Kansas governors : selected newspaper clippings, 1856-1999 / Collected and photocopied by the Kansas State Historical Society. 1856-1999

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Kansas governors : selected newspaper clippings, 1856-1999 / Collected and photocopied by the Kansas State Historical Society. 1856-1999

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14v. : ill. : 29 cm.

Kansas State Historical Society

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Kansas State Historical Society. Library and Archives Division

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Kansas. Governor

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The office of the governor of the state of Kansas was established by the Kansas state constitution, ratified by Congress on January 29, 1861. Governors were limited to serving 2 year terms until a constititutional amendment changed them to 4 year terms beginning in 1974. Most of the governor's duties are outlined by a variety of state statutes rather than the constitution. A great deal of the governor's power comes in the form of the appointments he fills to head state agencies. By 1960, governo...