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Review shows heightened media coverage of pro-tax study

A search of major statewide newspapers from January to April of 2010 shows favored treatment of a Wichita State University pro-sales tax study. A more comprehensive study was done and presented to a House tax committee in January 2010 by Dr. Art Hall of the University of Kansas. A search for each author’s name was [...]

Cap-Journal: Earth may be cooling

Today’s Topeka Capital-Journal article highlights why it is so important to fight the false alarms raised by global warming extremists. Charlie Perry of the U.S. Geological Survey in Lawrence explained how cool spots on the sun’s surface could be contributing to fluctuations in the Earth’s temperature. In fact, it looks as though the Earth may [...]

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 [...]

Who will blink first?

Republican leaders in the House and Senate today refused to allow Gov. Sebelius to borrow additional cash to make state payroll this Friday. From the Topeka Capital-Journal: House Speaker Mike O’Neal, R-Hutchinson, and Senate President Steve Morris, R-Hugoton, said it would have been illegal for the State Finance Council to have authorized additional short-term debt [...]

“Ethics” Commission targets private citizen

Two important articles came out today (here and here) about a scheduled January 21, 2009 Ethics Commission hearing regarding two counts against a private citizen. For what is believed to be the first time in Kansas history, the commission is charging a private citizen with two counts of “talking to the press” in violation of [...]