AFP -Kansas Legislative Candidate Forum
August 13, 2008 | KS
AFP presented two Budget and Legislative Issues Workshops to candidates for the Kansas Legislature. State director Alan Cobb reviewed the state of the budget and current tax policies with candidates vying to be in the Legislature. Click here to view the AFP-KS presentation from the workshop.

State General Fund Budget Grows by 5.2 Percent
May 8, 2008 | KS
TOPEKA – Lawmakers tonight concluded the wrap-up portion of the 2008 Legislative Session, with the approval of a final appropriations bill. The grassroots group Americans for Prosperity-Kansas commends legislators for their work to keep the total budget increase significantly lower than that of previous years.

Umbarger “Driveway to Nowhere” Causes the Kansas Legislature to Go Nowhere
May 6, 2008 | KS
TOPEKA – Senate Ways and Means Chairman Dwayne Umbarger (R-Thayer) continues to hold his fellow Senators and Representatives hostage with his insistence of an earmark for a questionable pork barrel project in his home district.

AFP-Kansas Members Sign Petition Asking Legislators to Limit Growth in Overall State Spending
May 2, 2008 | KS
TOPEKA – The grassroots group Americans for Prosperity-Kansas hand-delivered more than 4,000 petition slips signed by Kansas citizens asking that legislators hold spending growth to 3.5 percent. The petitions were given to lawmakers at their Statehouse offices Friday.

Americans for Prosperity-Kansas Urges Legislators to Remain Diligent in Spending Decisions
April 22, 2008 | KS
TOPEKA – As Kansas legislators prepare for the wrap-up of the 2008 session, the free-market grassroots group Americans for Prosperity-Kansas is restarting its statewide multi-media campaign calling attention to the state budget.

Republican Leaders Pledge to Limit Budget Growth
April 4, 2008 | KS
Americans for Prosperity applauds efforts to hold the line on state spending -- “This is a significant step”

Senate Approves Kansas Taxpayer Transparency Act
April 2, 2008 | KS
TOPEKA – The grassroots group Americans for Prosperity-Kansas praises work in the Senate to ensure that Kansans will continue to have the state’s financial information at their fingertips, with final approval to SB 672. The bill includes an amendment to codify the Kansas Taxpayer Transparency Act, a key component of AFP-KS’ 2008 Legislative Agenda.

Kansas House Steps Up to Keep Down State Debt
March 31, 2008 | KS
TOPEKA – The free-market grassroots group Americans for Prosperity-Kansas applauded the Kansas House for approving HB 2891, a bill intended to limit the amount of the state’s debt.

Kansas House holds down state spending in budget bills
March 20, 2008 | KS
TOPEKA – The grassroots group Americans for Prosperity-Kansas applauds the Kansas House for its efforts in controlling state spending. Thursday, the House gave final approval to three budget bills that total $13.4 billion in all funds state spending, increasing state spending by 2.1 percent.

Kansas House Holds Down State Spending in Budget Bills
March 20, 2008 | KS
The grassroots group Americans for Prosperity-Kansas applauds the Kansas House for its efforts in controlling state spending. Today, the House gave final approval to three budget bills that total $13.4 billion in total state spending, increasing state spending by 2.1 percent.

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