The Kansas House and Senate have passed a $13 billion state budget set to begin July 1. The budget makes some minor cuts to K-12 education and major cuts to other areas, but in the end signifies only a 6.8% decrease in general fund expenditures in comparison to 2009 spending levels.
While 6.8% sounds like a [...]
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How much should the government spend?
Wichita Tea Party a success
Bob Weeks of Wichita Liberty has coverage of yesterday’s protest in downtown. Below is just one of the video’s Bob put together of the protest. For more video’s, see his special section on his website, “Wichita Tea Party.”
Americans for Prosperity Kansas is holding AFP Day at the Capital on Monday, March 9th. Events start at [...]
Hundreds brave cold to say, “No Moore Pork!”
Kansas Meadowlark has two posts up today (here and here) that you’ll want to take a look at.
While I wasn’t able to be at the rally in Overland Park today, I was with you in spirit! Meadowlark has a photo journal up about the rally.
There’s also a great piece on KDOT’s new claim that 10,000 [...]
Santelli’s Chicago Tea Party
You may have heard it on Rush or Hannity or Shanin & Parks or any other number of talk radio shows today. Even if you did, it’s still worth 5 minutes of your time to watch it.
CNBC’s Rick Santelli and the traders on the floor of the CBOE express outrage over the notion they may [...]
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.