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Avoiding bad decisions in good times
Read more: Avoiding bad decisions in good timesAn associate of mine once said, “Some of the worst decisions are made in the best of times.” His observation pertained to negotiating agreements with labor unions but I was reminded of it by a news report saying local governments may eliminate 500,000 jobs across the country if Congress doesn’t pony up more federal tax…
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Kansas polls and election results
Read more: Kansas polls and election resultsIn the hotly contested Kansas Republican primary elections this year, polls generated a lot of interest. In two Kansas Congressional districts, independent polls did a good job of predicting the vote for all candidates except the two winners, and a candidate’s own poll may have been undermined by large voter turnout.
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Wichita Eagle editorial endorsements: helpful, or not?
Read more: Wichita Eagle editorial endorsements: helpful, or not?Yesterday’s primary election in Kansas provided a measure of the influence of the Wichita Eagle editorial board. Voters ignored many of its endorsements, indicating that the newspaper — its editorial side, at least — is increasingly out of touch with its readers.
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Kansas primary election analysis
Read more: Kansas primary election analysisAnalysis of Kansas primary election results by Chapman Rackaway and Denis Boyles.
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Tiahrt, in close campaign, comes in second
Read more: Tiahrt, in close campaign, comes in secondAt an election night watch party at the Hilton Hotel in Wichita, supporters of Todd Tiahrt in his campaign for United States Senate were encouraged by early returns from Sedgwick and Johnson counties.
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Sedgwick County votes are all in
Read more: Sedgwick County votes are all inIn contested races in Sedgwick County, here are final results.
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Ranzau takes Sedgwick County commission primary
Read more: Ranzau takes Sedgwick County commission primaryTonight Richard Ranzau has won the primary election for Sedgwick County Commission over former incumbent Lucy Burtnett
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Election eve Kansas poll
Read more: Election eve Kansas pollAn 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
Read more: Kansas Republican senate primary closerA 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
Read more: Why Bell, Calif. mattersThe 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
Read more: More Wichita Community Improvement Districts proposedTomorrow’s meeting Wichita City Council will consider starting the process for the approval of three Community Improvement Districts in Wichita.