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• The FAMiLY LEADER to Hold Leadership Summit in August

  
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  Urbandale, IOWA. – The FAMiLY LEADER announces The 2 nd Annual FAMiLY LEADERSHIP SUMMIT on Saturday, August 10 th , scheduled to take place at Stephens Auditorium, on the Iowa State University campus in Ames, Iowa.  Tickets will go on sale July 1 at www.TheFamilyLeadershipSummit.com . The purpose of The ...
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• Governor among Kansas’ aviation salesmen

  
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  Good for Gov. Sam Brownback and Commerce Secretary Pat George for planning to join the Greater Wichita Economic Development Coalition and businesses such as Beechcraft Corp., Bombardier Aerospace and Spirit AeroSystems at the Paris Air Show this week. With $2.07 billion in exports last year and more than 30,000 ...
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• So they said

  
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  “I don’t want to lose people to Texas. I want to beat Texas.” – Gov. Sam Brownback (in photo), talking to the Wall Street Journal about his tax cuts “It’s reminiscent of Marie Antoinette: ‘Let them eat cake.’” – Senate Minority Leader Anthony Hensley, D-Topeka, linking the governor’s tax ...
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• Rolling Stone article says fanatics hijacked Kansas

  
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  Kansas politics are profiled (unfavorably) this week in Rolling Stone magazine. “Rogue State: How Far-Right Fanatics Hijacked Kansas” by Mark Binelli chronicles Gov. Sam Brownback’s time in office, focusing on the Legislature and the purging of GOP moderates from the Kansas Senate. Several Wichita-area ...
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• Gov. Brownback Pits Kansas Against Texas

  
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  Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback has two goals: to reduce his states income tax to zero and to compete with Texas in attracting jobs.
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• Kansas school standards and other states

  
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  Do those who call for more Kansas school spending defend the standards Kansas applies to these schools? As Kansas attempts to position its economy for growth by reducing taxes, we’re told that Kansas risks letting its public schools decay. Consider the editorial Legislators, Brownback renege on promises to ...
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• Kansas tax changes

  
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  What are the changes to Kansas tax law that have been passed by the legislature and await the governor’s signature? The nearby table presents estimated changes in tax revenue based on changes to the law that was current at the time of the estimate. (The source is Kansas Legislative Research Department.) The largest ...
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• Medicaid expansion would help mentally ill, state budget

  
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  It’s shameful that Gov. Sam Brownback and the Legislature have yet to allow a federal expansion of Medicaid, even though the expansion would bring needed health insurance to about 150,000 Kansans, inject more than $3 billion into the state’s economy, help stabilize funding to hospitals, and actually save the state ...
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• So they said

  
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  “Under the leadership of House Speaker Ray Merrick and Senate President Susan Wagle, the 2013 Legislature worked hard on behalf of their constituents and accomplished a great deal. This session will forever be remembered as the one that turned the state around the corner on the road to prosperity.” – Gov. Sam ...
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• Already Unable To Adequately Fund Schools, Kansas Doubles Down On Regressive Tax Ideas

  
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  Gov. Sam Brownback (R) will soon sign what he calls the “ fabulous package ” of sales tax hikes and income tax cuts passed by the Republican-dominated legislature over the weekend . The sales tax rate increase will apply to food as well as other purchases, making it even more targeted at the lower end of the ...
  2 weeks ago

• Spending and taxing in the states

  
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  In the current policy debate in Kansas, we often compare our state with Texas. The prevailing themes sounded by Democrats and other spenders include that because Texas has no income tax, its other taxes (sales and property) are higher. We also hear that Texas is “atop a sea of oil” from which the state collects a ...
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• Veto of bill good but a bit of a surprise

  
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  It was good that Gov. Sam Brownback vetoed a charity raffle bill last week that he determined would violate the Kansas Constitution. The governor has a responsibility to carefully review all bills that come before him, and he shouldn’t approve legislation that is clearly unconstitutional. But the veto was also a ...
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• Kansas looks better in Rich States, Poor States report

  
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  A new edition of Rich States, Poor States signals a brighter future for Kansas. Last week American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) released the sixth edition of Rich States, Poor States: ALEC-Laffer State Economic Competitiveness Index . ALEC is a nationwide organization of state legislators, the ...
  3 weeks ago

• Governor needs to usher lawmakers to the exits

  
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  Instead of ending in 80 days, as promised by the Legislature’s new conservative GOP leaders, the legislative session has spun out of control. On the 91st day, which was Friday, the House unceremoniously rejected the Senate’s tax plan on a 5-109 vote and adjourned until Tuesday. That was despite a closed-door ...
  3 weeks ago

• Kansas governor, Sam Brownback, reveals blueprint for success at luncheon

  
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  By Nancy Thorner - An announcement received from the Illinois Policy Institute early in May spoke of an invitation to join the Illinois Policy Institute for a luncheon on Monday, May 20, featuring Governor Sam Brownback. The announcement went on...
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• Can’t blame Legislature’s dysfunction on moderates

  
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  When Gov. Sam Brownback and his conservative backers ousted most of the moderates from the Kansas Senate, so that conservatives had control of both chambers, this year’s legislative session was supposed to be a breeze. In fact, House and Senate leaders said it would take only 80 days, instead of the allotted 90. But ...
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• Wichita mayor said to be ‘under lockdown’

  
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  When Wichita ABC affiliate KAKE Television ran a news story critical of Wichita Mayor Carl Brewer , reporter Jared Cerullo wasn’t able to interview Brewer to get his reaction to his critics. The mayor refused to talk to Cerullo. Jeff Herndon, KAKE Television news anchor, speaking at Wichita Pachyderm Club, ...
  3 weeks ago

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