Earl Glynn on February 8th, 2010

Kansas Clips from Friday through Sunday:
On Friday I appeared on the Jim Cates radio program on cjonline.com with John Arnold to discuss the week’s top stories.
With Jim Cates I briefly discussed the Kansas Liberty article from last Wednesday:  Ethics-election committee questions ethics commission behavior.  I also talked briefly about a Shawnee County family court case [...]

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Earl Glynn on February 3rd, 2010

Kansas Clips from Monday through Wednesday:
I make my debut on Jim Cates online radio program on Friday at 9 AM.   Send discussion questions to  jim.cates@cjonline.com.
According to attorney John Robb, Schools for Fair funding scheduled their next meeting in Newton on Feb 19.  SFF will be discussing a possible law suit against the state for more [...]

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Earl Glynn on January 31st, 2010

Kansas Clips from Thursday through Sunday:
Watchdogs on State Issues

Kansas:

Legislative Post Audits Show Budget Savings Are Available
State of the Union Roundup

Oklahoma:  ‘No’ to gov’t tracking of Okla. driver’s licenses
Mackinac Center:

Michael Moore’s Anti-Greed Film To Be Subsidized by Michigan Taxpayers
Doctor Shortages and Socialized Medicine

New Hampshire:  Gingrich to Tea Partiers- “They were right.”

Kansas Days 2010

Kansas Watchdog:  Kansas Republican [...]

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Earl Glynn on January 20th, 2010

Kansas Clips from Monday through Wednesday:
Watchdogs on State Issues

Kansas:

Kansas Senate decides who is press and who is not
Attorney disciplinary complaint filed against former AG Phill Kline

Nebraska:  Death Penalty Debate Turns to Cost
West Virginia:  W.Va. House Passes Ethics Act Update
Mackinac Center:  State Legislators Concerned Over Forced Unionization of Private Business Owners

Kansas Government

Joplin (MO):  Area Kansas legislators [...]

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Visitors to the Lincoln Memorial this weekend were reminded of Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech.

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Earl Glynn on January 17th, 2010

Kansas Clips from Thursday through Sunday:
Watchdogs on State Issues

Kansas:  KansasWatchdog Reporter Covering Crucial Mass. Senate Race
New Hampshire:  NH Watchdog Covering MA Senate Race
Nebraska:  Omaha City Officials’ Statements of Financial Interest
Mackinac Center:  How to Remove an Ineffective Tenured Teacher in 13 Easy Steps

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Earl Glynn on January 16th, 2010

On Friday outside the Newseum along Pennsylvannia Avenue in Washington, DC the Hutchinson News was picked to represent Kansas newspapers:

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Earl Glynn on January 13th, 2010

Links from Monday through Wednesday:
Watchdogs on State Issues

Kansas:

Gov. Sebelius assisted AFSCME-CCPT in unionizing child care providers in Kansas
Shawnee County DA Chadwick Taylor has $35,600 in campaign debt

Nebraska:  Lawmaker’s Tax Loophole Revealed. Will Fellow Senators Close It?
New Hampshire:  AP analysis: Road projects don’t help unemployment
West Virginia:  Audit Calls for More School Choice in W.Va.

Kansas Governor

Kansas Reporter:

Governor [...]

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Earl Glynn on January 10th, 2010

Kansas Clips from Thursday through Sunday:
Watchdogs on State Issues

Kansas:

Question for JoCo Legislators:  “Is there any tax you’d vote to raise this year?”
Citizens question Johnson County Legislators
Wichita-area Legislators Hear From Citizens Before Session Starts

Kansas federal candidate summary from Federal Election Commission

National:  State of the states? Broke and going broker

Kansas Legislature

Topeka C-J:

2010 Kansas House roll call
2010 Kansas [...]

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Earl Glynn on January 6th, 2010

Kansas Clips from Monday through Wednesday:
Kansas Reporter

Kansas farmland prices hold pre-recession value
Senators unveil plan to avoid future budget crises

Watchdogs

Kansas:

Wichita-area Legislators Hear From Citizens Before Session Starts
Wichita School Board Approves Spending Up to $250,000 to Sue for More Funding
Dr. Barbara Bollier elected new State Rep 25
No phantom Stimulus zip codes in Kansas

Nebraska:  Senate Democrat Thinks “Cornhusker [...]

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