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proud2BlibKansan

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Fri Feb 3, 2012, 10:11 PM Feb 2012

Prosecutor investigates Kansas governor’s dinners with legislators in opening meetings case

TOPEKA | -- Shawnee County prosecutors have begun an investigation into whether legislators violated the state’s open meetings law when they attended dinners at the governor’s mansion.

Shawnee County District Attorney Chad Taylor and his staff are trying to sort out whether the gatherings at Gov. Sam Brownback’s Cedar Crest home were social or whether government business was transacted that should have been open to the public.

Taylor, a Democrat, is responding to a complaint brought by the Topeka Capital-Journal newspaper, which contends that business was discussed in violation of the law.

“Basically, it’s going to be an individual by individual process to determine who has knowledge. It’s going to be a painstaking process,” Taylor said.

Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/03/3408778/da-expects-to-quiz-kansas-governor.html#storylink=cpy

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Prosecutor investigates Kansas governor’s dinners with legislators in opening meetings case (Original Post) proud2BlibKansan Feb 2012 OP
I'm sure the corruption around Brownback is huge. MoonRiver Feb 2012 #1

MoonRiver

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1. I'm sure the corruption around Brownback is huge.
Fri Feb 3, 2012, 10:14 PM
Feb 2012

Maybe this will start the investigative ball rolling. I was disgusted with the shit he tried to pull against PP. Matter of fact I think the attacks on PP are a carefully orchestrated effort between our rw US congresscritters, governors and SGK.

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