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Matthew Calcara
@MattCalcara
Kansan, Trojan, card shark, adoptive dog dad, friend of Dorothy, Minister of Silly Walks, once described as subtle as a blowtorch. He/him
Nov 9, 2022 • 14 tweets • 6 min read
A short Kansas election 🧵 before bed. Image Sharice Davids winning by double digits, again, after Republicans tried gerrymandering #KS03 is a sign of just how bad things are getting for Republicans in the state's most populous County. And a sign that Amanda Adkins is a truly terrible candidate.
Jan 13, 2022 • 5 tweets • 3 min read
I am not sure most people realize just how far into the red the Brownback experiment pushed Kansas, and how far we have rebounded under Gov. Kelly's leadership.

The turnaround is nothing short of remarkable.
#ksleg
pewtrusts.org/en/research-an… We went from one of the worst-positioned states in the entire country to near the middle of the pack, with fiscal forecasts now showing a bright future instead of more doom & gloom.
#ksleg
Aug 18, 2020 • 27 tweets • 6 min read
"WHAT THE ACTUAL F&CK WHY IS THIS NOT A HUGE STORY IN THE KS SENATE RACE!?!?"

A thread.

The headline would be:

"Kansas Taxpayers Bailed Out Roger Marshall's Hospital in Secret Deal!"

This is actually worse than the time he tried to run over his neighbor. Welcome to the year 2009!

Great Bend physicians, including obstetrician Dr. Roger Marshall, create a physician-owned, FOR-PROFIT hospital in the city of 16,000, which is already served by the 99-bed regional medical center that grew out of one founded by nuns, actually.