Third parties face tougher ballot access in Kansas
In Topeka, a Kansas House bill would raise petition thresholds for third party and independent candidates, tightening barriers for groups like Libertarians and Prohibitionists. The measure, still needing Senate approval and governor signature, arrives amid debates over ballot access and political feasibility.
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Mike Shields Harris
Topeka
Kansas
Senate
Tom Sawyer
Wichita
Ron Thornburgh
Secretary of State
Nicaragua
House
Thornburgh
Hayden running mate decision on hold after Kansas Legislature
Gov. Mike Hayden will delay naming a running mate for his re election until after the 1990 Legislature ends. Senate President Bud Burke ruled out no option but does not want the job. others linked include Lt. Gov. Jack Walker, Fred Logan Jr., and a Johnson County figure to balance the ticket.
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Topeka
Kan
Mike Hayden
Senate
Bud Burke
Hayden
Jack Walker
Kathy Peterson
Burke
R-Leawood
Wichita
Larry Jones
Jones
United States
Fred Logan Jr
Prairie Village
Republican Party
Logan
Peterson
Kansas
Atwood
Johnson County
T Hough
Kansas History Reader Helps Teachers Meet State Mandate
Lawrence educator Paul Stuewe leads a project to publish Kansas Revisited an accessible reader of historical images and perspectives. The volume funded by KU Continuing Education draws on KU historians and regional scholars to broaden coverage beyond standard textbooks and support nine weeks of Kansas history in grades seven through 12.
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Lawrence
Kan
Kansas
Paul Stuewe
Lawrence High School
Stuewe
Continuing Education Division
Kansas University
Governor's
Barbara Watkins
Kansas City
Tax protest group denied in Kansas tax case
Shawnee County District Court Judge James P Buchele denied Kansans for Fair Taxation Inc a mandamus to allow 1989 property tax payments at 1988 levels. The suit argued due process violations from reappraisal and classification, seeking to roll back taxes while appeals proceed.
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Topeka
Kan
Shawnee County
James P. Buchele
Buchele
Kansans For Fair Taxation Inc
John Luttjehann
Ed Rolfs
Department of Revenue
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John Reinhart
Secretary of State’s Office
Saline County
Richard Winger
Ballot Access News
San Francisco
Prohibition Party
Winger
Kevin Shay
Socialist Workers’ Party
Bill Graves
Sawyer
Walker
Overland Park
Wolken Bros
East
Lawrence, KS
Kansas State Bank
KOFO
Foggy River Boys
Branson
Ottawa
Municipal ‘Auditorium
Ottawa & Kokey
U.S
Elder's Cooling
S. Main
Robert L. Shields
CLU
North Main
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