Earl Glynn on March 17th, 2010

Kansas Clips from Monday through Wednesday
C-SPAN Video Library.  This great new research resource was announced today.  We took a look at recent video clips from Member of Congress from Kansas:

KS-1:  Jerry Moran talks about taxes and the Fair Tax on Tuesday.
KS-2:  Lynn Jenkins on Friday talked about the 2000thwin by KU Men’s Basketball.
KS-3:  Dennis Moore [...]

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Earl Glynn on March 14th, 2010

Kansas Clips from Thursday through Sunday:
Watchdogs on State Issues

Kansas:

Sunshine Week 2010: Sunshine is the Best Disinfectant
Video from Constitution Class on Saturday
Smoking Ban Protesters Gathering for Ceremonial Signing in Salina
A Look Inside the Kansas State Board of Education
My view: Campaign Finance should cover judicial retention elections

Nebraska:  State: Tax Dollars Off Limits to Charities
CapitolBeakOK:  Accounting analysis puts [...]

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Earl Glynn on March 10th, 2010

Kansas Clips from Monday through Wednesday
Watchdogs on State Issues

Kansas:

Rucker says Disciplinary Administrator using “Inflammatory Language”
Shawnee Mission School District unveils plan to cut $10 million
ProPublica: Kansas and Vermont Are the Latest Unemployment Insurance Debtors

Oklahoma:  Spending leaves Oklahoma broke as revenue drops
Texas:  Harris County’s government Web site gets perfect score from national transparency organization Sunshine Review
West Virginia:  [...]

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Earl Glynn on March 7th, 2010

Kansas Clips from Thursday through Sunday:

Watchdogs on State Issues

Kansas Reporter:  Kansas Governor rips Legislature tax stance
Evergreen Freedom Foundation:  The public pulse on tax increases – Who do you trust?
New Hampshire:

NH Unemployment Trust Fund runs out of money
Lawmakers need to face fiscal reality

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Earl Glynn on March 3rd, 2010

Kansas Clips from Monday through Wednesday:
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midwest voices:  Topeka morphs into Google, Kan.

Watchdogs on State Issues

Kansas:

Legislative Post Audit School Efficiency Audit List Closed
Wichita School Board Attempts to Explain Budget, Seeks Priorities
U.S. House Financial Disclosure Statements for 20 Kansas Candidates

Virginia:

Cut a little money here, spend a little there
New reforms could ban lobbyist from ethics panel

Mackinac [...]

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Earl Glynn on February 24th, 2010

Kansas Clips from Monday through Wednesday:
Students presented their case at the House Federal and State Affairs Committee hearing in Topeka today about why the Little Bluestem grass should be made the official state grass.  The Star’s Prime Buzz discussed “Little Bluestem growing on Kansas lawmakers.”
I was at the Little Bluestem hearing because I could not [...]

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Earl Glynn on February 21st, 2010

Kansas Clips from Thursday through Sunday:
Watchdogs on State Issues

Kansas:

Kansas Supreme Court Justice asks Ethics Commission for opinion
“Turn yourself in” if you violate campaign finance rules
Schools for Fair Funding Proceeds with Lawsuit; Permits No-notice Meetings

Michigan Capitol Confidential:  Public Bus Fares Cover Less Than 20 Percent of Costs [Is this what is happening with buses in Lawrence?]
Old [...]

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Earl Glynn on February 17th, 2010

Kansas Clips from Monday through Wednesday:
Watchdogs on State Issues

Kansas:

Healing Arts Director Filed Lawsuit against Board over “Resignation”
Government payrolls show continuing, long-term growth as private sector jobs decline

Nebraska:  Terry Rips Stimulus, Won’t Criticize Governor
New Hampshire:  Audit finds US census preparations wasted millions
Michigan Capitol Confidential:  Stimulus Fails at Job Creation

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Earl Glynn on February 14th, 2010

Kansas Clips from Thursday through Sunday:
Watchdogs on State Issues

Kansas:

“Motor Voter” allows teens under 18 to pre-register to vote in Kansas without proposed new law
Dodge City reporter found in contempt, fined for court no-show

Oklahoma:

$360,000 in weatherization funds used to buy trucks
‘Glitch’ doubled reported cost of trucks

New Hampshire:  NH gov: $140M in budget cuts, layoffs unavoidable
National Watchdog:  [...]

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Earl Glynn on February 10th, 2010

Kansas Clips from Monday through Wednesday:
What happens when there is a focus on renewable energy and we don’t have reliable energy?
The plumes from the Lawrence Energy Center on Wednesday showed there was very little wind on this cold winter day.  If we didn’t have reliable energy, like coal or nuclear, there would not have been [...]

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