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A former pharmaceutical company executive who returned to Kansas this year announced Tuesday that he's running for governor, giving Democrats a declared candidate. Tom Wiggans, 57, appointed a campaign treasurer Tuesday and filed the paperwork required...
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Kansas Democratic Party Chairman Larry Gates says he�s not running for governor. Gates cited business demands as the reason in an e-mail Friday to fellow Democrats. Gates, a Johnson County attorney, said he couldn�t deal with those demands and run an...
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Democrat Charles Schollenberger, 57, Prairie Village, announced in a press release Monday that he has formed an exploratory committee for the possible race in 2010. Schollenberger is a retired communications executive and former teacher and journalist.
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Gov. Mark Parkinson said Monday that he's willing to take a fresh look at the death penalty law he helped write 15 years ago as a legislator. The governor's comments to reporters came after Senate leaders said the Legislature probably will debate the...
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President Barack Obama said today that he will nominate Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius to head the Department of Health and Human Services, tapping a Washington outsider for the senior health post in his Cabinet as he pushes an ambitious effort to overhaul...
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Gov. Kathleen Sebelius and legislative leaders Wednesday approved the redistribution of $225 million into the state’s main bank account during a meeting of the State Finance Council. The move allowed the state to officially resume paying income tax refunds...
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