Critical view on Kansas foster care and Brownback policy
Our View editorial criticizes Kansas foster care oversight, citing a 2013 audit of the Kansas Department for Children and Families. It highlights failed protections, background checks, and visits, calls for a full system overhaul, and condemns the governor’s economic strategy and response to the audit findings.
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Kansas
Sam Brownback
Kansans
Standard and Poor
Kansas Department For Children and Families
DCF
Phyllis Gilmore
Brownback
GOP
Voting rights debate frames Kansas citizenship eligibility
Online readers react to a letter comparing Trump rhetoric to Hitler with taunts about Kool aid. Shawnee County Judge Hendricks oversees a case on 17,500 Kansans registered to vote without proof of citizenship, central to constitutional voting guarantees.
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Dave
Gctelegram.com
Donald Trump
Adolf Hitler
Shawnee County
Larry Hendricks
Letters to the editor policy and contact details
The Telegram welcomes signed letters with writer address and phone number. All letters will be confirmed before publication and edited for libel and length. Limit is 500 words. Thank you letters should be general and not form letters or business testimonials. Include Attn Editor 310 N Seventh Garden City KS 67846 fax 866 379 2675 email editora a telegram com.
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Garden City
Voters warned against deceptive election ads in Kansas
The Garden City Telegram opinion piece accuses ultraconservatives of flood of false claims in 2012 and warns Kansans about dishonest tactics in the current Republican primary. It cites Gov. Brownback and opponents Doll and Powell, arguing for focus on policy over misinformation and urging voters to support moderate candidates like Doll.
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Sam Brownback
John Doll
Garden City
Larry Powell
Senate
Steve Morris
Kansas
Powell
Topeka
Ing
Brownback
Doll
Morris
Views letter urges John Doll for 39th Senate District
Steve Morris urges voters in ten southwest Kansas counties to elect John Doll citing Doll’s integrity and experience in education, local government, and the Kansas House. The letter contrasts Doll with incumbent Powell over fiscal policy, constituent services, and budget memory, urging support for Doll on August 2.
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John Doll
Senate
Kansas
Lic
Steve Morris
Hugoton Morris
Endorsement Backing Doll as Kansas GOP Primary Hopeful
Former Kansas governors Bill Graves and J Michael Hayden back John Doll in the 1995 era GOP primary urging a return to conservative fiscal policy. They cite Kansas credit downgrades, deferred KPERS payments, highway delays, and cuts to senior care and education under Gov Brownback, urging elect more moderate Republicans to restore balanced budgets and essential services.
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Kansas
Standard and Poor
Global Watch
KPERS
Sam
Brownback
House
Senate
John Doll
Bill Graves
J. Michael Hayden
Postcard campaigns in Kansas primaries draw voter choice
Voters face a choice in 52 contested Kansas House races as postcard mailers from the State Chamber and allied groups push tax cut agendas. The mailers attack opponents with scorn and innuendo while dodging campaign finance details, urging support for Gov Brownback’s direction or reassessment of policies.
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Sam Brownback
Kansas
Kansas State Chamber
Kansas Club For Growth
Americans For Prosperity
Washington
State Chamber
Chamber
Main Street Kansas Pac
Brownback
Women For Kansas
Republican Party
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