On Monday President Barack Obama nominated Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius to be the next Health & Human Services Secretary.
Sebelius’ Senate confirmation may create a fight, largely because of her controversial stance on abortion.
One major union, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), is likely to support Sebelius monetarily in her confirmation battle, since they represent thousands [...]
Oddly, out-of-state PACs have different reporting requirements than in-state PACs, which allow them to “hide” their participation in Kansas politics. These reports are not online, and can only be reviewed at the Secretary of State’s Office in Topeka.
Our weak state laws allow out-of-state groups to file “Verified Statements” that are not published online at [...]
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The top Meadowlark topics for 2008 were all about political money and governmental ethics. The following is a topic summary with details given below.
1. New reports for last minute political money can make a difference.
2. More transparency is needed in Kansas governmental ethics.
3. Why is franking abuse ignored?
4. Why do political appointments often correlate [...]
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Kansas law is quite peculiar in letting out-of-state PACs have fewer reporting requirements than in-state PACs. Out-of-state groups are allowed to spend huge amounts on Kansas politics and not have their “verified statements” shown online. There is no online list of out-of-state PACs that get to hide their political participation in Kansas’ elections. As [...]
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