On Thursday four Kansans filed suit in federal court in Wichita to block the Kansas Supreme Court Nominating Commission from selecting the next member of the court.
The lawsuit claims the process in Kansas to select a new member for the state’s high court violates the Constitution’s equal protection clause. The lawsuit asks all [...]
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In my previous article I mentioned a talk, “conservatives eating their own,” given by former State Rep. Phyllis Gilmore about a decade ago at a JoCo Kansas Republican Assembly meeting.
This story is another example of “conservatives eating their own” and ironically related to the KRA:
KRA Formed in 1999
A conservative group named the “Kansas Republican [...]
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Think and Ink: Obama Care: “Now, Obama Always Knows Best!”
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Steve Kraske in today’s Kansas City Star wrote about “Tiahrt takes on Moran for comments about Tiahrt’s family“.
Congressman Todd Tiahrt made these comments as part of Kansas Day activities in Topeka on Saturday. Here is a video of Tiahrt’s remarks:
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Kansas Clips from Thursday through Sunday:
Kansas Reporter
State revenue drops 10.2 percent in November
Overland Park looks for free help to stretch budget
Watchdogs
Kansas:
More Questions — and Answers — on School Funding
FDIC announces closing of Overland Park bank
Nebraska:
Nebraska Bipolar on Stimulus Spending
State Cars Hit Tax Dollars Hard
Texas: Government agencies nearly double their attempts to withhold records
Mackinac Center:
Soft Corruption [...]
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[Updated Sept 13] According to a Show-Me Institute Policy Pulse blog post about 2500 attended the United We Stand — Freedom Fest at Theis Park in Kansas City on Saturday. Participants were from both Missouri and Kansas. See videos of the event below.
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The Health Care for America Now! (HCAN) web site announced a Health Care Can’t Wait Rally at 5th and Minnesota in Kansas City, KS from 6 to 7 PM tonight, which was near Congressman Dennis Moore’s Office in Wyandotte County.
HCAN’s event page said “our partners are making sure Congress hears from voters all across the [...]
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