A rather shocking video on the Kansas Watchdog news site shows a staffer of Congressman Dennis Moore showing his distaste for openness and public access to the Congressman’s office. When Congressman Moore’s office was contacted, they stated that any citizen in Kansas has the right to request to not be filmed. While this is true, [...]
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On redistricting, the devil, the details and the closed-door commission
Charlotte Esau, Executive Director of the Kansas Republican Assembly, diagnoses the problem with ‘non-partisan’ redistricting. Reprinted from an op-ed at kansasliberty.com. How many times have you heard the words “nonpartisan” or “bipartisan” or “nonpolitical” uttered by politicians right before they do something that is clearly political? My guess is we’d all be rich if we [...]
Video Wednesday: Bob Weeks on the Kansas minimum wage, Democrats defend Fannie, Freddy
Bob Weeks of Wichita Liberty discusses the effort to raise the Kansas Minimum Wage and why it’s a bad idea. What form of government is the best? Timeline shows Top Democrats defended Fannie, Freddy. Chuck Schumer: The American people don’t care about wasteful spending.