Belt-tightening in Kansas prompts budget cutting debate
Editorial urges careful study of reducing government costs in Kansas with focus on trimming expenditures rather than raising taxes. Proposals include consolidating school districts and state agencies, evaluating court office redundancy, and learning from past consolidations while ensuring real monetary savings and community impact are weighed.
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Journal- World
Smith Center
Kansas Technology Enterprise Corp
Rulings curb property speech rights on eminent domain case
The piece argues campus speech codes and McCain Feingold curb First Amendment rights. It recounts the New London Kelo eminent domain case, Royall v Main, and cites Carla Main’s Bulldozed. It notes Institute for Justice actions defending property owners and warns the Supreme Court should revisit speech restrictions and takings.
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Gore
Royall
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Gores
Carla Main
National Law Journal
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National Review
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Encounter Books
Galveston
Richard Epstein
University of Chicago
New York University
Clarksville
Tenn
Institute
Renton
Wash
McCain-Feingold
McCain- Feingold
Novak and Two Peers Dominate 1960s Washington Journalism
David Broder recalls Bob Novak and colleagues Alan Otten and Paul Duke as the trio leading Wall Street Journal Washington reporting in the 1960s. The three sharpened congressional coverage with minesweeper attention to subcommittees and personal dynamics while shaping political discourse. Novak’s energy and blunt conservatism stood out amid enduring friendships and mentorships.
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Wall Street Journal
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PBS
Washington Week In Review
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Novak
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Virginia
Congress
Ways and Means
Texas
Detroit
Michigan
Bob
Prince
Joliet
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Evans
Nelson Rockefeller
Indiana Sen
Bill Jenner
David Broder
Washington Post Writers Group
Three Lawrence residents at GOP Convention in Dallas
Lawrence residents Ken Martinez Donna Schultz and Bernice Todd reported an outstanding time at the 1984 Republican National Convention in Dallas amid Texas hospitality and notable side events. Local fiscal actions included sign ordinance review after a permit approval, a 1985 Douglas County budget of 15.47 million with 608 thousand revenue sharing, and LMH approving higher room rates and charges.
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Lawrence
Dallas
Ronald Reagan
Ken Martinez
Donna Schultz
Bernice Todd
Southern Hills Merchants Assn
David Longhurst
Douglas County
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