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Sebelius’ Proposed Cuts Not Likely Enough
Read more: Sebelius’ Proposed Cuts Not Likely EnoughMartin Hawver explains that as bad as the Kansas budget situation is, Governor Kathleen Sebelius — at least for now — isn’t required to recognize the full depth of the crisis. The Consensus Revenue Estimating Group, comprised of fiscal wizards who, well, estimate future revenues into the State General Fund, predicts that revenues will fall…
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Kansas Votes: A Valuable Resource
Read more: Kansas Votes: A Valuable ResourceRecently the Flint Hills Center for Public Policy began sponsorship of a valuable resource for all Kansas. This site, Kansas Votes, provides information about pending legislation as it works its way through the law-making process. This process, unbelievably complicated to the average citizen, is explained in plain language. Even I can figure out what’s going…
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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…