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Reestablishing a Fundamental Principle of Democracy
The endless litigation over school funding places the state at risk of being able to a balance of a competitive tax climate and providing for the essential services required outside of the K-12 education system, writes Alan Cobb of the Kansas Chamber of Commerce.
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Judge Melgren defends Constitutional protections
By Karl Peterjohn While it has become increasingly common for members of the U.S. Supreme Court to make news by public comments, particularly during their summer recess, Wichita Pachyderm Club members had the opportunity for Kansas federal district Judge Eric F. Melgren to quote from his judicial colleagues in a way of defending the Constitution’s…
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Kris Kobach at Wichita Pachyderm Club
Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach addressed members and guests of the Wichita Pachyderm Club on Friday June 9, 2017, the day after he announced his candidacy for Kansas Governor in 2018.
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Breaking the statehouse budget deadlock
Kansas taxpayers need to have a say in the massive new spending schemes appearing at the statehouse, writes Karl Peterjohn.
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Shocking News about Kansas Education!
Listening too often to Topeka politicians and administrators can leave a normal person feeling rather jaded, even used. Or maybe it’s the reporting, sometimes I just don’t know, writes Paul Waggoner.
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Benefits of tax cuts without raising debt
President-elect Donald Trump should learn from Kansas’s mistake on income-tax reduction — don’t reduce revenue and increase spending.
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Beware of government arts spending
Art is too important to be dependent on politicians and injecting politics into anything inevitably tarnishes it, writes Lawrence W. Reed of Foundation for Economic Education.
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Teachers unions vs. students
There is a dilemma in American education. On the one hand, teachers are essential to student achievement. On the other, teachers unions promote self-interests of their members which are antithetical to the interests of students.
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The unprecedented campaign against free speech
The political left’s campaign to silence opponents and reorder society in accordance with their personal beliefs is in many ways the single greatest threat to America’s experiment in self-governance, writes Mark Holden.
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Kansas state school board member should practice what he preaches
A Kansas State School Board member urges political leaders to “tell the whole story” but doesn’t practice what he preaches, writes Dave Trabert of Kansas Policy Institute..
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HB 2615 is a Bi-Partisan Healthcare Solution that Governor Sam Brownback should Support
If Governor Brownback wants to chalk up another win for individual liberty, signing HB 2615 is the best way to do it, writes Andrew Brown of Foundation for Government Accountability.
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Governor Brownback, please veto this harmful bill
Kansas Governor Sam Brownback should veto a bill that is harmful to property rights, writes John Todd.