Though a D-plus grade hardly seems worthy of praise, it is in the case of Kansas’ formerly flunking campaign finance disclosure law. The state inched up from last year’s D grade in the annual report by the California Voter Foundation, the Center for Governmental Studies in Los Angeles and the UCLA School of Law — which didn’t even reflect the 2008 reform law requiring more timely reporting of campaign contributions and expenditures. Kansas still ranks 34th among states but ought to show further improvement next year. Meanwhile, the Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission gets credit for boosting its Web site’s usability grade from an F in 2003 to a B-plus now.
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Wow! D to a D+. Now that’s what I call government working for you!
Probably because the old Gray Mare doesn’t want to reveal just how deep Tiller’s ProKanDo has stuck its appendages into the various orifices of the Kansas Democratic Party.
The executive director of the Kansas Ethics Commission is Carol E. Williams who has held the position for some 30 years that I can remember. She has underperformed all those years but continues to hold the job. Why?
It is the legislature that establishes the campaign reporting requirements, not the administrator. We know Tiller’s contributors but we do not know Koch and the big money men’s Prosperity for Americans (Rich Americans)contributors. We should know who pays for the campaign messages before we vote.