By: Benjamin Hodge (Diary)  |  December 11th at 02:19 AM  | 

Congratulations to Commissioner-elect John Toplikar.  Out-raised 15 to 1 and out-endorsed, Toplikar beat the incumbent 67% to 33%. The political action committee I chair in Kansas got involved in one race this cycle: the 6th district county commission race in Johnson County, Kansas.  The race involved two functional incumbents, both Republican:  a conservative former Commissioner John Toplikar, and liberal Commissioner Calvin Hayden, who beat Toplikar by | Read More »

By: Benjamin Hodge (Diary)  |  May 9th at 09:28 PM  | 

Our Email on the Kansas budget from the Kansans for State and Local Reform PAC. Position of Kansans for State and Local Reform PAC: Legislators should vote “no” on any budget that increases the state spending (SGF) by more than 3% over last year’s budget. Why 3%: That number equals the rate of inflation plus population growth. Right now in Topeka, Legislators are making final changes | Read More »