Archive for May, 2009
« Previous EntriesA Day of Remembrance
Sunday, May 24th, 2009By: Rep. Doug Ervin
35th District
“…that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion, that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain, that this nation under God, …and that government of the people by the people and [...]
Bob Nance Capitol Report for May 21, 2009
Saturday, May 23rd, 2009By: Rep. Bob Nance
36th District
“It was a flurry of paper as the General Assembly finished the session at 6:00 p.m. last Friday. We certainly made up for lost time because we worked long hours on the House floor this week.”
Could legislators read every bill? Yes. You may have already read it twice, but [...]
Make Sure To Vote This Tuesday for Bonnie Sue Cooper!
Saturday, May 16th, 2009This Tuesday, May 19th there will be a special election held for the Clay County Western District Commissioner. This is a special election that is being held due to voter disenfranchisement which was discovered to have occurred during the general election last November.
Turnout is expected to be very low, and this time every vote will [...]
May Clay County Republican Central Committee Meeting
Saturday, May 9th, 2009This is a reminder that there will be a Clay County Republican Central Committee meeting on Tuesday, May 12th at the Courthouse in Liberty at 7:00 p.m. The meeting will be held in the Commissioner’s Room on the top floor. Please enter through the side entrance (handicapped entrance) where the doors will be [...]
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Thursday, May 7th, 2009Bob Nance Capitol Report for May 7, 2009
Thursday, May 7th, 2009By: Rep. Bob Nance
36th District
“Our priority this week is to finish the 2010 state budget. It is a difficult process and we must keep in mind that the money we are allocating is your money.
Almost all bills are now heavily laden with amendments and the bills must be scrutinized for bad legislation.”
- Bob Nance
Transparency in [...]
2009 Clay County Lincoln Dinner a Success!
Wednesday, May 6th, 2009By: Dee Vantuyl
Conservatism With Heart
For my 3rd year in a row, I got to attend Clay County’s Lincoln Days. It was a packed house, full of people proud to be Republicans. As I mentioned in my Silver Linings posts after Election Day, Republicans did very well in Clay County. It wasn’t our fault that [...]
H.R. 45 is the Latest Attempt at Gun Control
Wednesday, May 6th, 2009By: U.S. Congressman Sam Graves
6th District
In 1789, James Madison drafted the first ten amendments to our Constitution. There were actually 12 of them, but only 10 amendments were ratified in 1791. Among them was the second amendment which stated: “A well-regulated Militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the [...]
This Week in Washington - April 30th, 2009
Monday, May 4th, 2009By: U.S. Congressman Sam Graves
6th District
It was another very busy week in Washington. The H1N1 flu is still spreading, but hopefully the number of cases will begin to level off soon. Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius was confirmed by the Senate as the new Health and Human Services Secretary and has begun coordinating the federal response. [...]
Bob Nance Capitol Report - April 30th, 2009
Monday, May 4th, 2009By: Rep. Bob Nance
36th District
“Elections should be held on April 16th- the day after we pay our income taxes. That is one of the few things that might discourage politicians from being big spenders.”
- Thomas Sowell
Reducing taxes for working families:
This session, the House’s largest priority has been the Family Recovery Plan.
This week, the House passed [...]