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Kansas Governor Holds Fast to Tax Policies, Despite Primary Losses by Legislative Allies

Kansas Governor Sam Brownback spoke to members of the Kansas Statehouse press corps last week.  (Photo by Jim McLean)
Kansas Governor Sam Brownback spoke to members of the Kansas Statehouse press corps last week. (Photo by Jim McLean)

Kansas Governor Sam Brownback is sticking to his talking points. In a rare, informal conversation with Statehouse reporters late last week, Brownback said the results of the recent primary election aren’t causing him to re-think his positions on tax cuts, school finance or Medicaid expansion. Jim McLean sat in on the discussion and filed this report.


Read more about this story on the KHI News Service website.

Jim McLean is a reporter for the KHI News Service in Topeka and a partner with Kansas Public Radio in an effort to keep an eye on Kansas policies and policymakers.

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Brownback Stands by Tax Cuts Despite Election Losses

Kansas Governor Sam Brownback says the results of the recent primary election showed that Kansas voters are angry. But he says their anger at him and the conservative Republicans who have controlled the Legislature for the last several years is misdirected. More from Statehouse reporter Jim McLean.


Jim McLean, Executive Editor of KHI News Service, oversees the KHI News Service. From 2005 until 2013, McLean coordinated all communications activities at KHI as Vice President for Public Affairs. The position he now occupies was created as part of a strategic initiative to solidify the editorial and operational independence of the KHI News Service. Prior to coming to KHI, McLean had a distinguished career as a journalist, serving as the news director and Statehouse bureau chief for Kansas Public Radio and a managing editor for the Topeka Capital-Journal. During his more than 20 years in Kansas journalism, McLean won numerous awards for journalistic excellence from the Kansas Press Association, regional chapters of the Society of Professional Journalists and the Kansas Association of Broadcasters. In 1997, McLean and two Capital-Journal colleagues received the Burton W. Marvin News Enterprise Award from the University of Kansas William Allen White School of Journalism for a series of stories on the state’s business climate. McLean holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from Washburn University.