Ever since the Kansas Republican party formed in 1859, it has dominated the state’s politics. After joining the Union 3 years later,
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WHERE THINGS STAND IN KANSAS TODAY Before 2018 the familiar refrain was “What’s the Matter with Kansas?” After 2018 it’s become “Here’s Why Kansas Matters”. The fact that we are talking about Kansas in 2020 at all tells us how
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Lost in Kansas – Freedom of Speech Kansas police raid office of the Marion County Record newspaper and seize its computers… Wait! Doesn’t such press intimidation normally happen in dictatorships? Sorry, Dorothy. This is
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Keystone pipeline leak: Oil lobby donations trump environmental concerns Keystone pipeline leaks 14,000 barrels of oil into creek in biggest spill yet – The Guardian The Keystone Pipeline ruptured near a creek in
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Power-building strategy: Continue to grow with college-educated voters. Kansas, once a Republican bastion, has seen Democratic gains over the last half-decade due to an extremely unpopular Republican agenda and the growing college-educated
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Ever since the Kansas Republican party formed in 1859, it has dominated the state’s politics. After joining the Union 3 years later, Kansas sent 29 Republicans, 2 Populists, and only 3 Democrats
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Dear Kansas, My dad, a WWI decorated war hero, was born in Caney, Kansas. My grandfather worked for the Caney Grain Company and participated in the Oklahoma Land Run. And although I
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WHERE THINGS STAND IN KANSAS TODAY Before 2018 the familiar refrain was “What’s the Matter with Kansas?” After 2018 it’s become “Here’s Why Kansas Matters”. The fact that we are talking about
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As COVID-19 spikes across the country and federal leadership continues to fail, state lawmakers will shape their state’s reality — from accessing quality, affordable healthcare to ensuring good jobs. We are excited
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Recently we presented to a group of political professionals and asked which state with a Democratic governor was trying to break a Republican supermajority in the state legislature. It took more guesses
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Pat Roberts is retiring, so the US Senate seat in Kansas is open. Can the Democrats win it? It’s going to take good old fashioned organizing & investment.
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