Monday, June 29th 2009
by jrezac
Share

The Wichita AFP Chapter wants to teach you the ins and outs of local government. Local Government 101, July 6 and 7 in Wichita, is an interactive presentation of the inner workings of a local government meeting. You will learn how to: decipher city agendas, prepare for a meeting, foster constructive relationships with elected officials, and effectively influence public policy.

Find details on the attached flyer, or contact info@afpks.org for more information.

READ MORE
Friday, June 26th 2009
by jrezac
Share

The attached document examines the recent history of spending by the Kansas state government, charting the growth in tax receipts and expenditures. This policy primer illustrates why our state has a problem with spending not with incoming revenue, and gives you an indication as to what kind of budget situation our legislators will be dealing with come January 2010.

READ MORE
Friday, June 26th 2009
by dsontag
Share

Now some in the K-12 lobbying circles are reaching an all-time low by saying that further cuts to K-12 would result in the Kansas economy going into a "death spiral". Kansas Liberty published a good report earlier this week.

Education lobbyists urge raising taxes to give schools more money

READ MORE
Friday, June 5th 2009
by jrezac
Share

AFP-Kansas State Director Derrick Sontag, and Western Kansas Field Director Susan Estes will conduct a two-day visit to southwest Kansas on June 8 and 9. Take a look at the schedule and stop by to hear the latest with Americans for Prosperity-Kansas and the state Legisalature, and update us on what's happening in your community.

Here's the schedule:

Monday, June 8
  • Pratt:
    8:30 a.m., AFP Coffee Break at Rick’s Diner, 20005 W. HWY 54
  • Dodge City:
    11:30 a.m., Grassroots Luncheon at Casey’s Cowtown Club, 503 E. Trail St.
READ MORE
Tuesday, June 2nd 2009
by jrezac
Share

Throughout the legislative session, AFP-Kansas tracks how legislators vote on certain bills. You can see how your legislator voted on our key issues by uploading the following documents.

As the current Kansas Legislature is still wrapping up, we have not yet compiled our key vote scorecard for 2009. However, below are a number of votes we tracked in the 2007 and 2008 legislative sessions. In January, we merged with the Kansas Taxpayer Network (KTN), so you can also see the 2007 KTN scorecards below.

READ MORE