Category: Kansas state government
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Kansas Fed-Up with High Taxes
Here’s a press release from the Kansas chapter of Americans For Prosperity reporting on the results of a poll about taxes and spending in Kansas. Interestingly, the poll found that a majority of lower-income Kansans are opposed to higher taxes on high income earners. This goes against the theme of some authors, including Thomas Frank,…
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AFP Day at the Capitol, 2009 edition
Yesterday about 125 citizen activists gathered in Topeka for Americans For Prosperity Day in Topeka. About 45 left from Wichita on a bus at 6:00 am. The morning and early afternoon sessions included speakers such as Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins, Earl Watkins, President & CEO of Sunflower Electric Power, Ray Merrick, Kansas House Majority Leader, Dr.…
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You picked a fine time to leave us Kathleen
Musical commentary about Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius, recently nominated by President Obama to become Secretary of Health and Human Services. Kansas Representative Bill Otto performs.
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Another inept Kansas smoking analogy
In today’s Wichita Eagle, Wichita busybody Charlie Claycomb makes another inept analogy in an attempt to press his anti-smoking agenda statewide. A while back he tried to compare a smoking section in a restaurant with a urinating section in a swimming pool. This is ridiculous to the extreme, as I show in the post It’s…
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Kathleen Sebelius: taxation and contributions
Here’s summaries of some information about Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius, recently nominated by President Obama to become Secretary of Health and Human Services:
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AFP Kansas Statehouse Rally
Here’s a message from Derrick Sontag of Americans For Prosperity – Kansas, regarding a rally in Topeka next Monday. There’s a free bus from Wichita to this event. It leaves Lawrence Dumont Stadium parking lot at 6:00 am, and will return to Wichita around 7:00 pm. Contact John Todd, john@johntodd.net or (316) 312-7335 or Susan…
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Kathleen Sebelius Goes to Washington
“The most demonstrative pro-abortion governor in the history of the United States has been selected by President Obama to become the Health and Human Services Secretary. Even though I am excited to have our Governor ‘out of Dodge’ due to her horrible tax and spend policies as well as liberal thoughts on energy, I have…
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Political influence possible at Kansas SRS
Late last year, as most other programs for people with disabilities were bracing for likely state budget cuts, the head of the state welfare department quietly approved $712,000 in ‘extraordinary’ funding for a Lenexa-based program that specializes in caring for people with severe disabilities.
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Update on Kansas ethics case
The Kansas Meadowlark has more coverage of a Kansas case with troubling implications: “The legal conflict in this case is between Kansas law and confidentiality of an ethics complaint, and the U.S. Constitution?s 1st amendment right to free speech. Oddly in this case, the one making the complaint, is the one being fined. This has…
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Proposition K hearing spotlights differences
At Wednesday’s hearing before the Kansas House of Representatives Taxation Committee, different ideas about property taxation became clear. The subject of the hearing was Proposition K, a proposal to reform property tax appraisals in Kansas. On this day, proponents of Proposition K testified.
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Kansas budget drama unnecessary
Kansas news reports and blogs are still trying to decide who won last week’s showdown between Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius and Republican legislative leaders. GOP message lost in drama provides an example. But as reported on this blog (Sebelius’ Proposed Cuts Not Likely Enough, Kansas Governor Not Facing Reality of Budget Crisis) and in other…
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Kansas needs a budget stabilization fund
Earlier this week we learned that the state has suspended its income tax refunds and may not be able to pay state employees due to our poor state finances. We believe this indicates a budget stabilization fund is necessary.