In Kansas, dueling job claims
Candidates for Kansas governor last week released statements on recent job figures in Kansas. The releases from Sam Brownback and Paul Davis appear to contain conflicting views of Kansas employment. Brownback released a statement containing this, in part: "In the past year, we have seen more than 20,000 new jobs in Kansas and a total of 45,600 new jobs created from January 2011 through October 2013." (Click here for the full statement.) Davis released a statement containing this, in part: "From January 2011 - Oct 2013: Period during which Brownback cites 46,500 new jobs ... Employed: +3,634 (not 46,500, which…