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Obama Administration Strips Kansas of Federal ‘Family Planning’ Funding

Kansas loses approximately $370,000 annually in federal Title X “family planning” funding that the Planned Parenthood affiliates in Wichita and Hays – and another unaffiliated facility in Dodge City – had been receiving. The Obama administration acted after Kansas passed a bill that directed Title X “family planning” funds to public health departments and hospitals, shifting it away from Planned Parenthood.

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Polling 2016 Like Its 1999, or 2007

With the 2014 midterm elections behind us, pollsters and pundits have turned their attention to the 2016 presidential election. Quinnipiac and Rasmussen have released national polls of the nomination contests, while Bloomberg has surveyed the New Hampshire primary (Mitt’s their

Polling 2016 Like Its 1999, or 2007

GOP May Lose Kansas For Backing Roberts

It should be noted that the poll is from Democrat-aligned Public Policy Polling but if the numbers prove out, the establishment GOP that threw everything it had at propping up an aging Pat Roberts in Kansas during a bruising primary

States Move to Blunt Obama Carbon Plan

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — As President Barack Obama prepares to announce tougher new air quality standards, lawmakers in several states already are trying to blunt the impact on aging coal-fired power plants that feed electricity to millions of consumers.

States Move to Blunt Obama Carbon Plan

Kansas Governor Brownback Signs Bill Nullifying Gun Laws

On April 23rd, Kansas Governor Sam Brownback signed a bill “nullifying city and county gun restrictions” to ensure that it is legal to “openly carry firearms” throughout the state. The law takes effect on July 1. According to cjonline.com, the

Kansas Governor Brownback Signs Bill Nullifying Gun Laws

Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback: 'We've Got a Real Energy'

Gov. Sam Brownback (R-KS) discussed how he was able to turn a budget mess in Kansas into a positive, by restructuring the government, cutting taxes, increasing funds for education, and generating growth in the state. Brownback is rumored to be

Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback: 'We've Got a Real Energy'

Breitbart News Live Broadcasting 'The New York Meeting'

As part of our on-going effort to bring breaking news and events to our readers, Breitbart News will be live broadcasting from The New York Meeting this evening beginning at 5:30 EST.  Mallory Factor, a professor, Fox News contributor, and author of Shadowbosses, hosts the monthly

Breitbart News Live Broadcasting 'The New York Meeting'

Cruz to Speak at Iowa Social Conservative Summit

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) will head to Iowa in August to speak to religious conservatives at the Family Leadership Summit. The event, which will take place in Ames, Iowa on Saturday Aug. 10. It is co-sponsored by The Family Leader,

Cruz to Speak at Iowa Social Conservative Summit

Kansas to Holder: 'Bring It'

On April 26, the day after the new Kansas gun law took effect, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder sent a letter to Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback stating that attempting to block federal regulation of some guns is unconstitutional and that

Holder Threatens Kansas Over New Gun Law

Kansas Governor Sam Brownback received a letter today from Attorney General Eric Holder threatening action against the state should it enforce SB102, the pro 2nd Amendment law Brownback signed into law last month. The new law declares that the federal

Kansas and Missouri Pass Strong Pro-2nd Amendment Bills

Approximately 650 gun-rights advocates rallied in Jefferson City, Missouri at the State Capitol, Thursday, as the House  passed HB 436,  the Second Amendment Preservation Act, which “rejects all federal acts that infringe on a Missouri citizens’ rights under the Second Amendment

Kansas and Missouri Pass Strong Pro-2nd Amendment Bills

GOP: States know how to balance budgets

WASHINGTON, April 6 (UPI) —Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback said Saturday if Washington wants to see how to balance the budget while growing the economy, it should look to the states. Delivering the Republican weekly media address, Brownback touted his state’s

GOP: States know how to balance budgets

Santorum takes Kansas, Romney strong in Wyoming

By DAVID ESPO, AP Special Correspondent WASHINGTONRick Santorum won the Kansas caucuses in a rout on Saturday and Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney showed strength in Wyoming, a weekend prelude to suddenly pivotal Southern showdowns in the week ahead.Returns from

Santorum takes Kansas, Romney strong in Wyoming

Will Freedom Come for Sudan's Slaves?

By John Eibner and Charles Jacobs Juba, Sudan–On Jan. 9, the people of South Sudan began their week-long referendum to decide whether to separate from the Arab-Muslim North and form an independent country. But Achol Yum Deng didn’t vote. Though

Sudan: Anti-Slavery Fight at a Critical Stage

[youtube HHT1XGv3wSE nolink] Editor’s note: the following with written with Sasha Giller Sudan, Africa’s largest country, is at a tipping point. In the next 60 days, it may split into two countries, or it may devolve into a mass killing

Wanted: A Vaccine for Liberalism

Whenever I have suggested that left-wingers aren’t normal human beings, and have wondered if perhaps they’re some weird interplanetary life form like the pods in “Invasion of the Body Snatchers,” the liberals accuse me of indulging in ad hominem attacks,