Monthly Archives: January 2012

The push is on to get the new voter identification law fully implemented by June. The citizenship rule is the current issue to be resolved. The House Elections Committee plans to hold a hearing Wednesday on Secretary of State Kris … Continue reading →

Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach issued a statement blaming state senator Kelly Kultala (D) Kansas City for confusion in his new voter identification law. He says the confusion was authored by Kultala when she submitted an amendment to the … Continue reading →

Consensus Consulting will hold citizen focus group discussions on the upcoming Johnson County budget. Focus groups will be organized by JOCO Commission district. Each district will have a date for the focus group to meet and answer questions on what’s … Continue reading →

Kansas State Senator Kelly Kultala announces a committee meeting to discuss new rules and regulations for the new Voter ID law. The meeting will be Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at 8:30am at Memorial Hall, 120 SW 10th Avenue, Topeka. The announcement is on her facebook page-

Anne Ryan Pritchett was honored in a piece in the Kansas City Star written by Lewis Diuguid. Anne has been an asset to the JOCO Dems for a long time. Her caring and activism are a high water mark for … Continue reading →

The Kansas Legislature web site is up and running. You can track bills, news, deadlines and other legislative information. There’s a link to pre-filed bills in the Senate. All citizens need to keep up with what’s going on in the … Continue reading →

I have a Letter to the Editor of the Topeka Capital Journal printed in today’s edition. It’s about the new voter ID law. Letter: Voter identification Posted: January 8, 2012 – 9:02pm January 8, 2012 – 10:02pm Letter: Voter identification … Continue reading →

I have a Letter to the Editor of the Kansas City Star printed in the Saturday, January 7, 2011 edition. Text of the letter follows: As the 2012 election season gets underway, critics of President Barack Obama have come up … Continue reading →

If you are interested in a drive to delay the implentation of the new Kansas voter ID law, this web site is where you can sign the petition. The new voter ID law is full of confusing language, rash regulations … Continue reading →

Kansas Democratic Party Chair Joan Wagnon issues a statement on the decision by Boeing to close its Wichita facility by the end of 2013. Statement text; “We should all learn that throwing money at wealthy corporations to attract or retain … Continue reading →