“Why in the world, when we’re broke, would we want to spend $25 million on security guards at three state hospitals so the NRA can have its way about guns?” Carmichael said. “Somebody asked how many of you (legislators) are supported by the NRA. You know, the NRA supported me two years ago, sent me $250 …”
But before Carmichael finished the sentence, Whitmer, R-Wichita, interrupted him, saying, “That’s a lie.”
Replied Carmichael: “Pardon me, the Kansas State Rifle Association. … They work hand in hand together, and you don’t need to say it’s a lie, Representative.”
When Whitmer tried to answer, Carmichael talked over him: “You don’t need to say it’s a lie, Representative. I misspoke.”
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Rep. John Carmichael, a Wichita Democrat, said complaints had been made that securities commission staff worked from their homes or locales across the state. The agency’s communications director, Caley Love, the wife of a former GOP state senator, lives in western Kansas.
State lawmaker John Carmichael, who represents the district that includes Riverside, urged advisory board members not to follow city staff’s recommendation to support the project.
Big-box retailers, corporate convenience shops and mega-liquor store operators would have the financial firepower to run the small liquor stores out of business, said Rep. John Carmichael, D-Wichita. As existing liquor stores close, he said, the loss of outlets offering whiskey and wine will compel passage of legislation allowing sales of those products outside liquor stores.
Carmichael said Ney, who earned about $111,000 as the state’s securities commissioner, also was to be paid $63,700 for serving as Jefferson County attorney and $30,900 for work as Jefferson County counselor.