Category: Kansas state government
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Kansas tax receipts
Kansas tax receipts by category, presented in an interactive visualization.
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Selecting judges in Kansas
Appellate court judges make new law, and Kansas has the most elitist and least democratic supreme court selection system in the country.
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Kansas construction employment
Tip to the Wichita Eagle editorial board: When a lobbying group feeds you statistics, try to learn what they really mean.
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From Pachyderm: Martin Hawver on Kansas Politics
From the Wichita Pachyderm Club this week: Martin Hawver, dean of Kansas Statehouse press corps, briefed members and guests on the state of Kansas politics.
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Kansas tax receipts
Kansas tax receipts by category, presented in an interactive visualization.
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Which Kansas Governor made these proposals?
Cutting spending for higher education, holding K through 12 spending steady, sweeping highway money to the general fund, reducing aid to local governments, spending down state reserves, and a huge projected budget gap. Who and when is the following newspaper report referencing?
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A National Perspective on Kansas Fiscal Policy
Jonathan Williams, Vice President in charge of the Center for State Fiscal Reform at the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), spoke on “A National Perspective on Kansas Fiscal Policy.”
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From Pachyderm: Kansas Senate Candidates
From the Wichita Pachyderm Club this week: Republican primary candidates for Kansas Senate were invited to participate in a forum.
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Kansas Supreme Court: Making law, part 3
Do the justices on the Kansas Supreme Court make new law? Yes, and here is another example.
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Kansas Supreme Court: Making law, part 2
Do the justices on the Kansas Supreme Court make new law? Yes, and here is an example.
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Kansas Supreme Court: Selecting Judges
While many believe that judges should not “legislate from the bench,” that is, make law themselves, the reality is that lawmaking is a judicial function.
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From Wichita Pachyderm: Kansas House candidates
From the Wichita Pachyderm Club this week: Republican candidates for the Kansas House of Representatives participated in a candidate forum. This is an audio presentation recorded on June 17, 2016.