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State and local government employee and payroll
Read more: State and local government employee and payrollConsidering all state and local government employees in proportion to population, Kansas has many, compared to other states, and especially so in education.
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Spending in the states, by fund
Read more: Spending in the states, by fundThe National Association of State Budget Officers publishes spending data for the states. In this interactive visualization, I present the data in a graphical and flexible format.
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Wichita metro employment by industry
Read more: Wichita metro employment by industryAn interactive visualization of Wichita-area employment by industry.
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WichitaLiberty.TV: Dr. James Otteson on capitalism
Read more: WichitaLiberty.TV: Dr. James Otteson on capitalismDr. James Otteson is executive director of the BB&T Center for the Study of Capitalism at Wake Forest University. He was in Wichita to speak at the Bastiat Society and stopped by the WichitaLiberty.TV studios to discuss capitalism.
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For some, the Kansas tax increase wasn’t big enough
Read more: For some, the Kansas tax increase wasn’t big enoughSome Kansas Senators were refreshingly honest about a recent tax bill: They’re coming back for more.
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Vote-switching in the Kansas House of Representatives
Read more: Vote-switching in the Kansas House of RepresentativesA look at voting behavior in the Kansas House of Representatives regarding an important tax bill.
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Kansas state school assessments
Read more: Kansas state school assessmentsAn interactive presentation of Kansas state school assessment scores at the state, district, and building levels.
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Kansas general fund
Read more: Kansas general fundData and charts regarding the Kansas general fund.
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WichitaLiberty.TV: Kansas conventions, taxing and spending, and Wichita economic development
Read more: WichitaLiberty.TV: Kansas conventions, taxing and spending, and Wichita economic developmentIn this episode of WichitaLiberty.TV: Co-host Karl Peterjohn joins Bob Weeks to discuss the Kansas congressional nominating conventions, taxing and spending in Topeka, and Wichita economic development and promotion. Episode 139, broadcast February 19, 2017.
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Kansas teachers union versus students
Read more: Kansas teachers union versus studentsThere’s no surprise that a labor union would support its members over all other considerations, even Kansas schoolchildren.
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In Wichita, the surveillance state expands again
Read more: In Wichita, the surveillance state expands againIn Wichita, we see another example of how once government starts a surveillance program, it probably won’t produce the promised results, yet will be expanded.
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WichitaLiberty.TV: Immunizations, spending and taxing in Kansas, and getting data from Wichita
Read more: WichitaLiberty.TV: Immunizations, spending and taxing in Kansas, and getting data from WichitaIn this episode of WichitaLiberty.TV: Should Sedgwick County be in competition with the private sector? What are attitudes towards taxation and spending in Kansas? Finally, what is it like to request data from the City of Wichita? Episode 138, broadcast February 12, 2017.