Earlier this week, every Republican in the Kansas delegation to the United States House of Representatives joined every other Republican in the United States House of Representatives (save five brave souls) in voting against a $106 billion emergency supplemental appropriations bill to cover the costs of [...] 
From the Lawrence Journal-World:For years, Operation Rescue has received threats, but the number increased dramatically after Tiller’s killing, the group’s president, Troy Newman, said [...]
As we learn unemployment figures in Kansas jumped again in May, we also learn the $69 million entitled to the state from the economic recovery bill is already on its way.
Same as every other Friday, I'll be the guest from 9-10 a.m. this morning on The Jeremy Taylor Show, which airs on 1320 KLWN AM radio out of Lawrence, America.
This summer, I'm embarking upon what I'm rather grandiosely terming a "speaking tour"- I've been invited to give remarks at four or five Democratic Party functions all over the state and just might find myself invited to a a couple more if I hold my mouth' [...] 
This is from last week, but I think it's good to make sure folk know how both of their US Senators feels about a potential member of the Supreme Court.U.S. Sen. Sam Brownback said Thursday he wasn't swayed by [...]
From Kansas NOW:
Pile on, ladies and gentlemen:
File this under "S" for sleazy:The prayer vigil and what is being called a memorial service at the [...]
Today, moments ago, Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins voted to defund the war in Iraq.
Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins has returned from her Monday trip to the American detention facility in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and it seems even jet lag doesn't break her of her rote commitment to the talking points of the Party of "No!"
In an effort to use the interwebs more effectively (other than just pointing to Facebook and saying "Look, we've got 2,915 in our Facebook group! Ha!) the Kansas Democratic Party has hired a dude named Mike Nellis with the specific task of directing our party's online" [...] 
In a poll conducted by SurveyUSA for KCTV-TV Kansas City and KWCH-TV Wichita, we see evidence of a tremendously divided Republican electorate over the question of who their next nominee for the United States Senate should be.Asked who they [...]
Whenever I write something about my Congresswoman, Lynn Jenkins, that isn't just me being a crazy liberal and is actually something bad she'd done, someone comments that I'm only writing the post because I'm "obsessed" with her- thus doing what they can to blunt my criticism.
After re-reporting a rumor that Bill Kurtis was considering a run for Kansas governor as a Democrat that Steve Kraske originally wrote in the Kansas City Star this weekend, I'm here with the sad news that frequently comes with such rumors: It's bunk.
Our prayers have been answered: Lynn Jenkins is returning to Earth and visiting the peons!Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins staff will embark on a "Congress to Kansas" tour starting next week.
Beginning June 22, the Republican's staff will set up mobile' [...]
My dear Member of Congress finds herself in Cuba today, touring the detention camp at Guantanamo Bay.Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins represents the Northeast Kansas district that includes Fort Leavenworth. She is familiar with the military detention barracks there [...]
Whoa...Kansas Secretary of State Ron Thornburgh has backed out of the 2010 governor's race, his campaign announced this morning.
"It is more important for the ideas and ideals that I believe in to win in November than for'" [...]
I love...LOVE...political rumoring, particularly when we're talking about speculation regarding who might run for what office and when. The calculations about location verses experience or just the kind of gut-level "Oooo, I wanna vote for him/her!" that sometimes knocks your socks off always knocks my socks' [...] 
Sorry for the lack of updates, dear readers- I spent the last 12 hours in a car driving to Houston, Texas for the Young Democrats of America Spring Conference!
"A Case for Closing the Gap highlights some of the glaring disparities that exist" [...]
I was asked to pass this information along, and I'm happy to do so:
In the same day that the found Operation Rescue shamelessly announcing they hoped to purchase Dr. George Tiller's clinic from the Tiller family for their headquarters we get news Dr. LeRoy Carhart of Nebraska will, indeed, provide late-term abortion services in Wichita after all.
The following was published today in the Wall Street Journal by Thomas Frank, author of the book "What's the Matter with Kansas?" It is, I believe, the very finest piece of writing yet pointing out the attempt by the Radical Right to make themselves the' [...] 
Kansas Republican Congressman Todd Tiahrt says the economic recovery plan passed by Congress and signed into law by President Barack Obama has failed and is demanding it be repealed.Kansas Congressman and U.S. Senate candidate Todd [...]
Talk about a down ballot discussion: Republican David Powell has announced he will again seek his party's nomination for Kansas Insurance Commission in 2010.
I wanted to pass along the details of this rally being planned by the Kansas chapter of NOW:
The world of health insurance, the world of health care costs, in this county needs radically reformed.
More sad news: Dr. George Tiller's clinic will not reopen.George Tiller's clinic will close in the wake of the Wichita abortion provider's shooting death, lawyers for the Tiller family said today.
Lee Thompson and Dan Monnat, the family's [...]
With revenue projects continuing to look...um...horrid, state Treasurer Dennis McKinney is warning the state's education community to brace for more cuts in the upcoming months.The state treasurer warned Monday that public schools and higher education could be hit hard' [...]
This certainly isn't shocking, but it is awfully funny.
I'm a little taken aback by this news.
CQPolitics did a piece at the end of last week about the as of yet not-so-crowded race to replace Republican Congressman Todd Tiahrt in the KS-04.
Tomorrow, the United States House of Representatives will take up a resolution honoring Dr. George Tiller and offering condolences to members of his family.
UPDATE III: While an absolutely definite time for the VP's swing isn't Kansas hasn't yet been officially announced, the White House has confirmed he will indeed be in Overland Park Thursday for the groundbreaking ceremony.
Excellent news!
Supremely fantastic new video from the folk at JibJab!
