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Kansas Statehouse renovations examined
Read more: Kansas Statehouse renovations examinedThe restoration of the Kansas Statehouse was featured on a recent episode of Sunflower Journeys. While providing an interesting look at the history of the stonecarvings on the building’s exterior, the show made a mistaken argument about the economics of the project.
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Kansas restrictive covenants eased regarding political yard signs
Read more: Kansas restrictive covenants eased regarding political yard signsIt’s common for neighborhoods to have restrictive covenants that prohibit homeowners from placing any signs in their yard, except for signs advertising homes for sale. But a 2008 Kansas law overrides these restrictive covenants to allow for the placement of small political yard signs starting 45 days before an election. Still, residents of covenant neighborhoods…
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Sunday October 24, 2010
Read more: Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Sunday October 24, 2010Today: Free markets, Raj Goyle, Sam Brownback, Mike Pompeo, Kansas fourth district, Music, Free trade, Wichita Eagle opinion watch, Facebook, Computing, and Politics.
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Friday October 22, 2010
Read more: Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Friday October 22, 2010Today: Free markets, Kansas Governor, Koch Industries, Mike Pompeo, Raj Goyle, Politics, Regulation, Wichita Pachyderm Club, Kansas fourth district,
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Thursday October 21, 2010
Read more: Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Thursday October 21, 2010Today: Climate change, Facebook, George Soros, Jerry Moran, Kansas Supreme Court, Koch Industries, Regulation, Politics, Wichita Eagle opinion watch, Kansas judges, Taxation
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Wednesday October 20, 2010
Read more: Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Wednesday October 20, 2010Today: Bailouts, Corporate welfare, Economic development, Elections, Environment, Politics, Sam Adams Alliance, Tea Party, Downtown Wichita revitalization, Sedgwick county government, Global warming alarmism
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In Wichita and Kansas, economic development is not working
Read more: In Wichita and Kansas, economic development is not workingThe effort of Wichita and Kansas to retain Hawker Beechcraft, one of our leading employers and a Wichita institution, provides a lesson in the futility of corporate welfare as an economic development policy: Someone is usually willing to pay more. We would be much better off if we start transforming Kansas to a state where…
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Goyle continues to raise majority of funds from outside Kansas
Read more: Goyle continues to raise majority of funds from outside KansasIn the campaign for United States Congress from the fourth district of Kansas, Democrat Raj Goyle continues to gather most of his campaign funds from outside Kansas, although the margin of out-of-state funds is less than before.
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Kansas spending should be cut, not frozen
Read more: Kansas spending should be cut, not frozenA recent Wichita Eagle editorial, “Freeze means big cuts,” said gubernatorial candidate Sam Brownback’s intention to freeze state spending would cause big cuts in services by not replacing federal stimulus money. The unspoken presumptions one must accept to make that leap are (1) every government program and service is essential and (2) every program and…
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Outsourcing Kansas jobs
Read more: Outsourcing Kansas jobsIn the campaign for United States Congress from the fourth district of Kansas, Democrat Raj Goyle uses the issue of outsourcing of Kansas jobs as his main issue against Republican Mike Pompeo
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Kansas judicial retention elections
Read more: Kansas judicial retention electionsToday’s Wichita Eagle contains an article about Kansas Supreme Court Justices and their retention elections. These elections, where voters are asked whether a judge should remain a member of the court, represent the primary way that ordinary Kansans participate in the selection of who sits on our state’s highest court and appeals court.