Category: Kansas state government
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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…
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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.