Scott Rothschild
Scott Rothschild reports on the Statehouse and Kansas government.
Recent stories
- Kansas: Moody’s downgrades state bonds
- May 2, 2014
- Moody’s Investors Service has downgraded Kansas’ state bonds, citing the state’s sluggish economic recovery, the use of non-recurring measures to balance the budget and revenue reductions resulting from tax cuts.
- Kansas teacher protests follow Brownback
- April 25, 2014
- Gov. Sam Brownback on Wednesday headed west to discuss some of his accomplishments during the 2014 legislative session and was met with protests by teachers who are upset that he signed into law the repeal of teacher tenure.
- Kansas school boards cautioned about using new rules to hire, fire teachers
- April 23, 2014
- The Kansas Association of School Boards is urging local boards of education to use caution before taking advantage of new powers granted to them under a school finance bill that Gov. Sam Brownback signed into law Monday.
- Kansas: Brownback signs Medicare, gun bills
- April 23, 2014
- Gov. Sam Brownback on Wednesday signed into law a bill that could put Kansas officials in charge of Medicare and other federally funded health programs in the state.
- Kansas: Over teachers’ objections, Brownback signs ‘good’ school finance bill
- April 22, 2014
- Gov. Sam Brownback on Monday signed into law a school finance bill that will provide more funds to classrooms in an effort to comply with a court order, but also includes controversial policy changes, including the repeal of tenure for teachers.
- Brownback to sign school finance bill Monday; supports tenure repeal
- April 21, 2014
- Gov. Sam Brownback on Monday said he will sign into law the new school finance bill, which would increase funding to schools but also repeal tenure for teachers.
- Kansas Supreme Court blasts bill signed into law by Brownback
- April 20, 2014
- In a rare public statement, the Kansas Supreme Court on Friday denounced a bill signed into law by Gov. Sam Brownback, saying the measure would weaken the judicial system.
- Kansas wind energy a force, report suggests
- April 11, 2014
- Kansas has nearly doubled its wind power generation over the past two years, according to a wind industry report released Thursday.
- Kansas Legislature: What passed, what died, what remains
- April 11, 2014
- Meeting nearly round-the-clock last weekend, Kansas legislators ended the regular legislative session by passing with slim majorities a school finance bill in response to a court order, and a repeal of teacher tenure that has ignited a political firestorm.
- Kansas school districts say new finance bill will widen disparities
- April 8, 2014
- The Legislature’s new school finance bill will continue to widen the funding gap between wealthy and poor districts, attorneys representing school districts that successfully sued the state said Monday.
