Scott Rothschild
Scott Rothschild reports on the Statehouse and Kansas government.
Recent stories
- Experts: Brownback tax experiment may be hard to measure
- November 25, 2013
- Gov. Sam Brownback has said his tax changes will be like an adrenaline shot to the Kansas economy.
- State senator’s comment on animal shelters draws response
- November 20, 2013
- State senator says shelters make money off dogs confiscated from breeders shut down by the state
- Kansas looking at Missouri River to help irrigate western Kansas
- November 20, 2013
- Proposal would divert water at high flow or flood times on the Missouri River.
- Kansas: Advocates for children, needy question DCF’s reserve of $48 million
- November 15, 2013
- Groups that help the needy and children are upset that the Kansas Department for Children and Families has a reserve of $48 million in a program designed to help the poor.
- Brownback proposes grade-school reading initiative; advocacy groups decry funding method
- 10:37 a.m., November 14, 2013 Updated 10:37 a.m.
- A new proposal by Gov. Sam Brownback’s administration to try to improve reading proficiency among grade-school students is under fire from children’s advocates because of the way it is funded.
- Kansas: Schodorf files to run for Kansas secretary of state
- November 1, 2013
- Former state Sen. Jean Schodorf today filed to run for Kansas secretary of state against incumbent Republican Kris Kobach in 2014.
- Kansas: State tax revenues continue to fall
- November 1, 2013
- State tax collections continued to fall in October, which Gov. Sam Brownback’s administration said shows that his income tax cuts are working.
- State agriculture agency willing to give pay raise to workers who agree to move with agency and shed classified status
- October 29, 2013
- Agency moving to Manhattan
- Documents to be used to reduce voter registrations in ‘suspense’
- October 22, 2013
- Division of Motor Vehicle records to be used to confirm citizenship
- Davis picks Jill Docking as running mate
- October 22, 2013
- Pair to challenge Gov. Sam Brownback and Lt. Gov. Jeff Colyer
