Category: Kansas state government
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Kansas governor should veto arts commission funding
Kansas Governor Sam Brownback can do the human spirit and all the people of Kansas a favor by vetoing government funding of the arts in Kansas.
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Kansas unemployment rate steady, employment up
Recent figures show that while the unemployment rate in Kansas is unchanged at 6.8 percent (seasonally adjusted), the good news is that the number of people in the labor force and the number of people working is rising.
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Kansas Bioscience Authority, protected
The Kansas Bioscience Authority has been protected by Kansas Senate leaders Steve Morris and John Vratil.
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Kansas economic indicators not rising
Economic indicators from the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia indicate that the Kansas economy is not yet in a state of sustained recovery from the recession.
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Kansas fiscal policy is stifling the state’s economy
Kansas economic policies are leading to the growth of government at the expense of private sector economic activity.
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Kansas OpenGov: Here’s the Kansas data
KansasOpenGov.org provides a repository of data about Kansas state and local governments, giving citizens the data they need to hold officials accountable.
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KPERS problems must be confronted
This week the Kansas Legislature may work on the problems facing the Kansas Public Employee Retirement System, or KPERS. Past legislatures have failed to enact reforms necessary to put this system on a sound financial footing, and the legislature has shown itself incapable of managing a system where it’s easy to pass on the problem…
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Kansas loses chance to improve tax climate
Legislation that would improve Kansas’ tax climate appears to have been blocked by the Senate.
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Kansas Office of the Repealer now open
The Kansas Office of the Repealer is now taking suggestions through its website for laws and regulations that are out of date, unreasonable, and burdensome.
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Kansas migration trends
The migration trend of Kansas households is improving, but the trend of income is not.
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Kansas Arts Commission survives
The Kansas Senate votes to override an executive order canceling the Kansas Arts Commission.
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Judges are lawmakers
In a democracy like ours, should lawmakers be selected democratically?