State tax cuts blamed as Kansas faces budget crisis
Editorial argues Brownback's income tax cuts wrecked state finances and funded by cutbacks. It accuses the governor of scapegoating the Kansas Supreme Court, notes funding adequacy questions for K 12, and urges voters to oppose the governor and his allies in November with court retention votes. It calls for resisting more influence from Brownback era policies.
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Sam Brownback
Kansas
Brownback
Kansas Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Brownback and Company
High Court
Legisature Criticized Over Garden City Plot Arrests
Online comments react to a Garden City story about three arrests tied to an alleged plan to bomb Somali immigrant homes and a place of worship. Finney County Sheriff Kevin Bascue denounces violence and notes community anger at outsiders.
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Garden City
Finney County
Kevin Bascue
Editor letters policy guidance from The Telegram
The Telegram outlines letters to the editor requirements including signatures, address and phone, prepublication confirmation, and editorial edits for libel and length. It notes 500 word limit, accepts thank you letters, but rejects form letters poems consumer complaints and business testimonials. It provides mailing and online contact details.
Evangelicals and Trump Defenders Face Moral Paradox
The piece compares evangelical defense of Donald Trump to past Clinton scandals, noting Mike Pence's cautious defense and Trump’s minimal remorse. It argues many evangelicals justify him for court and religious liberty gains while acknowledging his faults, labeling the era a troubling morality tale. Rich Lowry signs off.
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Bathsheba
David
Trump
Clinton
Hillary Clinton
Medicaid clash reshapes Kansas races and policy
Political scientist Dr. Mark Peterson analyzes how Medicaid expansion in Kansas fuels a shift in Republican moderates and Democratic gains. HB 2552, passed in 2014, would require legislative approval for expansion, shaping races like Rep. Ron Highland versus Adrienne Olejnik. Stormont-Vail cites funding cuts as two clinics close, affecting 2,700 northeast Kansas clients amid a 4 percent Medicaid reimbursement reduction.
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Kes
Kansas
Ron Highland
Wabaunsee County
Rossville
Adrienne Olejnik
Johnson County
Stormont-Vail
Cotton-O’neil
Stormont
Highland
Kansas House
Senate
Embarrassment takes on evil in a Trump column
A 71 year old writer endorses Donald Trump to stop Hillary Clinton. He argues Trump is not conservative or perfect but would help avert four more years of Clinton by highlighting Hillary’s alleged dishonesty and corrupt politics. The piece laments decline in American history literacy and warns of a Clinton co-presidency.
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Anay Davis
Davis
Bill Clinton
Clinton
Access Hollywood
Donald Trump
Trump
Mike Pence
Pence
Henry IV
Veryone
Hillary
Bill
America
Barack Obama
Bernie Sanders
Heaven
Supreme Court
Michael Reagan Leads Reagan Legacy Foundation Effort
Michael Reagan chairs The Reagan Legacy Foundation and guides its outreach. Email contact appears as Reagan caglecartoons.com, with distribution handled by Cagle Cartoons Inc.
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Michael Reagan
Reagan Legacy Foundation
Reagan
Caglecartoons
Cagle Cartoons Inc
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