Author: Bob Weeks
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In Kansas Legislature, opportunities for saving were lost
This year the Kansas Legislature lost three opportunities to improve the operations and reduce the cost of state government.
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Class size reduction not effective
The Center for American Progress releases a report on the ineffectiveness of class size reduction.
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Kansas schools need diversity and dynamism to engage students
Kansas schools need to be much more dynamic and diverse in order to meet students’ needs and effectively engage them in learning. But the lack of school choice and charter schools in Kansas means that Kansas children are missing opportunities for learning that are present in some states. Until Kansas changes its educational policies, it…
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Monday October 24, 2011
Today: Wichita City Council; ‘Federalists’ author to appear in Wichita this week; Rep. Huelskamp to speak in Wichita; Kansas tax reform; The debt of the states; Freedom of the press; Student loans; Obama makes a great appointment; Libertarianism works both ways.
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Kerpen on Obama’s regulatory extremism
A new book details the ways that President Obama is bypassing Congress and the will of the people in order to implement his extreme radical agenda.
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Kansas automobile dealers benefit from protectionist law
Kansas automobile dealers are protected by a law that restricts the entry of new dealers to a market, and therefore reduces competition and its benefits to the consumer.
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The government-as-business myth
Government officials, including those in Wichita, may believe they are operating government like a business. But that can’t happen.
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At Wichita City Council, a big company asks for a forgivable loan
Johnson Controls, a very large company, asks the Wichita City Council for a small forgivable loan.
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Wichita economic development: And then what will happen?
Critics of the economic development policies in use by the City of Wichita are often portrayed as not being able to see and appreciate the good things these policies are producing, even though they are unfolding right before our very eyes. The difference is that some look beyond the immediate — what is seen –…
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Friday October 14, 2011
Today: Kansas school reform; Occupy Wall Street vs. Jobs; OWS and Tea Party united?
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Kansas school funding formula is badly broken
If the school funding formula is consistently providing more money than necessary to operate schools, we should put the money where it’s really needed or give it back to taxpayers.