PRIVACY: They know where you live! Parkinson administration's agencies seek to collect personal data on private companies and individuals and give the information to a militantly pro-Obama union.

Kansas state agencies told to pass personal info to liberal union activists

Individuals and companies working for the Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services and the Department of Aging have been requested by Secretary Don Jordan and Acting Secretary Martin Kennedy to gather personal information on their employees and surrender it to the state. [Read more...]

As the Parkinson administration harvests personal data on private citizens to pass along to SEIU, support for unions fades

Labor union approval at all-time low

A Gallup poll released Thursday shows that less than half of Americans, 48 percent, approve of labor unions. The next lowest approval rating was in 1979 and 1981 polls in which 55 percent of Americans indicated they disapproved of unions. [Read more...]

POLITICS: Democrat on the run stands voters up who had confirmed invitations, citing a 'safety concern'

Moore angers constituents, cancels Overland Park appearance without notice

Kansas’ lone Democratic congressman, Rep. Dennis Moore, was supposed to host a public meeting Tuesday morning in Overland Park to discuss health-care reform with his constituents. [Read more...]

Lightner: Throwing stones at Moore not enough. 'We must have the courage to propose solutions for America’s problems.'

Former Rep. Patricia Lightner entering Third District race

Patricia Lightner, a conservative Republican and former state representative, is campaigning for a position in the Third Congressional District, and has formally launched a campaign web site. [Read more...]

OBAMACARE: Church leaders: 'Many of the proposals which have been promoted would diminish the protection of human life and dignity'

Kansas-Missouri Catholic bishops urge restraint on health care reform

Catholic bishops in the greater Kansas City area issued a response today to health-care reform plans, outlining key components they believe should be included or excluded. [Read more...]

Charity dances around endorsing Democrats' plan, but has joined MoveOn.org in supporting 'reform' campaign

American Cancer Society dives into health care debate

Representatives from the Cancer Action Network, an advocacy affiliate within the American Cancer Society, are personally calling Kansans to ask for their support of health care reform. [Read more...]

EDUCATION: Classes with small enrollments, teachers carrying light loads. Grange: 'It is hard for me to justify increasing taxes so they can continue their bad habits'

Audit reveals missed 'opportunities' to cut costs by Kansas' universities

An audit released Friday by the Kansas Legislative Division of the Post Audit found practices in the state's six universities that waste taxpayer dollars — and offered remedies the Kansas State Board of Regents said it would "locally analyze." [Read more...]

ANALYSIS: An unusually careful exploration of education and other funding issues is yielding unexpected results — amid a sea of predictable problems. Analysis by Paul Soutar.

Budgeting outside the box

An early meeting of the Kansas House Appropriations Committee gives insight into the changing state budget debate. [Read more...]

COMMENT What's the relationship between big money and liberal blogs? James Meier takes a look at the news today and finds it's a cozy one, indeed.

A little more to the left…

Thanks to an explosion of political blogs and a marked decline in print journalism, what constitutes “news” has drastically changed. More people are turning to the internet to get their daily news than ever before, skipping the print version at the breakfast table. [Read more...]

COMMENT: Among other things, you can learn to get the sharp point of all government ventures - which is that they cost more than you think, as Main Street Money's Bill Wyckoff explains.

What you can learn from a locust thorn

After working on the farm this weekend my arms and face look as though I lost a fight with several big cats. It seemed that every movement I made left me bleeding from another contact with a locust thorn. I hate these trees with a passion. It is worth a little pain for me to send the chain saw ripping into them, followed by a shot of chemical to finish the job. [Read more...]

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