Thursday, August 6th 2009
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TOPEKA, KAN. – The Kansas chapter of the grassroots group Americans for Prosperity today commends members of the Sedgwick County Commission for choosing tax relief for the people of Sedgwick County.

The commission has approved its 2010 budget, with a mill levy reduction of .549 mills, bringing the total mill levy below 30 mills. Commissioners also voted to eliminate the county’s taxpayer-funded lobbyist for 2010, which helped trim the budget to below $400 million.

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Thursday, August 6th 2009
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TOPEKA, KAN. – The Kansas chapter of the grassroots group Americans for Prosperity today commends members of the Sedgwick County Commission for choosing tax relief for the people of Sedgwick County.

The commission has approved its 2010 budget, with a mill levy reduction of .549 mills, bringing the total mill levy below 30 mills. Commissioners also voted to eliminate the county’s taxpayer-funded lobbyist for 2010, which helped trim the budget to below $400 million.

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Monday, August 3rd 2009
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The following letter to the Kansas City Star was written by Derrick Sontag, director of AFP-Kansas, and Carl Bearden, AFP-Missouri director, in response to a previous column by the Star’s editorial board. We have yet to see this guest opinion editorial published in the Kansas City Star:

As directors of the Kansas and Missouri chapters of Americans for Prosperity—an organization that has taken the lead against the overhaul of our nation’s healthcare system—we believe it is necessary to respond thoughtfully to the paper’s editorial from July 26, 2009, entitled “Let’s dispel the myths holding up health care reform.”

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Thursday, July 30th 2009
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TOPEKA, KAN. – The Kansas chapter of the grassroots group Americans for Prosperity commends efforts by Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins to increase transparency and to force members of Congress to recognize the fiscal impact of their votes.

HR 3350, introduced by Jenkins would require passage of a resolution stating the cost analysis from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), and stating that the governmental body acknowledges the CBO score, and how that score could affect the deficit and/or national debt.

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Tuesday, July 28th 2009
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AFP-Kansas state director Derrick Sontag addresses issues with the U.S. healthcare system.

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