Voice For Liberty

Category: Kansas state government

  • Kansas Judiciary Gets National Criticism

    Kansas Judiciary Gets National Criticism Karl Peterjohn, Kansas Taxpayers Network The school finance litigation began in the 1980’s in Kansas and has continued and expanded in the 21st Century. The first lawsuit was tragic, but now Kansas is becoming a judicial joke, albeit a very expensive demonstration of judicial activism and contempt for the democratic…

  • Is Kansas Competitive?

    Is Kansas Competitive? Karl Peterjohn, Kansas Taxpayers Network Is the Kansas economy competitive? State revenues are growing and Governor Sebelius and other state spending proponents are promoting a consultant’s report that ranks Kansas as 10th for “Pro Business States for 2006,” according to Pollina Corporate Real Estate, Inc. consulting service. This was a big jump…

  • Senate spending spree blows roof off Kansas capitol

    The government school spending spree is erupting in the Kansas senate today. The senate took up the horrific house passed HB 2986 this morning. Over three years Sen. Karin Brownlee said this bill would cost a total of $1.38 billion.

  • Judicial Reform in Kansas on Hold

    Thank you to Alan Cobb of Americans For Prosperity, Kansas for this report on this needed measure for judicial reform in Kansas. The current system of Kansas Supreme Court selection, the mis-named “merit system,” is a secretive, closed system dominated by lawyers. Kansas lawyers elect themselves to the Kansas Supreme Court selection board. There are…

  • Report From the Kansas Statehouse, March 9, 2006

    Thank you to Karl Peterjohn, Kansas Taxpayers Network, for this report on happenings in Topeka. The Kansas senate surrendered their ability to rein the activist Sebelius and leftist dominated Kansas Supreme Court Thursday afternoon. A constitutional amendment to require senate confirmation of judges barely received a majority vote Thursday afternoon as a coalition of most…

  • The “Free” Kansas Lottery Proceeds

    What’s ironic is that gamblers are worse off playing against the State of Kansas than the mob-run numbers rackets. As a letter-writer in the New York Times wrote: “They [organized crime] paid out about 85 percent of the amounts that were bet, retaining 15 percent or less for profits and expenses like payoffs.”

  • The Kansas Productivity Puzzle

    The Kansas Productivity Puzzle Lance Kinzer Kansas State Representative, Dist. 14 http://www.lancekinzer.com Among the many interesting things that occurred during the first week of the legislative session perhaps the most compelling involved a presentation to the House Tax Committee by Professor Arthur Hall of the Center for Applied Economics at The University of Kansas. Dr.…

  • The decline In Kansas continues

    The relative decline of Kansas continues. This decline is vividly demonstrated when state and federal revenue growth is examined.

  • Kansas Media Spin on Moderates and Conservatives

    Here’s a very good piece on Kansas politics written by Karl Peterjohn of the Kansas Taxpayers Network. Karl has amazing knowledge of Kansas politics and politicians of the past two decades. I wish he would write a book about it. Kansas Media Spin on Moderates and Conservatives Karl Peterjohn, Executive Director Kansas Taxpayers Network The…