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Kansas news digest
Read more: Kansas news digestNews from alternative media around Kansas for February 22, 2010.
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Smoking ban advocate says some claims just smoke
Read more: Smoking ban advocate says some claims just smokeOpponents to a statewide total smoking ban say anti-tobacco advocates are playing a little loose with their facts. They have an unlikely ally in Michael Siegel, a medical doctor and professor of community health sciences at Boston University’s School of Public Health. He’s a long-standing anti-tobacco advocate, a proponent of smoking bans and a strong…
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Kansas school spending study finds $717 million in potential savings
Read more: Kansas school spending study finds $717 million in potential savingsA new study on K-12 spending in Kansas concludes that schools statewide are spending as much as $717 million more than is necessary, and that implementing the “best practices” of more efficient districts could eliminate the need to raise taxes or cut spending on other essential services.
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Americans for Prosperity model budget to be presented
Read more: Americans for Prosperity model budget to be presentedThis Friday Derrick Sontag, Kansas State Director for Americans for Prosperity, will address members and guests of the Wichita Pachyderm Club. His topic is “An update on the budget shortfall in Kansas, how we got there through excessive spending, and how our state’s tax burden compares with neighboring states.” AFP’s model budget for Kansas is…
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Eric Payne, Joseph Scapa address county Republicans
Read more: Eric Payne, Joseph Scapa address county RepublicansLast night’s meeting of the Sedgwick County Republican Party featured speeches by two candidates for the Republican party nomination for the Kansas House of Representatives from the 87th district. Democrat Raj Goyle is the incumbent, and he is not seeking re-election. Eric Payne (campaign website) and Joseph Scapa (campaign website not available) each spoke for…
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Mary Ann Glendon to appear in Wichita for Pompeo
Read more: Mary Ann Glendon to appear in Wichita for PompeoMary Ann Glendon, who was was the United States Ambassador to the Holy See and is the Learned Hand Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, will appear in Wichita for two events on behalf of the Mike Pompeo campaign for the Republican party nomination for the United States House of Representatives from the fourth…
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Meeting to support Kansas medical marijuana legislation
Read more: Meeting to support Kansas medical marijuana legislationRepresentative Gail Finney, a Democrat who represents parts of east and northeast Wichita, has introduce a bill that would all the use of medical marijuana in Kansas. On Friday there will be a “call to action meeting” in Wichita regarding this bill.
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Kansas historic preservation tax credits audit reveals inefficiency, data problems
Read more: Kansas historic preservation tax credits audit reveals inefficiency, data problemsYesterday the Kansas legislative Post Audit Committee received an audit recently completed by the Legislative Division of Post Audit. The audit, titled Kansas Tax Revenues, Part I: Reviewing Tax Credits, revealed that the historic preservation tax credit is not efficient. Further, the Department Revenue is not accurately tracking the cost of the program.
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Missing from Kansas school financing debate
Read more: Missing from Kansas school financing debateAs Kansas struggles to find funding for its public schools and other functions of government, we’re losing an opportunity to examine our schools and see if they’re performing as well as they should, both financially and academically. Here are some issues not being discussed:
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Kansas news digest
Read more: Kansas news digestNews from alternative media around Kansas for February 16, 2010.
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Journey to speak on ‘crystal ball of politics’
Read more: Journey to speak on ‘crystal ball of politics’This Friday, former Kansas senator and current District Court Judge Phil Journey will speak to members and guests of the Wichita Pachyderm Club. his topic is “The Crystal Ball of Politics.” Journey is an engaging speaker, and many members are looking forward to this meeting.
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Regulation has not lessened, instead it has harmed us
Read more: Regulation has not lessened, instead it has harmed usLast week’s Wichita Eagle featured an op-ed by Brad Beachy, who is co-chairman of Wichita Democracy for America. Several of the claims made by Beachy deserve examination. In particular, Beachy blames free markets as the cause of our current economic problems: “The Great Recession we’re in now started in late 2007, after several years of…