Author: Bob Weeks
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Kansas spring elections should be moved
I urge this committee to support moving the spring elections to be held in conjunction with the fall state and national elections. This will help reduce the electoral power and influence of special interest groups.
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Clinton Coen, Wichita City Council Candidate
Clinton Coen, candidate for Wichita City Council, appeared on the Joseph Ashby Show.
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Sedgwick County begins legislative updates sharing
In a move sure to help citizens learn more about government, Sedgwick County has started posting legislative updates from its lobbyist in Topeka.
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Avoiding the truth about Kansas school spending, Tuesday edition
Kansas House of Representatives Minority Leader Paul Davis tries to bury the truth about Kansas school spending.
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Spending and taxing in the states, Kansas and Texas in particular
How do Kansas and Texas compare in taxation and spending?
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Teachers union members to be proud of
When we observe the actions of teachers, we’re correct to wonder if they’re acting as citizens, or as teachers representing their school districts, or as union members, or in some other role.
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Wichita has school choice, they say
Wichita school superintendent John Allison told Wichitans something they probably didn’t know: Parents of Wichita schoolchildren benefit from the district’s school choice program.
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Kansas school spending excused
Kansas public school teachers and the education bureaucracy want taxpayers to trust them as a reliable source for facts about Kansas schools. But the record doesn’t inspire trust.
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Ending the Economic Development Administration
U.S. Representative Mike Pompeo has introduced legislation to end the Economic Development Agency, which he describes as a “politically motivated federal wealth redistribution agency.”
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In Kansas, don’t mention the level of school spending
At a meeting of the South-Central Kansas Legislative Delegation today, it was apparent that facts are either not known — or not important — to public school spending advocates.
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Wichita economic growth, compared
Wichita’s economic growth is compared to the state and the nation.
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Kansas House votes for property rights
Today the Kansas House of Representatives passed a bill that will protect property owners from harm simply because their property is near a historic property.