Kansas Meadowlark

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 non-profits for the last three years. The IRS cashed the check for the required payment on April 17 and then spent three months developing amnesia about the request. Yesterday the IRS said they had not received payment. (more…)

The editorial in today’s Kansas City Star, “Wanted: Fiscal responsibility in candidate plans,” compared proposals by Senators Obama and McCain:

Experts say both candidates’ economic proposals would increase the federal deficit. That’s unacceptable. The country is ready for a president who will model fiscal responsibility.

The topic of this editorial is welcome, but why is the Star writing an editorial about fiscal responsibility when they support most tax increases, and do such little investigative reporting about waste of tax dollars? Why does the Star do so little to promote accountability in government? (more…)