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AFP Patients First Health Care Rally
Patients First, a project of AFP, is joined by Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory at a rally against Government Run Health Care in North Carolina.
AFP Pres. Tim Phillips Discusses Card Check on Glenn Beck
AFP President Tim Phillips joins Glenn Beck to discuss the Card Check provision being pulled from the Employee Free Choice Act. However, now Congress is replacing it with another terrible provision which calls for a Fast Track Election.
Despite a continuing decline in income tax revenues, a state budget shortfall of $500 million, and another round of budget cuts in the near future, there are still projects being funded that can be classified as downright silly. The Topeka Capital-Journal reported on Friday that the city of Topeka will be going through with a $630,000 project to put up “Welcome to Topeka” signs on at various entry points to the Capital City.
READ MORETOPEKA, KAN. – The Kansas chapter of the grassroots group Americans for Prosperity has prepared a ‘policy primer’ to help Kansans understand what Kansas spends on transportation in the state, and how our state compares with others in the region.
Derrick Sontag, AFP-Kansas state director, said Kansas has had a comprehensive highway or transportation plan for twenty years now.
“There are many in Topeka who believe that the simple act of building new roads and highways spurs economic growth, but the numbers suggest otherwise,” he said. “For example, between 2002 and 2006 Kansas ranked eighth in the country in highway spending per capita, yet our Gross State Product growth lagged at 33rd.”
READ MOREFrom time to time we come across a gross exaggeration that just simply has to be called out and this is a gross exaggeration to say the least.
Alan Rupe, one of the attorneys representing the Salina and Dodge City schools in Montoy v. State of Kansas made this statement which appeared in several newspapers, including the Dodge City Globe and the El Dorado Times on April 30, 2009:
“They (the Legislature) seem to have just eliminated their ability to raise taxes,” he said. “Meanwhile, the cuts to the schools are huge, and, in fact, return the education funding to pre-Montoy levels.”
READ MORETOPEKA, KAN. – The Kansas chapter of the grassroots group Americans for Prosperity commends efforts by Senator Sam Brownback to improve transparency in legislation pending before Congress.
Brownback is a co-sponsor of the 72-Hour Transparency Resolution, which would require all pending Congressional legislation to be posted online and scored by the Congressional Budget Office 72 hours prior to its consideration in a committee or before the full chamber. The rule could be over-ridden in the case of emergency legislation.
READ MOREWe’d like to let you know about an exciting event taking place in Pittsburg next weekend, featuring free food and drinks, live music from local bands, and the opportunity to hear from several special guest speakers. It’s more important than ever for people like you to get involved, learn about the issues and let your elected officials know what you think about what’s going on in Washington.
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