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Race for KS Governor is on and Jeff Colyer has Early Lead, A 177 Year Old Brand that Reminds me of my Dad Closes Down
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- Kevin Kietzman Has Issues
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- May 21, 2026
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- 2466
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Summary
The state of Kansas has about a thousand issues Missouri doesn't have. Eight years with a Dem governor will have that effect. The state is 43rd in America in average income. The state income tax is the highest in the region and for 2 million people it's a 3-6 hour U-Haul to zero state tax in Texas. The population is shrinking and that's very rare for a red state. Missouri is working toward zero percent income tax and the exodus of Kansas residents to Missouri would be an eastern moving tidal wave in KC. The budget has soared over 60% for no good reason at all. Oh, and the government schools are a total mess as they scream for more money from Topeka. Jeff Colyer was governor for a year in 2018-19. He left a surplus and a record of transparency and accountability. It's long gone. Governor Colyer is back after a full life as a surgeon, volunteer surgeon around the globe and years of public service in his home state. He appears to be the frontrunner in a really crowed field for governor and here's here to tell you what he's planning to do to clean up the mess. Then, in our Final Final, a 177 year old brand that reminds me of my dad closes down.