Kansas conservatives tighten grip in GOP primaries
The conservative faction consolidates in Kansas with wins across the 12th District State Senate race, U S Senate, and House races. Tyson sweeps five counties. Brownback tops Frahm for Dole's seat. Ryun and Snowbarger win key districts. Religious conservatives’ organization may sustain GOP dominance or drive moderates to Democrats.
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Kansas
Senate
Robert Tyson
Parker
Ottawa
Matt Matthews
Tyson
Matthews
U.S. Senate
Sam Brownback
Sheila Frahm
Bob Dole
Frahm
Bill Graves
Nancy Kassebaum
Jim Ryun
Brownback
Ryun
Topeka
Doug Wright
Cheryl Brown Henderson
Vince Snowbarger
Johnson
Wyandotte
Douglas
Miami
Franklin County
Washington
Brownback and Company
Dole tax plan mirrors Kansas push on school tax cut
The Kansas effort led by Rep. Phill Kline to abolish the uniform school property tax over seven years aimed for a $600 million cut financed by growth and a 2 percent spending cap. Gov. Graves opposed the plan, while Dole’s federal proposal echoes Kline’s approach, though political alignment differs between establishment and reformist Republicans. State revenues rose seven percent, bolstering faith in growth-backed tax reform and shaping GOP reception of the plan.
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Kansas Republican Party
Bob Dole
Kansas
Phill Kline
R-Shawnee
House
Kansas House
Senate
Bill Graves
Dole
Kline
John Marshall Harris
Guest editorial opinions vary beyond Herald staff views
Guest editorials present a range of viewpoints for readers. Expressions do not necessarily reflect The Herald's positions.
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Herald
The Deadbeat Dad Myth And The Public Lynching
The piece critiques the deadbeat dad label fueling political blame as 800,000 welfare moms and children suffer. It cites Clinton's vowed tracking, AG posters, and wage garnishments while arguing most nonpaying fathers are financially unable or alienated from their kids, urging focus on roots and fair treatment.
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America
du Jour
Clinton
Jeffrey Nichols
Nichols
William Koontz
Clarence, Mo
Koontz
State of
Florida
Gerald Rowles
Iowa
Rowles
U.S. General Accounting Office
U.S
Welfare changes spark debate on a million hungry children
The author questions the 1.2 million figure of children feared to fall into poverty under Clinton's welfare bill. Experts, think tanks, and political agendas are examined as potential effects range from betterment to little change. The piece ends with three possible outcomes: improvement, worsening, or no change.
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Clinton
Congress
Newt
Bill
Conservatives built plan fuels Kansas GOP victories
Conservatives say their 1994 rise in the Kansas Republican Party relied on precinct and delegate work, a disciplined message, grass roots campaigning, and church-based volunteers. In Tuesday’s primary, Brownback won the 2nd District by 13 points, with Frahm fading after an appointment boost. Ryun and Snowbarger also claimed nominations as volunteers and direct voter contact carried the day.
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Lew Ferguson
Associated Press
Sopeka
Kan
Kansas
Republican Party
Todd Tiahrt
Sheila Frahm
Sam Brownback
Bob Dole
Senate
Brownback
GOP
Dole
Bill Graves
Graves
Frahm
Kansans
Cole
Nancy Kassebaum
Washington
Bruce Lott
Mason-Dixon
Americans For
Christian Coalition
Jim Ryan
Vince Snowbarger
Ryun
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