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        <ExplanationTxt>THE ORGANIZATION RAN TELEVISION ADVERTISEMENTS EDUCATING KANSANS ON THE NEGATIVE IMPACT OF SPECIFIC TAXING, BUDGET AND POLICY POSITIONS ON THE KANSAS ECONOMY.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>"PUBLIC EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY" - THE INSTITUTE UNDERTOOK SEVERAL ISSUE ADVOCACY AND PUBLIC EDUCATION PROJECTS IN 2018. THE METHODS USED FOR REACHING OPINION LEADERS AND THE PUBLIC INCLUDED GRASSROOTS OUTREACH, TARGETED ISSUE AWARENESS EFFORTS, SOCIAL MEDIA AND WORK WITH PRINT/BROADCAST MEDIA. SOME OF THE POLICY TOPICS COVERED INCLUDED THE NEED FOR MEDICAID EXPANSION AND THE CONTINUED IMPACT TO LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND HOSPITALS, A STRONG PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM AND THE IMPORTANCE OF THE MERIT SELECTION SYSTEM FOR ENSURING FAIR AND IMPARTIAL COURTS. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO ADDRESSED A NUMBER OF PUBLIC FISCAL ISSUES, INCLUDING: RESPONSIBLE TAX POLICY, KEEPING JOBS IN KANSAS AND THE NEED FOR RESPONSIBLE BUDGETING. THE TOTAL EXPENSES ALLOCABLE FOR THESE ACTIVITIES WERE APPROXIMATELY 5,595,416. THERE WAS NO REVENUE ASSOCIATED WITH THESE ACTIVITIES.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>"RESEARCH" - THE INSTITUTE UNDERTOOK LIMITED RESEARCH AND PUBLIC OPINION POLLING ON THE PUBLIC'S ATTITUDE TOWARD A NUMBER OF PUBLIC INTEREST ISSUES SUCH AS: THE NEED FOR INCREASED EDUCATION FUNDING, THE STATE OF KANSAS ECONOMY AND THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF SPECIFIC BUDGET AND TAX POLICIES ON KANSANS. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO RESEARCHED THE IMPORTANCE OF INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT FOR ROADS AND BRIDGES, THE IMPORTANCE OF THE MERIT SELECTION SYSTEM FOR ENSURING FAIR AND IMPARTIAL COURTS AND THE NEED FOR MEDICAID EXPANSION AND HOW IT IMPACTS LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND HOSPITALS. THE RESEARCH SUPPORTED THE PUBLIC EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY ACTIVITIES NOTED ABOVE. THE TOTAL EXPESNES ALLOCABLE FOR THE RESEARCH ACTIVITIES WERE APPROXIMATELY 269,346. THERE WAS NO REVENUE ASSOCIATED WITH THESE ACTIVITIES.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>FORM 990 REVIEWED BY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, BOARD CHAIR, LEGAL COUNSEL AND ACCOUNTING FIRM. COMPLETED VERSION OF FORM 990 PROVIDED TO FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>ANNUALLY THE DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT DISCLOSING WHETHER THERE ARE CONFLICTS TO REPORT.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>IT IS THE POLICY OF THE ORGANIZATION TO MAKE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC, UPON REQUEST.</ExplanationTxt>
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