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Governor Claims Growth While Jobs Disappear
Read more: Governor Claims Growth While Jobs DisappearGovernor Claims Growth While Jobs DisappearBy Karl Peterjohn, Executive Director Kansas Taxpayers Network Governor Sebelius’ press office issued a news release headlined, “Kansas economy continues to grow under Governor’s leadership,” August 4. The same day the Wichita Eagle headlined the layoffs in Winfield as 1/3 of the 600 employees at Rubbermaid Inc. were laid off.…
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The misplaced morality of public officials
Read more: The misplaced morality of public officialsIn Wichita some public officials, particularly mayor Carlos Mayans, are seeking to eliminate adult businesses and stores selling pornography. This focus on private morality lies in sharp contrast with government’s large-scale acts of public immorality.
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The ethics case against Justice Lawton R. Nuss
Read more: The ethics case against Justice Lawton R. NussI have filed an ethics complaint with the Kansas Commission on Judicial Qualifications against Kansas Supreme Court Justice Lawton R. Nuss.
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Privatization is good for Century II and Wichita
Read more: Privatization is good for Century II and WichitaOpponents of privatization of Century II, including the website www.savecenturyii.org, seem to think that the operating procedure of a profit-making business is to place so many restrictions on the use of their product, and to raise the price so high, that no one uses it anymore. The reality is quite the opposite. For a business…
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Who lost in the school finance bill?
Read more: Who lost in the school finance bill?Today (July 20, 2005) Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius signed the school finance bill. This bill gives Kansas public schools a lot more money to spend this school year.
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Untold and Under Reported Stories From the Kansas Special Session
Read more: Untold and Under Reported Stories From the Kansas Special SessionKANSAS TAXPAYERS NETWORKP.O. Box 20050Wichita, KS 67208316-684-0082 FAX 316-684-7527www.kansastaxpayers.com July 19, 2005 Untold and Under Reported Stories From the Kansas Special Session By Karl Peterjohn The Kansas legislature abjectly surrendered their fiscal powers to the demands of the Kansas Supreme Court at the end of their special session in July. This victory for this liberal…
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The wrong canon; the wrong Allegrucci
Read more: The wrong canon; the wrong AllegrucciIn summary, we have a Kansas Supreme Court Justice who has committed an ethical violation. The Kansas Commission on Judicial Qualifications didn’t agree, and didn’t consider an applicable canon when making its ruling. The press and some Kansas politicians fail to understand the importance of this matter. Instead of our state using this situation as…
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Let profits save (or sink) Exploration Place
Read more: Let profits save (or sink) Exploration PlaceGovernment leaders and newspaper editorial writers tell us that we cannot afford to lose such a wonderful place. But if it’s so wonderful, why won’t its customers pay what it really costs?
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An enlightening encounter with The Wichita Eagle
Read more: An enlightening encounter with The Wichita EagleI recently had an issue with an article published in The Wichita Eagle, and my encounter with this newspaper was quite revealing.
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Report from Topeka, July 3, 2005
Read more: Report from Topeka, July 3, 2005Thanks again for this report from Karl Peterjohn, Executive Director Kansas Taxpayers Network It was a hard, long slog for the 11 days of the Kansas legislative session that began June 22. Using the phrase, “hard, long slog,” is one that Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld had used in describing the war in Iraq. The…
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Report from Topeka, July 2, 2005
Read more: Report from Topeka, July 2, 2005Thanks again for this report from Karl Peterjohn, Executive Director Kansas Taxpayers Network The Kansas constitutional crisis expanded Saturday afternoon as the Kansas Supreme Court issued their latest school finance edict that threatened to shut down the public schools in this state because the legislature is not behaving properly under the court’s instructions. This is…
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Report from Topeka, July 1, 2005
Read more: Report from Topeka, July 1, 2005Thank you again, Karl Peterjohn of the Kansas Taxpayers Network, for your insights into the Kansas Legislature’s special session. The Kansas house begins their 10:30 AM session with a constitutional amendment to reassert their fiscal powers in a key vote for this special session. Last Sunday a similar amendment failed getting only 73 of the…