Kansas lawmakers hatch tax alternatives

House Republican leaders propose 1.5 percent cut to higher education for each of next two fiscal years

House, Senate cut state aid to gun-control lobby

Democrats seek overhaul of GOP's 2012 tax reform bill


KANSAS BUSINESS / ECONOMY
EPA fines Coffeyville refinery $300K

Kansas growers making progress on corn planting

Firm appealing penalties for firing Wolf Creek whistleblower; OSHA says Wolf Creek employee was fired for reporting safety concerns

Kansas could be at the center of drone technology's future

As High Plains Aquifer goes dry, a slow-motion crisis unfolds

KANSAS CITIES and COUNTIES
Fort Scott seeks prices on protecting staff during tornadoes

Topeka Mayor wants city government to resume financial reports

Reno County Deputy Accused Of Sexual Contact With Inmate

Google Street View Car Roaming Salina

Losing mayoral candidate wants Roeland Park councilor censured

Lawrence expecting 5 percent reduction in Community Development Block Grant funding

Two more staff members needed, elections chief tells Sedgwick County commissioners


PUBLIC DEBT
Kansas Debt Clock US Debt Clock

Debt on 4/1/2013


Debt on 1/1/2013


Debt on 9/4/2012





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