WASHINGTON, April 10 [Category: Political] -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary: * * * ATR Applauds Kansas Law Moving to Flat 4% Income Tax Americans for Tax Reform commends Kansas lawmakers who successfully overrode Governor Laura Kelly's veto of SB 269 on Thursday, officially setting Kansas on the path to a lower, flat personal income tax rate of 4%. "Kansas is now a leader in the nationwide movement to reduce and flatten the state income tax," said Grover Norquist,  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 [Category: Medical] -- The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network posted the following news release: * * * Kansas Legislative Session Ends with Missed Opportunity to Expand Medicaid Statement from American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) Kansas Government Relations Director, Megan Word TOPEKA, Kan. - "As lawmakers end the legislative session, they have once again failed to close Kansas' health care coverage gap by expanding Medicaid, a policy that   more

MANHATTAN, Kansas, April 11 -- Kansas State University issued the following news release: * * * New book from history professor explores radio history, cultural conflict and international rivalries Kansas State University's Michael Krysko, associate professor of history, has published a new book that explores radio's propensity to traverse political and cultural borders. "Contested Airwaves: American Radio at Home and Abroad, 1914-1946," published by the University of Illinois Press, spans a  more

SALINA, Kansas, April 12 -- Kansas Wesleyan University issued the following news release: * * * Noted Poets Featured at Next Conversations with Wes Jackson and Friends A Prairie Conversation with Wes Jackson and Friends will take on a different cadence, as Jackson's friends this time are notable poets Robert Hass and Jesse Nathan. Their conversation will focus on ecology, history, literature and visions of a sustainable future. It will take place from 6-8 p.m. April 30 in Peters Science Hall,  more