Gov. Sam Brownback is welcoming President Barack Obama to Kansas, but the Republican governor doesn’t plan to attend a speech by the Democratic president.

Obama will be in Osawatomie Tuesday for a speech on the economy. Some Republicans, both nationally and in Kansas, consider the visit part of Obama’s re-election campaign.

In a statement Monday, Brownback’s office said any visit by a president is an honor. But Brownback’s office also said the governor couldn’t make the event in Osawatomie.

Brownback’s office said the governor had a long-standing commitment to participate in a symposium at Wichita State University on the state’s future.