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Rural Kansans’ billion-dollar subsidy of wind farms
In addition to receiving taxpayer subsidies and benefiting from mandates to buy their product, wind power producers largely escape the burden of property taxes, writes Dave Trabert of Kansas Policy Institute.
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Could lower open records fees threaten Kansans’ safety?
Opponents of a bill targeted at reducing the cost of acquiring public documents say it will eliminate a necessary revenue stream for many Kansas government entities.
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Kansas school spending, or concern for students?
A Kansan’s letter to the editor in the Wall Street Journal is a good example of what is really wrong with Kansas’ schools — false and misleading information is used to prioritize institutional wants over student needs.
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Transparency groups want to know where Wichita tax money is going to promote Wichita
Public or private? GoWichita, Wichita Downtown Development Corporation and the Greater Wichita Economic Development Coalition get more than three million dollars a year. Some of that is taxpayer money.
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Duck Dynasty and the secular theocracy, part II
The following is excerpted from the second part of an essay by David Theroux, who is Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of The Independent Institute. The full part II of the essay is here. Part I is here. Theroux recently appeared on WichitaLiberty.TV; see WichitaLiberty.TV December 1, 2013. Duck Dynasty and the Secular Theocracy,…
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Duck Dynasty and the secular theocracy
David Theroux analyzes the “Duck Dynasty” controversy and lets us know what it means for the state of America and religious beliefs.
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Kansas trails surrounding states in economic freedom
In a recent study of economic freedom in North America, Kansas ranked in the middle of the pack nationwide, but trails most surrounding states.
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LOB property tax increase already in effect
Kansas school finance issues explained from Kansas Policy Institute.
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2013 year in review: Top 10 stories from the Sunflower State
It’s over, done, finalized, finito. With the final days and hours of 2013 ticking to a close, we figured it’s a good time for reflection on what the last 12 months have brought the Sunflower State.
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Top Kansas stories of 2013: Joseph Ashby edition
From FBI bomb plots to seven-story toddler trick shots to an unlikely final four run, Kansas kept our attention in 2013. Here is a countdown of the state’s top stories this year.
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Kansas news reporting questioned
It’s bad enough when facts are ignored in editorials but ignoring facts and choosing sides in news stories is tantamount to journalistic malpractice, writes Dave Trabert of Kansas Policy Institute.
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Kansas school employment trends de-emphasize classroom teachers
A large body of research shows that nothing benefits students more than having effective teachers in the classroom. What is the tend of teacher employment in Kansas schools?