Oregon plan to register voters automatically gains ground
An editorial contrasts Oregon automatic voter registration with Kansas Secretary of State Kobach’s push for stricter rules. It argues automatic registration broadens participation, citing Oregon’s 2013–onward DMV notice system and all mail elections expected to add about 300,000 voters, while Kobach is accused of suppressing turnout and spreading fraud claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Kris Obach
Kobach
Oregon
Department of Motor Vehicles
U.S
Barry Grissom
Kansas debate on school funding and urgent tax changes
Online comment from GCTelegram.com criticizes Brownback and the Tea Party for moving Kansas backward and lowering incomes and education while states like Colorado Iowa and Minnesota advance. United Way of Central Kansas director Julie Bugner Smith discusses legislation restricting automatic payroll deductions for United Way support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownback
Kansas
Mississippi
Alabama
Colorado
Iowa
Minnesota
Gctelegram.com
United Way of
Central Kansas
Julie Bugner-Smith
United Way
Letters to the Telegram for Garden City readers
The Telegram invites signed letters under 500 words with writer address and phone number for verification. Letters may be edited for libel and length. General thank you notes are acceptable. form letters, poems, consumer complaints, and business testimonials will not be printed.
Think of the children politics and a US trafficking act
Politicians use the refrain think of the children to push agendas while debates stall. The Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015, backed by both parties, aims to fund and empower efforts to deter, prosecute, and aid trafficking victims, many of whom are children. Experts note 27 million victims globally, with 17,500 annual US entrants and 300,000 at risk children in foster care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ceat
Helen Lovejoy
Washington
Syria
Senate
House
USA
United States
U.S. State Department
U.S
National Center For Missing and Exploited Children
Polaris Project
Arrow Child and Family Ministries
Texas
Congress
Republicans unveil budget amid St Patrick’s Day theatrics
Six men in green ties frame House Budget Committee Chair Tom Price as he touts a 2016 budget that critics call a gimmick. The plan relies on dynamic scoring, slush funds, and undeclared mandatory cuts, while promising no Obamacare repeal without real savings. Price defends the measure under scrutiny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jashington
House
Tom Price
Price
Ireland
Pentagon
Paul Ryan
R-Wis
Congress
Senate
Georgia
Republican Study Committee
America
Andy Taylor
Associated Press
Jonathan Weisman
The
New York Times
Weisman
Florida climate gag shows politics over climate truth
The piece argues Governor Rick Scott bans the term climate change in Florida official communications, denouncing suppression of environmental concerns while noting reports of censorship. It contrasts GOP language control with broader debates on global warming, arguing for facing the threat rather than silencing discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Lisa Brown
Florida
Sunshine
United States
Everglades
Rick Scott
Scott
Miami Herald
State Department of Environmental Protection
DEP
Christopher Byrd
GOP
Obama
White House
Miami
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dena Sattler
Denas
Gctelegram
N. Seventh St
Garden City
Telen
Cctelegram
Walker Bowers Christie Sing Hndal Erry Stack
NSEI
Oval Office
Michael Reagan
Reagan Legacy Foundation
Reagan
Eaglecartoons
Cagle Cartoons Inc
Dana Milbank
Danamilbank
Washpost.com
Washington Post
Leonard Pitts
Miamiherald
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!