Voice For Liberty

Category: Kansas state government

  • Sedgwick County Legislative Delegation Public Hearing

    At 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 6, 2009, the Sedgwick County legislative delegation will host a public hearing and inviting public input in the Jury Room of the Sedgwick County Courthouse, 525 N. Main, Wichita, Kansas. This is your opportunity to address your concerns to area legislators prior to the convening of the 2009 legislative…

  • The U.S. Taxpayer — AKA second, third or even fourth class citizen

    Here’s a note I received from someone who isn’t appreciative of the tax collector. This reminds me of the Internal Revenue Service’s effort to improve “customer service.” That’s funny. It reminds me of David Henderson, who wrote “calling taxpayers customers of the IRS is like calling chickens customers of the egg farmer.” I received a…

  • Jonah Goldberg to Speak at Kansas Summit

    Here’s a message from Alan Cobb of Americans For Prosperity. I’m pleased to announce that Jonah Goldberg, syndicated columnist of National Review Online and best selling author of Liberal Fascism will be joining us on January 10th in Wichita. Register today for Kansas’ second Defending the American Dream Summit, America’s foremost free-market voices, top experts…

  • AFP Defending the American Dream Summit to be Held in Wichita

    Americans For Prosperity — Kansas announces Kansas’ second statewide Defending the American Dream Summit. This event will be on Saturday, January 10 from 9 a.m. To 2 p.m. at the Beech Activity Center in Wichita. The featured speaker is Jonah Goldberg of National Review Online. He’s also author of the recent best-seller Liberal Fascism: The…

  • KU Study an Embarrassment to Sebelius

    In the first study to measure the result of pouring all that money on the noggins of schoolkids, the University of Kansas’s Center for Applied Economics has released a study poetically entitled, “The Relationship between School Funding and Student Achievement in Kansas Public Schools.” The verdict? So far, the funding has produced “little evidence of…

  • Kansas Taxpayers Network, The End

    The Kansas Taxpayers Network under the leadership of Karl Peterjohn has represented Kansas taxpayers for 15 years. Due to Karl’s election to the Board of Sedgwick County Commissioners, change is coming.

  • Voting for change in the Kansas Senate … not

    The Americans For Prosperity — Kansas blog has a post Voting for change in the Kansas Senate that explains the importance of the recent leadership elections in the Kansas Senate. This election was important because there was a clear choice. As the post says: “A vote for the current team is essentially saying that everything…

  • Low marks for Gov. Sebelius on Cato Institute grade card

    Americans For Prosperity — Kansas reported last month on Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius regarding taxation and spending in Kansas. As reported in Low marks for Gov. Sebelius on Cato Institute grade card, she doesn’t fare well. While supporting some business tax cuts, spending in Kansas has been out of control for some years. This rapid…

  • Kansas Tax Increase Not Ruled Out

    The Kansas Liberty story Lawmakers start looking for ways to meet deficit tells us that tax increases may be forthcoming in Kansas: “Both Senate President Steve Morris, R-Hugoton, and Vice-President John Vratil, R-Leawood, have not ruled out raising taxes.”