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Stossel: Follow-up to ‘Freeloaders’
Read more: Stossel: Follow-up to ‘Freeloaders’John Stossel has a follow-up show to “Freeloaders.”
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Forgivable loan a test for new Wichita City Council members
Read more: Forgivable loan a test for new Wichita City Council membersThis week three new members of the Wichita City Council have a chance to live up to — or not — their campaign rhetoric.
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Friday May 6, 2011
Read more: Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Friday May 6, 2011Today: Wichita downtown sites draw little interest; KPERS; more flexibility for school funds; despite “cuts,” spending grows; Sandy Springs a model; states’ war for jobs; shale gas to be topic in Wichita; Economics in one lesson this Monday; voters favor cuts, not tax increases to balance budget; here’s the Kansas data.
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The promises politicians make
Read more: The promises politicians makeGovernment programs often don’t work as promised and cause unintended and harmful consequences.
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Wednesday May 4, 2011
Read more: Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Wednesday May 4, 2011Today: Stripper bill III; Arts Commission funding in; sunshine needed on public pensions and benefits; beyond the debt ceiling headlines.
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Tuesday May 3, 2011
Read more: Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Tuesday May 3, 2011Today: Why not school choice in Kansas?; Economics in one lesson this Monday; Sowell on government intervention; Salina’s first TIF district; Charles on energy and stuff; government and entrepreneurship.
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KPERS editorial a disservice to Kansans
Read more: KPERS editorial a disservice to KansansA Wichita Eagle editorial on KPERS, the Kansas Public Employees Retirement System, understates the urgency with which the state must proceed to solve the problem.
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Kansas economic indicator improves, but lags region
Read more: Kansas economic indicator improves, but lags regionAn index of leading economic activity for Kansas has improved, but Kansas has a trend of being below other states in our region.
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Monday May 2, 2011
Read more: Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Monday May 2, 2011Today: Shale gas to be topic in Wichita; Wichita City Council this week; Williams on the role of race in economics; spending cuts preferred to taxes; except some prefer taxes; teacher evaluation systems; misguided efforts to improve capitalism.
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Friday April 29, 2011
Read more: Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Friday April 29, 2011Today: George Soros: Not just sinister; also stupid; legislators at work for you 372 days a year; Kansas doesn’t benefit from alternative certification.
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Leading index for Kansas economy improves, but lags behind peers
Read more: Leading index for Kansas economy improves, but lags behind peersFor 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
Read more: KPERS solution not likely this sessionKansas lawmakers seem unlikely to make reforms to the Kansas Public Employees Retirement system (KPERS) in the 2011 legislative session.