Kansas lobbyist path raises questions over Brunk conflict
A Kansas lawmaker, Rep. Steve Brunk, lured by a post as executive director of the Kansas Family Policy Council, faces scrutiny over lobbying ethics. The piece argues he should resign his House seat and urges a cooling off period before leaving office, noting Kansas current rules lack a robust ban on ex-legislators becoming lobbyists. The editorial cites ALEC ties and past actions by Mike O’Neal and party allies as evidence of potential influence over policymaking.
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Steve Brunk
Wichita
Kansas Family Policy Council
Brunk
House
Federal and State Affairs Committee
Kansas National Education Association
Kansas Chamber
Mike O’neal
O’neal
American Legislative Exchange Council
Alec
Local rally on medicinal marijuana advocate faces charges
Online reader responses selected by editors react to a Garden City story about a rally in support of a medicinal marijuana advocate facing criminal charges. One commenter praises the zoo outing as family fun for kids.
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Millie Dearden
Scott City
Tinseltown
Finnup Center
Garden City
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Debating terrorism labels in Colorado Springs and San Bernardino
A column weighs how the FBI defines domestic terrorism and why labels differ for the Planned Parenthood attack, the San Bernardino shooting, and Fort Hood. It argues against politicizing killings and calls for consistent use of the terrorism label to better understand and prevent such acts. Julie Doll notes her journalistic background.
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Talking Heads
San Bernardino
Calif
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Planned Parenthood
Fort Hood
Nidal Hasan
Obama
California
Tashfeen Malik
Syed
Kansas budgets cause collateral damage to education and services
Burdett Loomis argues that Kansas tax cuts and budget maneuvers under Gov. Brownback and the Legislature have reduced revenue from 2013 to 2015, harming funding for health care, education, and transportation. He notes swept funds from the Children's Initiatives Fund and the highway program, declining credit ratings, job losses in construction, and erosion of the state's balanced-budget spirit.
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Syria
Kansas
Sam Brownback
Brownback Administration
Kansas Chamber of Commerce
Kansas Policy Institute
Sean Sullivan
Kansas Highway Fund
KDOT
Brownback
Brownback and open records clash over state secrecy
The piece argues Gov. Sam Brownback and his administration evade Kansas Open Records Act requirements by classifying appointment records as personnel files. It cites Salina Journal and Hutchinson News lawsuits over commissions and a Reno County magistrate appointment, noting open processes differ elsewhere and urging accountability for information on why candidates were or were not chosen.
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Sam Brownback
Saline County
Salina
Salina Journal
The
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Brownback
Reno
Hutchinson News
Governor’s Office
Hutchinson
Hicks Leads Garnett Publishing Inc in Local Papers
Hicks serves as president of Garnett Publishing Inc, the operator of The Anderson County Review and The Trading Post, guiding regional newspaper publishing and related print ventures.
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Garnett Publishing, Inc
Anderson County Review
The
Trading Post
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