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Commentary
The One Question People Should Ask
Gregory L. Schneider
I recently saw a commercial featuring a young woman at dinner asking incessant questions of her waiter. Then they flash to the woman in her doctor's office and she asks no questions. Another variation shows a man peppering a clerk with questions about his phone, while in the doctor office, he has no questions. An announcer states, "For the ten questions everyone should know go to ahrq.gov." (Read more). |
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Governor wants higher sales and cigarette taxes
By Gene Meyer
Gov. Mark Parkinson proposes higher taxes to help plug an estimated $400 million hole in the state's budget. GOP leaders respond now is not the time to raise taxes (Read more).
Legislators open with cost-saving measures
By Gene Meyer
Brief opening ceremonies in both houses end with cost-cutting plans that will include furloughs for lawmakers. GOP leaders also propose 5 percent pay cut for legislators (Read more).
Kansas' jobless picture continues to look bleak
By Gene Meyer
Latest national unemployment figures spell bad news for Kansas' economy. More proposed budget cuts will make it worse, teachers and social services groups claim. (Read more).
Kansas schools to file funding challenge next week
By Gene Meyer
Wichita, the state's largest district, and 54 others around the state will ask the Kansas Supreme Court to determine if state funding cuts violate constitutional requirements
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Revenues dive raising alarm about more budget cuts
By Gene Meyer
$23 million reversal presents new challenges to governor and lawmakers as a new legislative session begins, raising the specter of tax increases or more budget cuts (Read more).
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Gov. Sebelius assisted AFSCME-CCPT in unionizing child care providers in Kansas
By Earl Glynn
Gov. Kathleen Sebelius helped the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) unionize as many as 7000 family child care providers. Her 2007 executive order authorized the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) and the Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services (SRS) to enter into an agreement with the AFSCME Kansas' Child Care Providers Together union. (Read more)
JoCo Legislators: "Is there any tax you'd vote to raise this year?"
By Earl Glynn
On Saturday at the Legislator Tax Forum held in Overland Park by Johnson County Republicans, Chris Stigall from the KCMO 710 Morning Show prodded seven legislators to answer this question: "Is there any tax you'd vote to raise this year potentially?"(Read more).
Shawnee County DA Chadwick Taylor has $35,600 in campaign debt
By Earl Glynn
While we wait to analyze several late campaign reports in other categories, we looked at the January 2010 campaign reports for district attorneys due yesterday at the office of the Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission (Read more). Citizens question Johnson County Legislators
By Earl Glynn
The Johnson County Republican Party hosted a Legislator Tax Forum on Saturday in Overland Park at the Ritz Charles. The main speaker was Patrick Fleenor from the Washington, DC-based Tax Foundation. Fleenor spoke on taxation during a recession. Four Kansas senators and four Kansas state reps from various leadership, budget and taxation committees served on the panel (Read more). Kansas federal candidate summary from FEC
By Earl Glynn
Last week the Federal Election Commission announced on their Disclosure Data Weblog that they added a new Candidate Summary File to their fairly new Disclosure Data Catalog. This new candidate summary provides financial information for each candidate who has registered with the FEC or appears on an official state ballot for an election to the U.S. House of Representatives or U.S. Senate during the current two-year election cycle.
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