George Brett is being used by the group Justice, Not Politics! to “Vote No on Question 1″ on the Johnson County ballot initiative in Tuesday’s election. Brett can be heard in radio ads comparing judges in the court to umpires on the baseball field. Brett opposed the election of judges.
But how [...]
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Reports have surfaced in Butler, Johnson, Sedgwick, and Shawnee Counties that some residents may not be registered to vote because of a flawed, paperless voter registration system at the Dept. of Motor Vehicles. One estimate from a reliable source is that perhaps 100 voters statewide are affected by this problem (so far). [...]
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Recent contribution reports by District Attorney Candidates in Johnson, Shawnee and Sedgwick Counties show Democrats have raised $300,793 and spent $423,857, while Republican candidates have raised only $181,521 and spent $212,670.
Gov. Sebelius’ Bluestem Fund PAC is helping all Democratic DA candidates. Labor unions are big contributors to Democratic DA candidates in Johnson [...]
Fox 4 reported yesterday that Missey and Greg Smith (left) publicly endorsed the election of judges in Johnson County, which is “Question One” on the November ballot. The Smith’s daughter, Kelsey, was murdered in 2007.
From the way the trial of their daughter’s murderer was handled in court, the Smiths felt judges had little accountability [...]
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Kathleen Sebelius, a Democrat, is term-limited from running for another term as governor in Kansas, but huge amounts of out-of-state money funneled through her Bluestem Fund PAC may impact Kansas government for years. Why should a governor be allowed to use out-of-state money to buy a state’s government through her personal PAC?
Additional huge amounts [...]
On Saturday night WaterFire Kansas City 2008 could be seen along Brush Creek running through the County Club Plaza.
Why are we celebrating carbon fuels, greenhouse gases and pollution when its “art,” but not when the same things are used to create power?
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A reliable source in Topeka tells about a possible case of voter fraud and a possible case of voter suppression. Both cases need more investigation.
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Ballotpedia’s collaboration project about vote fraud is an online portal called the Voter Integrity Project. Click on KS on the national map to see items of interest in Kansas.
The Kansas Vote Fraud page is getting started but the Past incidents of fraud in Kansas page mentions vote fraud in Kansas all the way [...]
There is too much secrecy in how the Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission operates. There is no way to learn what investigations are, or are not initiated, unless there is a public hearing. Even retrospective studies are not possible. There are several improvements that should be made, but these may take legislative [...]
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Yesterday’s Topeka Capital-Journal published an article about a possible $15,000 fine against the ProKanDo PAC in Wichita. The article explains two possible charges that will be the subject of a Nov 19 civil hearing.
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