Governor Sam News Today

Rainy, possibly stormy weather expected across eastern Kansas... the governor vetoes a bipartisan tax-cutting package...

TOPEKA (KSNT) – The Kansas House of Representatives has forwarded a GOP-backed tax package to Governor Laura Kelly’s desk. A key feature, that has sparked backlash from Democrats, is a single-rate income tax, or ‘flat tax’ as some call it. Speaker Dan Hawkins and President Ty Masterson issued the following joint statement, after the House […]

Virtually every effort to provide state tax relief over the last ten years was met with the ‘Don’t Be Like Kansas’ mantra from special interests.  They’d claim tax cuts would produce budget deficits like Kansas experienced under Governor Sam Brownback. It wasn’t the concept of cutting taxes that produced deficits; states like North Carolina, Tennessee, and Indiana successfully provided tax relief while Kansas struggled. The problems that Kansas experienced were largely self-inflicted.

Explosions rocked both Miles City and Baker in eastern Montana on March 23, 1944. The Miles City blast was planned; the Baker explosion was most certainly not.

The UDK Voter Guide tracks the race for one of Kansas seats in the U.S. Senate, currently being defended by Sen. Jerry Moran against Rev. Mark Holland from Kansas City.

Three of the nominees were commissioners in the immediate past administration of former Governor Martin Elechi.

Kansas revenue estimates increase as lawmakers eye override of Kelly veto on tax bill Katie Bernard, The Kansas City Star Apr. 21—TOPEKA — Kansas budget officials said Tuesday there is cause for "cautious optimism" as the states revenues and economic indicators are beginning to return to pre-pandemic levels. The newly-released Kansas Consensus Revenue Estimates projected the state would bring in $361 million more in fiscal years 2021 and 2022 than predicted in November. That...

Montana’s capital, Helena (pronounced HELL-in-a), is set among the Rocky Mountains along Interstate 15, roughly midway between Glacier and Yellowstone National Parks. It started with a gold rush in 1864 and became known as the Queen City of the Rockies because of its grand architecture. In its early days, Helena had 50 millionaires. Some of their Victorian mansions still stand. Helena’s cathedral, art and history museums, and capitol also speak to the city’s rich history. Hiking...