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State capital: Topeka
Entered Union: Jan. 29, 1861
Population: 2,735,502 (2004 estimate)
Area 81,815 sq mi. (211,901 sq km)
Governor: Kathleen Sebelius (Democrat)
U.S. Representatives: 4
State nicknames: Sunflower State, Jayhawk State

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  • Brownback files paperwork for Kansas governora s race

  • Sebelius not interested in commerce secretary post

  • Wichita lawmakers upset at bioscience authority ...

  • Analysis: Lt. Gov. Exit Hurts Kansas Dems in 2010

  • KCK's Kansan to go online, end print newspaper

  • Russian furor over U.S. adoptions follows acquittal in toddler's death

  • Pastor and designer create Wichita comic hero

  • Survey: Recession In Midwest Will Worsen In Months Ahead

  • Kansas taxe revenues less than expected in December

  • Kansas Lt. Governor to Leave Politics

  • Kan. Taxes Fall Short in December

  • Dead Tree News Model is Done: the Kansas City Kansan Calls it Quits

  • Three killed in southwest Kansas accidents

  • At least 3 Kan. events to mark Obama swearing i ...

  • 3 hopefuls seeking GOP nomination in Kan. 1st ...

  • Kan. gov won't seek tax increase to fix budget

  • 2008 'an interesting year' for weather

  • Kansas Energy Council dissolved -,

  • Kansans To Share Health Care Ideas With Obama Administration

  • Kansas Man Arrested in Lottery Ticket Theft

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    Brownback files paperwork for Kansas governora s race

    <p>Sen. Sam Brownback of Kansas took a big step Monday toward running for governor in 2010 by submitting the paperwork necessary to raise money for a bid for the Republican nomination.Brownback filed a single-page ...</p>

    Sebelius not interested in commerce secretary post

    <p>A spokeswoman says Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius isn&amp;#8217;t reconsidering her decision not to seek a job in Washington.Sebelius said a month ago that she was taking herself out of consideration for a position ...</p>

    Wichita lawmakers upset at bioscience authority ...

    <p>Some Wichita lawmakers are accusing the Kansas Bioscience Authority of costing their city jobs by delaying a $31 million grant.</p>

    Analysis: Lt. Gov. Exit Hurts Kansas Dems in 2010

    <p>Gov. Mark Parkinson 's decision not to run for office again is a significant blow to efforts by his fellow Democrats.</p>

    KCK's Kansan to go online, end print newspaper

    <p>The Kansas City Kansan, the only news source exclusively devoted to covering Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kan., will discontinue publishing its printed newspaper.The newspaper&amp;#8217;s final issue will be ...</p>

    Russian furor over U.S. adoptions follows acquittal in toddler's death

    <p>The case of a Washington-area toddler who died of heatstroke after his father left him in a parked vehicle for nine hours is national news in Russia, fodder for angry political commentary and kitchen-table ...</p>

    Pastor and designer create Wichita comic hero

    <p>An area pastor has teamed up with a designer to create a comic book hero whose purpose is to fight social problems such as HIV and domestic and gang violence.</p>

    Survey: Recession In Midwest Will Worsen In Months Ahead

    <p>A new survey of business leaders suggests the recession will get worse in the months ahead in nine Midwest and Plains states.</p>

    Kansas taxe revenues less than expected in December

    <p>Kansas collected 7.2 percent less than anticipated in general tax revenues in December, a sign that its budget problems might not have hit bottom."It's obviously not looking good at all," incoming Senate Ways ...</p>

    Kansas Lt. Governor to Leave Politics

    <p>A rising star among the Kansas Democratic Party does not not intend to seek re-election as Lt.</p>

    Kan. Taxes Fall Short in December

    <p>It's more bad news for a state that's already projected to end its current fiscal year on June 30 with a $141 million budget deficit.</p>

    Dead Tree News Model is Done: the Kansas City Kansan Calls it Quits

    <p>The Kansas City Kansan will no longer be publishing a printed newspaper after Jan.</p>

    Three killed in southwest Kansas accidents

    <p>Three people were killed in accidents on southwest Kansas roads Tuesday, including 4-year-old boy who was hit by a tractor-trailer truck as he tried to cross a street on his bicycle.</p>

    At least 3 Kan. events to mark Obama swearing i ...

    <p>Barack Obama's election has inspired plans for celebrations in at least three Kansas cities, including a parade, music and prayer services, all timed to his inauguration as president.</p>

    3 hopefuls seeking GOP nomination in Kan. 1st ...

    <p>Three candidates are now running for the Republican nomination in 2010 in the 1st Congressional District of western Kansas.</p>

    Kan. gov won't seek tax increase to fix budget

    <p>Gov. Kathleen Sebelius says she won't propose raising taxes to eliminate a budget gap and hopes to protect public schools from cuts, but key legislators are skeptical she can pull it off.</p>

    2008 'an interesting year' for weather

    <p>KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The thought of having nearly 200 tornadoes break out in one state over the course of a year might seem pretty extreme to some.</p>

    Kansas Energy Council dissolved -,

    <p>Gov. Kathleen Sebelius has signed an executive order effectively dissolving the Kansas Energy Council.</p>

    Kansans To Share Health Care Ideas With Obama Administration

    <p>A community meeting in Hutchinson is one of many taking place across the nation at the request of President-elect Barack Obama.</p>

    Kansas Man Arrested in Lottery Ticket Theft

    <p>A 48-year-old Leavenworth man is arrested in connection with the theft of lottery tickets after someone tried to cash in one of them.</p>


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