Author: Bob Weeks
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Coalition Grades Kansas Legislators’ Support of Economic Freedom
A new scorecard released today takes a broad look at voting records and establishes how supportive Kansas state legislators were of economic freedom, limited government and individual liberty in the 2012 legislative session.
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Kansas Economic Freedom Index, 2012 Edition
The Kansas Economic Freedom Index identifies Kansas legislators who vote in favor of economic freedom — and those who don’t.
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Pickens’ NATGAS act sponsor defeated
A congressional primary election served as a barometer of public sentiment on energy policy and government interventionism into free markets, specifically the NATGAS act pushed by T. Boone Pickens.
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SWATing a threat to political speech
Conservative bloggers are being targeted with an illegal and dangerous tactic with the aim of silencing or moderating their voices. The tactic is SWATing.
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Kansas legislative summary documents available
Kansas Legislative Research Department has completed its summaries of the 2012 session of the Kansas Legislature.
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Central planning: Are we humans or pawns?
The harm of central planning to human nature is explained.
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KNEA email a window into teachers union
An email from an official of Kansas National Education Association (KNEA) asks union members to switch their voter registration party in order to vote in Republican party primaries.
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Base state aid is wrong focus for Kansas school spending
It is a happy accident for the Kansas school spending establishment that base state aid per pupil has fallen at the same time that overall spending on schools has increased in almost every year.
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The third rail
Entitlement spending is the third rail of politics.
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Kansas school finance lawsuit could be costly
If school districts prevail in the Kansas school finance lawsuit, the result could be very costly for Kansas taxpayers.
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In Kansas, there are ways to reduce the cost of government
Kansas has overlooked ways to improve the operations and efficiency of state government.
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For Wichita airport contract, politics and money can’t be overlooked
A politically-connected construction firm in Wichita is challenging the award of the contract for building Wichita’s new airport terminal. When the Wichita Wichita City Council makes the decision, it will be impossible or difficult to gauge the impact of campaign contributions and political influence on the process.