Kansas Chamber allies with ALEC model bills
The Kansas Chamber partners with Americans for Prosperity and the Kansas Policy Institute to pressure lawmakers into endorsing cookie cutter bills from ALEC. The stance aligns with ultraconservative factions and corporate interests like Koch Industries seeking free market legislation to boost profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas Chamber
Americans For Prosperity
Kansas Policy Institute
American Legislative Exchange Council
ALEC
Foweelius
Koch Industries
Kansans weigh in on ALEC and Chamber influence in state policy
Editorial argues ultraconservative Kansas lawmakers bow to ALEC and Chamber lists, criticizing tax cuts and funding cuts while highlighting lawmakers allied with Gov. Brownback and naming legislators on both pro and anti lists. Calls for accountability and distaste for corporate influence.
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Kansas Chamber
ALEC
Kansas
Sam Brownback
Larry Powell
R-Garden City
Garrett Love
R-Montezuma
Mitch Holmes
St. John
Powell
California
John Doll
Garden City
Russ Jennings
R-Lakin
Don Hineman
Dighton
Chamber
Doll
Jennings
Hineman
Koch
Quot: Whitney Buchman named Lee Richardson Zoo Curator of Education
Online reader reaction praises Whitneys hiring and notes his skills and fit for the zoo role. A Finney County official expresses confidence in regional benefits and market access from a western half state facility, plus traffic relief.
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Whitney
Gctelegram.com
Whitney Buchman
Lee Richardson Zoo
Lona Duvall
Finney County Economic Development Corp
Garden City
Letters to the Editor at The Telegram
The Telegram invites signed letters with writer address and phone for prepublication confirmation. Letters may be edited for libel and length and must stay under 500 words. Thank you notes are general. form letters poems consumer complaints or business testimonials will not be printed. Writer Attn Editor 310 N Seventh St Garden City KS 6784 Fox 866 3792675 Email editore rteleman Online www cctelegram com
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N. Seventh St
Garden City
Modest proposal echoes through eras on unborn parts
Washington Post columnist Kathleen Parker critiques a Planned Parenthood video in which Dr. Deborah Nucatola discusses acquiring fetal organs for research. The piece links Swift’s satirical cannibalism to modern debates on abortion, citing how clinical language masks ethical harm and questions the profit-driven framing of fetal tissue use.
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Ashington
Ireland
Jonathan Swift
Edward I
Braveheart
Swift
Planned Parenthood
Deborah Nucatola
Nucatola
Irvine
California
Center For Medical Progress
Cecile Richards
Concentration of Power Shapes the Presidency
Lee Hamilton argues the presidency has grown to dominate U S governance, eroding checks and balances as Congress and courts lose influence. He calls for regular press conferences and a faster up or down confirmation process to improve executive effectiveness and accountability.
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White House
Congress
Supreme Court
Capitol Hill
Ira
al Gore
Bill Clinton
Congressional Research Service
Senate
Defending the indefensible media bias and Major Garrett clash
A columnist defends journalists while criticizing partisan attacks on CBS News and the press. It cites Major Garrett's White House questions about four Americans in Iran, notes Obama’s rebuke, and notes reaction from both sides. It mentions Fox News ties and HuffPost Trump coverage, plus McCain remarks, ending with a call to preserve informed reporting.
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Major Garrett
CBS News
Barack Obama
White House
Iran
Major
Garrett
David Rhodes
Fox News
Ben Rhodes
Obama
Fox Connection
CBS
Huffington Post
Donald Trump
Trump
Sen
John McCain
McCain
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Washington Post
Kathleen Parker
Kathleenparker
Washpost.com
Lee Hamilton
Center of Congress
Indiana University
Center On Congress
U.S. House of Representatives
Bob Franken
King Features Syndicate
CNN
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