Category: Kansas state government
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AFP-Kansas statement on 2013 legislative session
Americans for Prosperity-Kansas remarks on the completion of the 2013 session of the Kansas Legislature.
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Spending and taxing in the states
How does Kansas state government spending compare to other states?
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Kansas Senate and staggered terms
Would staggered terms in the Kansas Senate make a difference? Let’s flip the coin.
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In Kansas, it’s more important to be right than quick
It’s more important to finish the legislative session with policies that will work to the benefit of Kansas rather than to finish on any particular day.
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Kansas has a spending problem, not a tax problem
The data could not be clearer. Kansas has higher state taxes than many states because Kansas spends a lot more than those states.
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Taxes and state income growth
If Kansas wants to experience growth in income, it’s important that the legislature finish the session without raising taxes, as research establishes a link between high taxes and negative effects on income growth.
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What Kansas should do
As the Kansas Legislature struggles to end its 2013 session, it’s important that we end in a way that positions Kansas for economic growth rather than retaining the policies that have led to stagnation compared to other states.
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Kansas needs to focus on growth when wrapping up session
As the Kansas Legislature prepares to end its 2013 session, budgetary and taxation issues remain to be resolved. It’s important that the legislature resolve these issues in a way that positions Kansas for economic growth, rather than retaining the policies that have led to stagnation compared to other states.
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Sales tax increase isn’t necessary
The goal of tax reform is to reduce the overall tax burden, not shift it, writes Dave Trabert of Kansas Policy Institute.
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Kansas must reform KPERS
New research from Kansas Policy Institute reinforces what some have known but many have discounted: The Kansas Public Employee Retirement System is in poor financial shape, and it’s going to cost Kansans a lot to fix it.
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Jonah Goldberg, ‘Liberal Fascism’ author, to speak
The Kansas chapter of Americans for Prosperity Foundation is pleased to announce that bestselling author and columnist Jonah Goldberg will speak in Topeka this week