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Kansas Speaker Mike O’Neal at AFP Summit
Read more: Kansas Speaker Mike O’Neal at AFP SummitRepresentative Mike O’Neal, Republican from Hutchinson, is the new Speaker of the Kansas House of Representatives. He spoke on January 10 at Americans For Prosperity‘s Defending the American Dream Summit in Wichita. His speech warned of tough times ahead, with a difficult job for both the legislature and citizens. Part of the problem is that…
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Karl Peterjohn Takes Oath of Office in Sedgwick County
Read more: Karl Peterjohn Takes Oath of Office in Sedgwick CountyToday, Karl Peterjohn took the oath of office for the Board of Sedgwick County Commissioners. The ceremony took place in front of a standing-room only crowd. Following are Karl’s remarks: I want to begin by thanking my family. I want to thank my wife Marilyn, and my children Christina and Alex. They worked so hard…
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In Wichita, 300 citizens rally for free markets and limited government
Read more: In Wichita, 300 citizens rally for free markets and limited governmentYesterday Americans For Prosperity held a Defending the American Dream Summit in Wichita. After the event I spoke to Alan Cobb, who just stepped down as AFP’s Kansas state director to become AFP’s national director of state operations.
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Open Records Resource Site for Kansas
Read more: Open Records Resource Site for KansasThe Kansas Meadowlark has an informational page featuring descriptions of websites about open records and information about government. The link is kansasmeadowlark.com/open-records.
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Stephen Moore at AFP Summit in Wichita
Read more: Stephen Moore at AFP Summit in WichitaA few remarks from the Wall street Journal’s Stephen Moore, speaking at the Americans For Prosperity Defending the American Dream summit in Wichita, Kansas: Let’s get rid of the federal income tax, he said. It would turn the country around in a month. Or a flat tax. These are the remedies that we need. You…
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Wichita Election Coverage Launched
Read more: Wichita Election Coverage LaunchedWith the March 3 primary election for Wichita city council and school board seats fast approaching, I’ve started a special page of coverage. The page contains links to news stories and candidate websites. If you are aware of news stories or candidate websites that I’ve missed, please send them to me by email at bob.weeks@gmail.com.…
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Tax Collections Rise Without Taxes Rising
Read more: Tax Collections Rise Without Taxes RisingA letter printed in the January 1, 2009 Wichita Eagle, written by a Christopher Brooks of Wichita, argues that political advocacy groups that ask legislators to sign a pledge to not raise taxes are engaging in “economic blackmail.” This process, Mr. Brooks writes, is “unfair to those who have a different viewpoint on spending but…
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Wichita-area Legislators Hear Pleas From Government
Read more: Wichita-area Legislators Hear Pleas From GovernmentYesterday I attended a meeting of the South Central Kansas Legislative Delegation, held at Wichita State University. This meeting is billed as an opportunity for local governments to make their case to local legislators. Scheduled to start at 1:00 pm, it actually started at 1:20. Senator Carolyn McGinn chaired. This meeting was better attended by…
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Americans for Prosperity — Kansas to hold second Defending the American Dream Summit
Read more: Americans for Prosperity — Kansas to hold second Defending the American Dream SummitEvent to kick off 2009 Kansas Legislative Session TOPEKA — The free-market grassroots group Americans for Prosperity-Kansas will hold its second statewide Defending the American Dream Summit in Wichita Saturday, January 10, 2009, just two days prior to the start of the 2009 Kansas Legislature. ?This event will serve as a kick-off for the new…
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More Subsidy for Downtown Wichita Developers
Read more: More Subsidy for Downtown Wichita DevelopersToday’s Wichita Eagle reports that Wichita’s “Minnesota Guys,” formally known as Real Development, are seeking yet another subsidy as they work in downtown Wichita. The article in the Eagle is HUD loan sought for downtown Wichita apartment plan. In this case, the subsidy sought is a loan guarantee from the U.S. Department of Housing and…
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I Tested My Politics
Read more: I Tested My PoliticsI came across a test designed to place you and your political thoughts on a map of political ideologies. The test I took is here. These tests can be fun, but in the case of this particular example, I wondered how some questions had any relevance to politics. In these tests I also find that…
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Wichita-area Legislators Hear From Citizens
Read more: Wichita-area Legislators Hear From CitizensLast night, Wichita-area legislators met in the jury room at the Sedgwick county courthouse to hear from citizens about their concerns for the upcoming Kansas legislative session. About 22 legislators attended. Absent by my reckoning were Jason Watkins (it was explained that he was in Topeka), Brenda Landwehr, Raj Goyle, Steve Huebert, Mike Petersen, Delia…