Category: Kansas state government
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Rich States, Poor States author to be in Wichita
Kansas Policy Institute and the Wichita Independent Business Association are hosting a breakfast event featuring Jonathan Williams, one of the authors of Rich States, Poor States: ALEC-Laffer State Economic Competitiveness Index.
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Arts won’t go away in Kansas
Around the country Kansas is being portrayed by government arts supporters as having taken a giant step backwards. For those who value the tenets of classical liberalism — liberty, individualism, skepticism about power, spontaneous order, free markets, limited government, and peace, to name a few — Kansas has moved forward. It’s sad and telling that…
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What’s really the matter with Kansas
Kansas will continue to suffer the economic stagnation we’ve seen over the last decade until we stop valuing government jobs over private sector jobs.
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Kansas needs a dynamic economic growth policy
A dynamic market where many new business startups attempt to succeed and thrive while letting old, unproductive firms die is what contributes to productivity and economic growth. But most economic development policies, including those of Kansas and Wichita, do not encourage this dynamism, and in fact, work against it.
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In Kansas Legislature this year, 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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Kansas needs large ending balance
The Kansas legislature needs to craft a budget with a large ending balance.
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KPERS editorial a disservice to Kansans
A Wichita Eagle editorial on KPERS, the Kansas Public Employees Retirement System, understates the urgency with which the state must proceed to solve the problem.
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Kansas economic indicator improves, but lags region
An index of leading economic activity for Kansas has improved, but Kansas has a trend of being below other states in our region.
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Leading index for Kansas economy improves, but lags behind peers
For the second month in a row, an indicator of future economic growth in Kansas has improved, but the index is below the national value and values for surrounding states.
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KPERS solution not likely this session
Kansas lawmakers seem unlikely to make reforms to the Kansas Public Employees Retirement system (KPERS) in the 2011 legislative session.
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Kansas Chamber finds voters favor cuts, not tax increases to balance budget
A survey of Kansas voters conducted on behalf of the Kansas Chamber of Commerce found widespread support for cutting spending rather than raising taxes as the way to balance the Kansas budget. Support was also found for cutting state worker salaries, or reducing the number of state employees.
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Economist: KPERS must undergo serious reform
Barry W. Poulson, retired professor of economics at the University of Colorado, said that Kansas legislators are finally starting to realize the importance of dealing with the unfunded liability in the Kansas Public Employees Retirement System (KPERS), but cautioned that proposals currently in the legislature don’t contain the fundamental cost-saving reforms that are needed and…