Moderate Republicans are making Kansas' primary election a referendum on the state's budget problems and education funding as they try to oust conservative incumbents.
More than two dozen GOP legislators face primary opponents Tuesday. Most are allies of Republican Gov. Sam Brownback and continue to support his experiment in cutting state income taxes to stimulate the economy.
They included Senate Majority Leader Terry Bruce.
The voting occurs against the backdrop not only of the state's fiscal woes but ongoing legal and political disputes over funding for public schools.
The state Supreme Court could rule by the end of the year on whether the Legislature ...
Moderate Republicans are making Kansas' primary election a referendum on the state's budget problems and education funding as they try to oust conservative incumbents.
More than two dozen GOP legislators face primary opponents Tuesday. Most are allies of Republican Gov. Sam Brownback and continue to support his experiment in cutting state income taxes to stimulate the economy.
They included Senate Majority Leader Terry Bruce.
The voting occurs against the backdrop not only of the state's fiscal woes but ongoing legal and political disputes over funding for public schools.
The state Supreme Court could rule by the end of the year on whether the Legislature ...