Surprisingly, former Gov. Kathleen Sebelius filed a conflict of interest statement today with the Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission, even though she resigned her job as Governor and became the Secretary of Health and Human Services on Tuesday. Today is the 2009 deadline for many Kansas officials to file yearly conflict of interest statements, but it’s [...]
Recently the Flint Hills Center for Public Policy in Wichita added an investigative reporter, Paul Soutar, to their staff. Paul’s major emphasis is to be on transparency and fiscal responsibility in Kansas government and education. Today Soutar published his first investigative report: Data obtained by the Flint Hills Center for Public Policy shows that local [...]
Today the U.S. Senate confirmed the nomination of Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius to be the next Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary. The vote was 65 yes, 31 no. Kansas Senators Brownback and Roberts both voted “yes” to confirm Sebelius.
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Overland Park, KS Tea Party On Tax Day Several Tea Party participants respond to the request “tell me about your sign”:
Kansas City, Missouri Tea Party on Tax Day 2009
Pottawatomie County Kansas Tea Party on April 15, 2009
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Kansas Attorney General Steve Six will host regional workshops in June to train interested citizens on the Kansas Open Records Act (KORA) and the Kansas Open Meetings Act (KOMA). A flyer on the AG’s web site suggests these free regional training workshops might benefit elected officials, appointed officials, staff for state and local units of [...]
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Mark Simpson was introduced as a new member of the Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission at its meeting last week. Simpson was appointed by Kansas House Minority Leader, Paul Davis, and replaced Carol Zimmerman on the Commission. Simpson gave this short introduction to other members of the Commission: “I live in Lawrence … I’m an Assistant [...]
The April 2009 ProVote News, the newsletter of the Missouri Progressive Vote Coalition, announced that Julie Burkhart was their new Executive Director. Kansas newspaper reports as recently as late March quoted Ms. Burkhart as the Executive Director of the ProKanDo PAC, but an April 16 Wichita Eagle article quoted “ProKanDo’s former executive director, Jule Burkhart.” [...]
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