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Kansas sales tax increase starts today
Read more: Kansas sales tax increase starts todayToday Kansans will face an added tax burden on retail purchases, as the statewide sales tax rate goes up by one cent per dollar. Touted by its backers like
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Financial reform bill as bad as can be
Read more: Financial reform bill as bad as can beThe United States financial reform legislation that just passed through conference committee is just about the worst possible bill that could emerge. In its analysis, The Wall Street Journal concluded “perhaps the best summary is to hail Dodd-Frank as the crowning achievement of the Obama ‘reform’ method. In the name of responding to a crisis,…
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The Hartman clean campaign pledge: Pompeo response
Read more: The Hartman clean campaign pledge: Pompeo responseIn the contest for the Republican Party nomination for United States Congress from the fourth district of Kansas, Wichita businessman Wink Hartman has ran many advertisements making an issue of a clean campaign pledge. He’s signed it, and says that leading rival Mike Pompeo won’t sign it.
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Kansas Chamber makes legislative endorsements
Read more: Kansas Chamber makes legislative endorsementsYesterday the Kansas Chamber Political Action Committee, an arm of the Kansas Chamber of Commerce, released its endorsements for the Kansas Legislature.
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AFP Kansas releases candidate questionnaires
Read more: AFP Kansas releases candidate questionnairesAs part of its mission of voter education, the Kansas chapter of Americans for Prosperity is surveying candidates and making their responses available to the public.
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Hayek’s star on the rise, sometimes
Read more: Hayek’s star on the rise, sometimesPartly due to Glenn Beck’s interest, a book and its ideas is receiving increased attention. F.A. Hayek is the author, and The Road to Serfdom is the book.
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Wichita downtown master plan meetings scheduled
Read more: Wichita downtown master plan meetings scheduledRecently planning firm Goody Clancy presented the master plan for the revitalization of downtown Wichita. This plan is in “draft” form, meaning that input is being solicited, with revisions appearing in the final version expected to be ready in September.
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Kansas ‘pigs at the trough’ award goes to …
Read more: Kansas ‘pigs at the trough’ award goes to …Dietz said that earlier this year, an organization had labeled schools as “pigs at the trough.” Saying she is speaking for herself only and not on behalf of any organization, Dietz noted that “Mark is our lead lobbyist for K-12 education, and Diane represents Wichita Public Schools.” She presented both with a memento that had…
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Schodorf poll shows closer Kansas fourth district contest
Read more: Schodorf poll shows closer Kansas fourth district contestLast week’s poll concerning the Republican Party nomination for United States Congress from the fourth district of Kansas showed Mike Pompeo making big gains to slightly overtake Wink Hartman, with Jean Schodorf and Jim Anderson far behind. A striking feature of that poll was the low number of undecided voters, just eight percent. Now Schodorf…
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Second amendment decision not permanent
Read more: Second amendment decision not permanentThe United States Supreme Court narrowly agreed today that the 2nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects an individuals right to possess firearms. Sadly, this was a narrow, 5-4 decision that could be changed when another 2nd Amendment case works its way to the Court when its membership changes.
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Few vote in primary elections
Read more: Few vote in primary electionsAs Kansas moves towards the August 3rd primary election there’s a great deal of interest, at least among a certain segment of the population, in the outcome of the election. I say a segment, because history shows that few people vote in primary elections. A relatively small number of voters has a large say in…
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Earmarks and Kansas elections
Read more: Earmarks and Kansas electionsThe topic of earmarks is playing a role in contest for the Republican Party nomination for United States Senate from Kansas between Todd Tiahrt and Jerry Moran.