Orman puts $3M of own funds into Kansas Senate bid
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Finance reports show that independent U.S. Senate candidate Greg Orman has put $3 million of his own funds...
View ArticleMid-term elections: Greg Orman upends Kansas politics
Kansas is one of the most consistently Republican states in American, electing only two Democrats to the Senate in its history. But a millionaire businessman running as an independent this year has...
View ArticleFor-profit programs face 'gainful employment' rule
WASHINGTON (AP) -- For-profit colleges with graduates unable to pay back their student loans could soon face scrutiny by the federal government. Schools with career-oriented programs that fail to...
View ArticleFor-profit colleges risk losing federal aid if students can't pay off loans
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View ArticleRoberts, Orman fight for slim Kansas moderate vote
PRAIRIE VILLAGE, Kan. Republican Sen. Pat Roberts and independent challenger Greg Orman began their closing appeals in this surprisingly competitive race, aiming mainly at dissatisfied moderates in...
View ArticleGreg Orman avoids caucus question again, despite novel approach
For independent candidate Greg Orman the question of his campaign has been whether he will caucus with Democrats or Republicans if he makes it to the Senate. The media haven’t pried an answer from him....
View Article>K-State football coach lands in political pileup
TOPEKA, Kansas (AP) — Popular Kansas State University football coach Bill Snyder has found himself in the middle of a nasty late-in-the-game political pileup after he was filmed praising incumbent...
View ArticleWhat will happen on Election Day? 5 scenarios for the Senate
The races for US Senate still remain so close that political analysts see no fewer than five possible outcomes after polls close Tuesday. For instance, Republicans might net the six seats they need to...
View ArticleHigher Ed on the Campaign Trail
The 2014 election is just days away. How have education issues factored into the campaigns, if at all? If the past is any guide, the smart money is on “not much.” In exit polls, education traditionally...
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A short-term college certificate, for a very specific job-training program like how to use computers for office work, probably won’t help students earn more money in the long run, a new study has...
View ArticleFor Kansas independent Greg Orman, turnout is big test
Greg Orman hopes 800 volunteers will make up for his lack of party apparatus. OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — Independent candidate Greg Orman, running a surprisingly competitive race for the Senate in Kansas,...
View ArticleRace between Sen. Roberts, Orman remains uncertain
Despite eight weeks of intensive work and millions in advertising, Sen. Pat Roberts enters Election Day no surer of his re-election than when national Republican Party operatives ordered a reboot of...
View ArticleK-State football coach lands in political pileup
Add comment Reprints + - In this image from his television ad provided by the Roberts campaign, Republican Kansas Sen. Pat Roberts, right, talks with Kansas State University football coach Bill Snyder....
View ArticleOrman seeks votes in Roberts' rural Kansas base
Associated Press NEWTON, Kan. — Standing in front of a 96-year-old barn on a south-central Kansas farm, independent challenger Greg Orman asserted Wednesday that Republican U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts no...
View ArticleOrman backs guaranteed loans for training programs
Independent Senate candidate Greg Orman toured Wichita Area Technical College’s aviation center on Thursday and said he wants to make it possible for students to get guaranteed loans for short-term...
View ArticleMidterm Election Results 2014: Kansas Republican Sen. Pat Roberts Wins...
Pat Roberts defeated independent challenger Greg Orman in...
View ArticleRepublican Sen. Pat Roberts weathers independent challenge in Kansas
In the end, Kansas Republicans flirted but did not stray. Kansans sent GOP Sen. Pat Roberts back to the Senate for a fourth term Tuesday night, after an unexpected nail-biter in this bastion of...
View ArticleRoberts, Orman scrap for moderate Republicans
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) Republican Sen. Pat Roberts and independent challenger Greg Orman are traversing...
View ArticleFor-profit college grads must be able to pay loans, new ‘gainful employment’...
WASHINGTON >> For-profit colleges that don’t produce graduates capable of paying off their student loans could soon face the wrath of the federal government. Schools with career-oriented programs...
View ArticleBiden blows 'independent' Greg Orman's cover
(FREE BEACON) Vice President Joe Biden said that ‘independent’ candidate Greg Orman “will be with us” if he wins in the Kansas Senate race against incumbent Pat Roberts (R., Kan.). “We have a chance of...
View ArticleTake Action by Nov. 14! NCBA CLUSA Requesting Comments to USDA on the...
(Source: NCBA - National Cooperative Business Association) Follows a Special Webinar Organized with USDA to Inform of Changes and Provide Public Comment On September 15, the United States Department of...
View ArticlePicking Ourselves Back Up
Recently my son's Advanced Placement literature class was playing what they jokingly call Russian Wiffleball before tackling Dostoyevsky's Crime and Punishment. Running, Alex tripped and fell,...
View ArticleDemocrats play for a tie in today’s Senate elections (National Constitution...
(Source: National Constitution Center) As America heads to the polls on Tuesday, races in eight key states could swing control of the United States Senate back to the Republicans. However, there are...
View ArticleSuze Orman On The Wrong Way To Pay Off Your Debt
Suze Orman on bringing down debt and keeping up with insurance hikes. Plus, a safer option for your retirement funds. By Suze Orman Q: Over the next year, I'm planning to dig my family out of $26,000...
View ArticleIn Kansas, Both Parties Scramble to Turn Out Supporters
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.—In most competitive Senate races on the 2014 map, both parties have been meticulously preparing their field and ground-game operations since the start of the year, putting plans in...
View ArticleHoeven Announces $5.5 Million in USDA Loans, Grants to North Dakota (John...
(Source: John Hoeven) WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is awarding $5.5 million in loans and grants to six North Dakota organizations. The...
View ArticleKansas Republican streak on line in US Senate race
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts hoped Kansas' deep Republican roots would hold firm Tuesday as he sought to fend off a surprisingly staunch challenge from a suburban Kansas City businessman...
View ArticleIn email to Dole, Orman explains the difference between a ‘clown’ and ‘clown...
Independent Kansas Senate candidate Greg Orman sent a 256-word e-mail to former Senate majority leader Bob Dole last Friday, denying that he referred to the Republican luminary as a “clown” last week....
View ArticleCan Mary Landrieu's 'Halo Effect' Work Outside New Orleans?
NEW ORLEANS—Helena Young stands outside of New Orleans City Hall on a warm fall day, recalling how, nine years earlier, she had pleaded with her mother to listen to officials' warnings to evacuate...
View ArticleMetropolitan Edison and Reading Area Community College to Offer Training...
(Source: FirstEnergy Corporation) READING, Pa., Nov. 19, 2014 -- Metropolitan Edison (Met-Ed), a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE), is partnering with Reading Area Community College to...
View ArticleVeterans program brightens future for scholarship winner (KU - The University...
(Source: KU - The University of Kansas) LAWRENCE - Jim Anschultz's unlikely path from journeyman construction worker to college honors student and national scholarship winner began in February 2009 at...
View ArticleMetropolitan Edison and Reading Area Community College to Offer Training...
READING, Pa., Nov. 19, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Metropolitan Edison (Met-Ed), a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE), is partnering with Reading Area Community College to reinstate its award-winning...
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