South Wichita most strongly against hotel tax incentive
After years of complaints about their tax money going to downtown development, south Wichita flexed some political muscle in Tuesdays special election on subsidizing a downtown boutique hotel.In the...
View ArticleWith fewer votes in Kansas caucus, Romney would have lost less ground
In an ironic postscript to the Kansas Republican caucus Saturday, it turns out that if Mitt Romney had just gotten slightly fewer votes, he’d have wound up losing less ground to his closest rival, Rick...
View ArticleCandidate Abrams: Income tax cuts will bring jobs to Kansas
Steve Abrams and his opponent in the Senate District 32 Republican primary agree on this priority: making Kansas attractive to new business and the creation of jobs.But Abrams and Miranda Allen...
View ArticleCandidate Allen: State’s recent cuts are fiscally irresponsible
Miranda Allen is trying to fight off labels in her first run for office, for state senator in the newly redrawn District 32.She says she believes in conservative fiscal planning, but she thinks the tax...
View ArticleRed Barn LLC, state Sen. Dick Kelsey’s former business, owes $676 in taxes
A now-defunct business that state Sen. Dick Kelsey owned owes $676 in personal property taxes for 2008 and 2009, Sedgwick County Treasurer Linda Kizzire said Monday.Red Barn LLC is the owner of record...
View ArticleKansas Chamber of Commerce PAC poured $394,000 into campaigns in past week
The final campaign finance reports for the primary election are in, with the Kansas Chamber of Commerce PAC spending almost $400,000 in the last week backing conservative Republican candidates, most of...
View ArticleElection worker’s error delayed full vote results Tuesday night
Losing a political race is bad enough. But it’s worse when you’re not even sure you did.An election worker’s error when reporting vote results of Tuesday’s primary led to uncertainty for Sedgwick...
View ArticleSedgwick County: Scanner problems shouldn’t keep anyone from voting
When the scanner at the Sedgwick County Zoos advance polling site wouldnt read Jeannette McCombs new Kansas drivers license Wednesday, she was concerned.I was afraid I wouldnt get to vote,...
View ArticleWichita City Council candidate files complaint over food coupon on campaign...
A candidate for Wichita City Council is accusing opponent Craig Gabel of using a food coupon to try to buy votes, according to a complaint filed Friday with the Kansas Ethics Commission.Joshua Blick...
View ArticleForum for City Council candidates on Sunday
A forum for Wichita City Council contenders facing off in this month’s primary will be held at 4 p.m. Sunday in northeast Wichita.Candidates in Districts 3, 4 and 6 will give their platform...
View ArticleRose Hill councilman apparently wins mayoral race as write-in candidate
A write-in candidate in Rose Hill’s mayoral race apparently bested the incumbent by about 60 votes Tuesday.According to vote totals from the Butler County election office, Rose Hill City Councilman...
View ArticleGuns at polling places? Kansas attorney general asked for opinion
The next time you vote in a Kansas election, the person next to you at the polling place may be packing a pistol.It depends on how state Attorney General Derek Schmidt rules on a request for a legal...
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