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AFP-Kansas statement on 2013 legislative session
Read more: AFP-Kansas statement on 2013 legislative sessionAmericans for Prosperity-Kansas remarks on the completion of the 2013 session of the Kansas Legislature.
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Spending and taxing in the states
Read more: Spending and taxing in the statesHow does Kansas state government spending compare to other states?
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Wichita job growth and Visioneering peers
Read more: Wichita job growth and Visioneering peersWichita has set ambitious goals in job growth, but it doesn’t seem that the Visioneering program has produced results. But apparently Wichita government officials are satisfied.
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Where’s the Kansas rubber-stamp?
Read more: Where’s the Kansas rubber-stamp?Does anyone remember all the talk about the Brownback “rubber-stamp” legislature?
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Kansas Senate and staggered terms
Read more: Kansas Senate and staggered termsWould staggered terms in the Kansas Senate make a difference? Let’s flip the coin.
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Kansas looks better in Rich States, Poor States report
Read more: Kansas looks better in Rich States, Poor States reportA new edition of Rich States, Poor States signals a brighter future for Kansas.
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In Kansas, it’s more important to be right than quick
Read more: In Kansas, it’s more important to be right than quickIt’s more important to finish the legislative session with policies that will work to the benefit of Kansas rather than to finish on any particular day.
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Wichita mayor said to be ‘under lockdown’
Read more: Wichita mayor said to be ‘under lockdown’When Wichita ABC affiliate KAKE Television ran a news story critical of Wichita Mayor Carl Brewer, reporter Jared Cerullo wasn’t able to interview Brewer to get his reaction to his critics.
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Kansas has a spending problem, not a tax problem
Read more: Kansas has a spending problem, not a tax problemThe data could not be clearer. Kansas has higher state taxes than many states because Kansas spends a lot more than those states.
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Joseph Ashby on local news media, anti-conservative bias
Read more: Joseph Ashby on local news media, anti-conservative biasOn the Joseph Ashby Show, the host commented on Wichita news media, and drew some conclusions about anti-conservative bias in Wichita news media.
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Taxes and state income growth
Read more: Taxes and state income growthIf Kansas wants to experience growth in income, it’s important that the legislature finish the session without raising taxes, as research establishes a link between high taxes and negative effects on income growth.
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Do economic development incentives work?
Read more: Do economic development incentives work?On the three major questions — Do economic development incentives create new jobs? Are those jobs taken by targeted populations in targeted places? Are incentives, at worst, only moderately revenue negative? — traditional economic development incentives do not fare well.