Tag: Americans For Prosperity
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Kansas senate debate centers on free speech, transparency
This afternoon the Kansas Senate debated for about 90 minutes on an amendment that would require more disclosure for “issue ads” or communications in favor of candidates by third parties.
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Tea party impact to be topic of panel
This Friday the Wichita Pachyderm Club features a panel discussion with panelists Susan Estes, Lynda Tyler, and Dion Lefler discussing the topic “What is the political impact, if any, of the Tea Party movement?” Estes is Field Director for Americans for Prosperity-Kansas; Tyler is head of Kansans for Liberty and organizer of the last two…
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Kansas gasoline tax increases possible
Americans for Prosperity-Kansas reports on two bills that would increase the cost of gasoline in Kansas:
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Tour of Register of Deeds office offered
Americans for Prosperity-Kansas, Wichita Chapter, will hold an informational tour of the Sedgwick County Register of Deeds Office on Tuesday, March 9, 2010, at 11:30 am in the lobby of the Sedgwick County Courthouse at 525 N. Main in Wichita.
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AFP-Kansas launches website about tobacco taxes
The Kansas chapter of the grassroots group Americans for Prosperity is working to educate Kansans on the effects of tobacco tax increases on Kansas businesses by creating a new Web site, StopTheWarOnSmokers.Com.
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Americans for Prosperity model budget to be presented
This 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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Kansas news digest
News from alternative media around Kansas for February 16, 2010.
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Regulation has not lessened, instead it has harmed us
Last 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…
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Government spending does not create prosperity
In his op-ed Don’t buy canard about spending, Alan Cobb of Americans for Prosperity writes about the illusion that government spending creates economic growth. It’s an important topic, as we’ve just been through nearly a year of Obama stimulus spending, and people are wondering if the effort has paid off. Locally in Kansas, spending advocates…