Kansas Lawmakers Override Brownback Veto, Undoing Tax Cuts

By MONICA DAVEY June 7, 2017 For six years, Gov. Sam Brownback carried out a signature philosophy of cutting taxes and shrinking government across Kansas, a state dominated by his fellow Republicans. But on Tuesday night, the state’s Republican-held...

Suburban G.O.P. Voters Sour on Party, Raising Republican Fears for 2018

By ALEXANDER BURNS and JONATHAN MARTIN April 12, 2017 ALPHARETTA, Ga. — A gray mood has settled over conservative-leaning voters in some of the country’s most reliably Republican congressional districts, as the party’s stumbles in...

Kansas Governor Vetoes Medicaid Expansion, Setting Stage for Showdown

By ABBY GOODNOUGH and MITCH SMITH March 30, 2017 Gov. Sam Brownback of Kansas vetoed a bill on Thursday that would have expanded Medicaid in his state, setting up a potential showdown next week with a Legislature that, while heavily Republican, has...

Burying Their Cattle, Ranchers Call Wildfires ‘Our Hurricane Katrina’

By JACK HEALY March 20, 2017 ASHLAND, Kan. — Death comes with raising cattle: coyotes, blizzards and the inevitable trip to the slaughterhouse and dinner plate. But after 30 years of ranching, Mark and Mary Kaltenbach were not ready for what met them...