Scott Rothschild
Recent stories
- Budget crisis slams social services, universities
- December 2, 2008
- Topeka — Bad budget news on Monday gushed like water from a fire hose as lawmakers reviewed the state’s worsening financial situation.
- October jobless rate relatively low; worsening economy expected to be reflected soon
- November 21, 2008
- TOPEKA — The state recorded a relatively low unemployment rate of 4.5 percent for October, but the worsening economy is expected to depress future job growth, the Kansas Department of Labor reported Friday.
- Kansas budget office: School budgets could face cuts
- November 19, 2008
- Funding to Kansas public schools would face a cut under a proposal made by Gov. Kathleen Sebelius’ budget office, officials said Thursday
- Moore defends rescue vote
- House majority leader visits area in support of lone Kansan to vote for package
- September 30, 2008
- U.S. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer on Tuesday campaigned in support of the failed financial markets bailout, and backed U.S. Rep. Dennis Moore, the only Kansan in Congress who voted for the proposal.
- Decision to skip Leavenworth as NBAF finalist was unfair, angry lawmaker says
- August 11, 2008
- A state legislator on Monday expressed anger after a report indicated that Leavenworth had a high score as a possible location for a federal biosafety lab but was leapfrogged as a finalist by politically connected Mississippi.
- Higher education affordability important to regents leader
- July 23, 2008
- Donna Shank wants higher education to be available for all Kansans.
- Sales tax to support research triangle on November ballot
- June 12, 2008
- Johnson County voters will now have a chance to vote on two sales tax measures this year.
- Moore endorses Obama
- Boyda decides to remain neutral
- June 4, 2008
- U.S. Rep. Dennis Moore, whose district includes east Lawrence, endorses Barack Obama for president, while U.S. Rep. Nancy Boyda, whose district includes west Lawrence, promises to support the Democratic nominee.
- Former congressman to challenge Roberts
- April 30, 2008
- Former congressman Jim Slattery, a Democrat, on Tuesday announced his bid to unseat U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts, a Republican.
- Riverfront authority passes
- March 27, 2008
- A proposal to set up a riverfront authority to promote development in De Soto is sailing through the Legislature
