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After several surprising wins in the August primaries, Kansas Republicans declared victory for moderates. But many Democrats say they are the real moderates on the November ballot.

The deal involves sending notices to at least 20,000 affected voters.

A five percent funding reduction at the state universities governed by the Board of Regents would result in a loss of at least $56 million.

Kansas prisons are over capacity and 86 percent of Kansas residents polled said they would rather reduce the inmate population than build new prisons.

The plaintiffs said as many as a third of Kansas students are not succeeding and the schools need an additional $800 million in funding to get back on track. The state argued that every public school in Kansas is accredited and that Kansas schools rank 10th in the country.

Kansas Governor Sam Brownback asked for help in figuring out what to put into the state's new school funding formula.

The Democratic nominee used gospel verses and told personal stories to the predominantly African-American, middle-aged Baptist group.

How did a group of stay-at-home moms change the make-up of the Kansas Legislature?

Recent election of moderates has Kansas Democrats encouraged about upcoming races.

Unemployment in Kansas ticked up to 4.1 percent in July.