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Olathe Republican straw poll produces wins by Tiahrt, Yoder
Read more: Olathe Republican straw poll produces wins by Tiahrt, YoderYesterday’s Olathe Republican Party picnic featured a straw poll that provided insight into statewide and local races as Kansas nears its August 3rd primary. The annual event is very popular, and this year 430 people paid the $2 fee to participate in the straw poll.
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Wichita should follow Lawrence’s lead in tax warnings
Read more: Wichita should follow Lawrence’s lead in tax warningsIs there a point where sales taxes become so high that consumers need to be warned? Sales tax is already high in the northeast Kansas college town of Lawrence, home to the University of Kansas Jayhawks. After July 1, the combined sales tax rate — state, county, and city — will be 8.85 percent.
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For Kansas Senate President Stephen Morris, raising taxes is responsible
Read more: For Kansas Senate President Stephen Morris, raising taxes is responsibleRecently Kansas Senate President Stephen Morris wrote an op-ed which explained the Kansas Legislature’s reasoning for passing a one cent per dollar increase in the statewide sales tax effective July 1. His piece may be read at State of the State KS.
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In Kansas, Sarah Palin chooses Todd Tiahrt
Read more: In Kansas, Sarah Palin chooses Todd TiahrtYesterday former Alaska governor and vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin endorsed Todd Tiahrt for the Republican Party nomination for United States Senate from Kansas.
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Kansas fourth district Congressional poll shows big change, surprise
Read more: Kansas fourth district Congressional poll shows big change, surpriseA just-released poll shows that the race for the Republican Party nomination for United States Congress from the fourth district of Kansas has changed dramatically since the last poll in February.
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Kansas news digest
Read more: Kansas news digestNews from alternative media around Kansas for June 25, 2010.
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Kansas fourth district Congressional candidates answer individual questions
Read more: Kansas fourth district Congressional candidates answer individual questionsLast week’s forum of candidates for the Republican Party nomination for United States Congress from the fourth district of Kansas featured a set of questions tailored individually for each of the four candidates who participated.
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Club for Growth gives slight nod to Tiahrt over Moran
Read more: Club for Growth gives slight nod to Tiahrt over MoranThat caveat aside, let’s look at how the Club ranked members of the Kansas House delegation, particularly Todd Tiahrt and Jerry Moran. These two are candidates for the Republican party nomination for the U.S. Senate. It is commonly thought that the winner of this August Republican primary election will cruise to victory in the November…
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Kansas judicial retention election attracts attention
Read more: Kansas judicial retention election attracts attentionKansas Watchdog’s Earl Glynn reports on the fund-raising and politics surrounding Kansas Supreme Court Justice Carol A. Beier and the retention election she faces this year. Normally these judicial retention elections are not newsworthy, although perhaps they should be. This year’s retention election for Justice Beier, however, is attracting attention.
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Kansas restrictive neighborhood covenants don’t apply to political yard signs
Read more: Kansas restrictive neighborhood covenants don’t apply to political yard signsIt’s common for neighborhoods to have restrictive covenants that prohibit homeowners from placing any signs in their yard, except for signs advertising homes for sale. But a 2008 Kansas law overrides these restrictive covenants to allow for the placement of small political yard signs starting 45 days before an election.
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Greenspan: U.S. must cut spending
Read more: Greenspan: U.S. must cut spendingFriday’s Wall Street Journal carried a piece by former chairman of the Federal Reserve Alan Greenspan that is informative of the current state of the United States policy towards borrowing and spending.
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In Kansas, some campaigns for Congress face charges of hypocrisy
Read more: In Kansas, some campaigns for Congress face charges of hypocrisyI have been active in the Kansas Tea Party Movement since March of 2009. The basic tenants of it are attractive to me. The emphasis on freedom, liberty, personal responsibility, and love of the Constitution is inspiring. The tea party movement is supposed to be “a new politics” — one of honesty, integrity, and a…