H. Edward Flentje is a professor of public administration in the Hugo Wall School of Urban and Public Affairs at Wichita State University. He is the author or editor of several publications on state and local government, including Kansas Policy Choices and the papers of Kansas governors Robert Bennett and Mike Hayden. Joseph A. Aistrup is a professor of political science and interim associate dean of arts and sciences at Kansas State University. He is the author of The Southern Strategy Revisited: Republican Top-Down Advancement in the South.

• 1. Introduction2. Political Cultures3. The Constitution 4. Elections and Political Parties5. The State Legislature6. The Governor7. Interest Groups and Lobbying8. State and Local Governments in a Federal Structure9. Taxing, Spending, and Borrowing10. Kansas Politics in State and Nation11. Suggestions for Further StudyAppendix 1: The Kansas Court SystemAppendix 2: Summary of Legislation Governing Lobbying in Kansas

"This book is likely to become the standard text in courses on Kansas politics."-Michael A. Smith, Kansas History -- Michael A. Smith Kansas History "This is an impressive performance, and Kansas Politics and Government ranks as one of the best in the Nebraska series. For understanding Kansas and the politics of the Plains more generally, it should be required reading."-Burdett A. Loomis, Great Plains Quarterly -- Burdett A. Loomis Great Plains Quarterly