Kansas

Kansas is a state in the Great Plains region of the Former United States.

Salina
Covering the rural areas of western and northern Kansas, Salina is the least populous province in Kansas. Its provincial seat, Salina, is a third class city located in the eastern part of the province.

Topeka
Topeka Province, located in the northeast corner of the state, contains the capital city of Kansas, Topeka (second class), as well as Kansas City, Kansas and its populous suburbs including  Overland Park and  Olathe which form the second largest metropolitan area in the state, after Wichita.

Wichita
Covering most of southern Kansas, Wichita Province is the location of Wichita, the largest city in Kansas (first class), which is a center of commerce and industry for the state. In February 2016, the National Bank of Wichita opened a new headquarters downtown.

Government
The Kansan government is a Social Democracy. Politically, the state has been historically conservative, and usually elects Republican leaders, but the populace is fairly pragmatic and tends to elect the candidate who seems like they will serve the people best, regardless of party affiliation. In fact, in recent months, the government has become quite liberal. In the summer of 2016, universal healthcare and affordable higher education were both instituted, and soon after, in autumn, a graduated income tax plan (similar in design to the one proposed for the former United States by former presidential candidate Bernie Sanders) was instituted to pay for these new programs. So far, the programs have been very successful, and an influx of immigrants from other states, particularly to the Wichita and Topeka areas has been attributed to these benefits.

On May 5th, 2016, governor Samuel Brownback (R) and his lieutenant governor Jeff Colyer were impeached due to their negligence which led to the collapse of the state's economy, the loss of many jobs, and the cutting of funding for education, social programs, and fine arts.

In an emergency gubernatorial election that was called for after the impeachments of Brownback and Colyer, Democrat Marci Francisco won with a narrow lead over Republican Jene Vickrey.