Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA)
Democratic Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur of Toledo, Ohio may have been “bought off” for her “yes” vote for the recent Cap and Trade bill in the U.S. House. A “Kaptur project” was part of the 310-page amendment to the legislation released at 3 AM on the day of the vote.
According to the Washington Times, the 310-page [...]
Congressman Dennis Moore from the 3rd District in Kansas has a history of exploiting free franked mailings prior to elections. For some reason, Congressman Moore likes to communicate with constitutes about 90 days before an election but not so much at other times.
Why should Congressman Moore use a campaign account to pay for mailings [...]
In 2006 two Kansas non-profits spent about $450,000 to knock off certain members of the Kansas House and the Kansas Attorney General, and succeeded in several of the contests.
To investigate these and other Kansas non-profits, in mid-April 2008 the Meadowlark requested a DVD from the IRS of all IRS 990s for all Kansas [...]
Continue reading about IRS stonewalls investigation of Kansas non-profits active in politics in 2006
On a recent trip to explore Kansas “open records” at several state government offices in Topeka, I encountered these boxes stored in a public hallway in an unidentified state government building.
Secretary of State Ron Thornburgh is the chief election officer in Kansas, and keeps track of all Kansas corporations, including non-profit corporations. Exorbitant fees charged by the Secretary of State’s office for “open records” prevent the public from learning about non-profits that may be involved in this year’s elections until possibly after the [...]
