Category: Politics
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Wichita Ambassador Hotel illustrates need for pay-to-play laws in Kansas
In the City of Wichita, Sedgwick County, the State of Kansas, and even in Washington DC, we have a problem with rampant legal corruption. The problem deals with the pay-to-play policies of our governments, writes Clinton D. Coen.
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Herman Cain: My interview
In July 2010, some 15 months ago, I had a chance to interview Herman Cain, who is now at or near the top of the polls of Republican presidential candidates. At the time his name was starting to be seen on lists of possible presidential candidates. Following is what I wrote at the time.
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Powerline on Bloomberg, Koch Industries
The recent piece by Bloomberg Markets on the purported faults of Koch Industries is being revealed as another example of the politically-motivated slash-and-burn pieces that have become common at media outlets with a liberal political agenda.
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Pay-to-play laws are needed in Wichita and Kansas
In the wake of scandals, some states and cities have passed “pay-to-play” laws. These laws often prohibit political campaign contributions by those who seek government contracts, or the laws may impose special disclosure requirements. But Wichita and Kansas have no such laws.
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Public-private partnerships: the problems
Public-private partnerships have many problems, and Wichita needs to be cautious as the city relies on them.
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Tweets from RightOnline 2011
Tweets from RightOnline 2011, or #ro11.
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Huelskamp at RightOnline: Debt is the problem
At the RightOnline conference in Minneapolis, U.S. Representative Tim Huelskamp of the Kansas first district told the general session audience that federal spending and debt is a threat to the future of America, and that we must use the opportunity of the upcoming debt ceiling vote to force spending cuts.
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Political contributions disclosure said to be harmful
Forced disclosure of the identity of donors to political campaigns is a powerful force in favor of incumbents.
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Wichita Eagle endorsements out of step with Wichita
Yesterday’s primary election for Wichita city and school board races revealed a Wichita Eagle editorial board increasingly out of step with voters, who followed several of the board’s recommendations but also voted strongly against several Eagle-endorsed candidates.