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Kansas Progress Institute Formerly known as Ad Astra Institute (AAI). Kansas Progress Institute (KPI) is a nonpartisan, state-based think tank

Formerly known as Ad Astra Institute (AAI), Kansas Progress Institute (KPI) is a nonpartisan, not-for-profit think tank dedicated to promoting the health and prosperity of Kansas families and the communities in which they live.

Great new for Kansas GOP politicians: they finally located an illegal voter!
10/08/2026

Great new for Kansas GOP politicians: they finally located an illegal voter!

Federal authorities distributed a photo of the man in handcuffs and said he was arrested Tuesday.

The strange Koch-based finances of Ty Masterson, GOP candidate for KS governor.
10/04/2026

The strange Koch-based finances of Ty Masterson, GOP candidate for KS governor.

The Republican candidate for Kansas governor piled up nearly four times more debt than he had assets

09/29/2026

Koch-style efficiency:
Do you recall how the unqualified Koch sycophant Kan Hush was installed as President at Emporia State in order to demonstrate DOGE-style efficiency while suppressing academic freedom?
Here is how the radical right Kansas state legislature defines efficiency:

State Funding per FTE (FY25):

Source: KBOR Data Book

Emporia State University $19,379

Kansas State University $11,664

Pittsburg State University $11,540

Wichita State University $10,421

University of Kansas $ 8,423

Fort Hays State University $ 6,713.

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Ty Masterson: Please re-elect me to represent my PO box in Kansas and my mansion in Florida.
09/19/2026

Ty Masterson: Please re-elect me to represent my PO box in Kansas and my mansion in Florida.

U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall established deeper roots than previously disclosed in Sarasota, Florida, where he had a vacation home that he traveled to on official business and said he used for visiting family.

09/14/2026

Ty Masterson (KS MAGAt): please elect me governor so I can resurrect Sam Brownback's disastrous deficit spending.

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09/06/2026

Ty Masterson, MAGAt candidate for KS Governor, flaunted his Trumpism in the primary but conceals it in the general election.

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08/31/2026

KS Sen. Roger Marshall: actually campaigning in public would be too "dangerous" to my public image and to my ego.

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08/24/2026

Kansas football kills a kid every year or so. Hey! No risk no manhood.

08/21/2026

KS GOP Gubernatorial Candidate Ty Masterson received $1M+ from centi-billionaire Kochs for no-show job plus fascist positions.

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