Author: Bob Weeks
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Sedgwick County votes are all in
In contested races in Sedgwick County, here are final results.
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Ranzau takes Sedgwick County commission primary
Tonight Richard Ranzau has won the primary election for Sedgwick County Commission over former incumbent Lucy Burtnett
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Election eve Kansas poll
An election eve statewide poll in Kansas indicates a likely win for Jerry Moran for United States Senate. The first Congressional district remains a toss-up between Tim Huelskamp and Jim Barnett, and it looks like Mike Pompeo is in control in the fourth district.
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Kansas Republican senate primary closer
A poll released today by KWCH Television in Wichita and SurveyUSA shows a closer contest for the Republican Party nomination for United States Senate from Kansas between Jerry Moran and Todd Tiahrt.
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Why Bell, Calif. matters
The city manager of Bell, Calif., a town of some 38,000, earned $787,637 per year. He quit in the face of citizen uproar when this became public, but he’ll retire with a pension of about $600,000 annually.
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More Wichita Community Improvement Districts proposed
Tomorrow’s meeting Wichita City Council will consider starting the process for the approval of three Community Improvement Districts in Wichita.
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Moran – Tiahrt opinion and reporting roundup, part two
Here’s some additional reporting and opinion on the campaign for the Republican Party nomination for United States Senate between Jerry Moran and Todd Tiahrt.
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Kansas coal plant public hearings
This week the Kansas Department of Health and Environment will hold public hearings on the expansion of the coal-fired steam electricity generating unit at Holcomb. This plant became controversial when KDHE Secretary Rod Bremby denied a permit on the basis of the plant’s carbon dioxide emissions. That was the first time a permit had been…
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Schodorf, Pottorff claim to have cut spending
Two Kansas Republicans — one running for re-election, the other for higher office, both claim to have led the way in cutting the Kansas state budget. These claims, however, are at odds with the facts and both candidates’ records.
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Final Kansas fourth Congressional district polls indicate close race
Polls show the race for the Republican Party nomination for U.S. Congress from the Kansas fourth district to be a close race between two candidates.
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Kansas judicial selection expert to speak in Wichita
Kansas University law professor Stephen J. Ware is an expert on the process of judicial selection in Kansas and other states. His research shows that Kansas is at the undemocratic extreme end of the spectrum in concentrating power in members of the bar when it comes to selecting judges for our state’s highest courts.
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Kansas judicial selection expert to address Pachyderms
This Friday (August 6) the Wichita Pachyderm Club features Kansas University law professor Stephen J. Ware. Ware is an expert on the process of judicial selection in Kansas and other states. His research shows that Kansas is at the undemocratic extreme end of the spectrum in concentrating power in members of the bar when it…