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 14th at 03:20 AM  | 

I’d like to wish all mothers a “Happy Mother’s Day,” and I would like to share with you a poll released by the Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice, demonstrating the strong support all around the country for school vouchers at the K-12 level. Interestingly, mothers of K-12 children support school vouchers even more than the average American. Below, I will highlight some of the findings of the poll. | Read More »

By: Benjamin Hodge (Diary)  |  May 4th at 07:18 PM  | 

The following is my article in The Monitor.  The Monitor is the re-branded name for The Citizen, and it’s the Kansas City Metro’s premier center-right print and online publication.  Make sure and bookmark KCMonitor.com for regular updates on news from Kansas, Missouri, and the Kansas City area.  Click here to learn where to find one of the 200 locations distributing this free print newspaper. This article is re-published with permission. | Read More »

By: Benjamin Hodge (Diary)  |  April 10th at 12:19 AM  | 

(Yes, I learned of this idea from Erick Erickson…) Click here to read the original Email in a Web-friendly format. Saturday, April 9, 2011 Column: “GOP’s DC Opportunity: Put Money, Time Into School Choice” Haven’t yet read this new print publication?  Click here to find one of the 200 locations near you where this paper can be picked up. First, an important update on DC school vouchers. | Read More »

By: Benjamin Hodge (Diary)  |  May 1st at 05:15 AM  | 

I’m pleased to introduce KansasReform.com, our new Web site for the Kansans for Reform of State and Local Government PAC, or, for short, Kansans for Government Reform. My introductory words on the front page: Thank you for visiting. After witnessing waste within the state government, and after fighting and winning over corruption at Johnson County Community College under Presidents Charles Carlsen and Terry Calaway, I formed | Read More »

By: Benjamin Hodge (Diary)  |  January 26th at 03:28 PM  | 

Yes, there must be cuts made to government-run K-12 education in Kansas. No, cuts will not lay off good teachers.  No, cuts will not damage the quality of education.  The cuts will result in the laying off of many unneeded, over-paid administrators; a greater amount of competition in bidding practices; and perhaps the firing of a few bad teachers. Kansas’ Democratic Governor Mark Parkinson has proposed | Read More »