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Tax on beer, liquor subject of Kansas Senate committee hearing
Read more: Tax on beer, liquor subject of Kansas Senate committee hearingToday’s meeting of the Kansas Senate Assessment and Taxation Committee heard testimony on SB 569, which would increase taxes on beer, wine, and liquor. The tone of the meeting was set in chairman Les Donovan’s opening remarks, when he said “If you drink, you’re going to have to pay.”
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Kansas news digest
Read more: Kansas news digestNews from alternative media around Kansas for March 16, 2010.
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Tea party impact to be topic of panel
Read more: Tea party impact to be topic of panelThis Friday the Wichita Pachyderm Club features a panel discussion with panelists Susan Estes, Lynda Tyler, and Dion Lefler discussing the topic “What is the political impact, if any, of the Tea Party movement?” Estes is Field Director for Americans for Prosperity-Kansas; Tyler is head of Kansans for Liberty and organizer of the last two…
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Kansas gasoline tax increases possible
Read more: Kansas gasoline tax increases possibleAmericans for Prosperity-Kansas reports on two bills that would increase the cost of gasoline in Kansas:
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Kansas school spending lobby impossible to satisfy
Read more: Kansas school spending lobby impossible to satisfyA new report by the Kansas Policy Institute provides some insight into the voracious appetite of the Kansas school spending lobby for taxpayer dollars: There’s never enough.
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Kansas tax increases promoted, even by Republicans
Read more: Kansas tax increases promoted, even by RepublicansLast week Kansas Senator John Vratil, a Leawood Republican who is Vice-President of the Senate, sent a letter to constituents asking for feedback on how to generate more revenue for Kansas state government.
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Tea party leaders analysis released
Read more: Tea party leaders analysis releasedThe Sam Adams Alliance, an organization that supports free market principles, has released a study that examines tea party leaders, their thoughts, and their motivations. It found that many tea party leaders are new to political activism, and having experienced empowerment, are ready to move to the next step of activism. “This is their time…
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Kansas school leader: pay cuts and audits not the solution
Read more: Kansas school leader: pay cuts and audits not the solutionAt a meeting last week of the Kansas Senate Assessment and Taxation committee, a Kansas school superintendent said cutting his pay and auditing his district are not the answers to Kansas budget problems.
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Kansas school district consolidation, reorganization testimony heard
Read more: Kansas school district consolidation, reorganization testimony heardLast week the Kansas House Education Budget Committee heard testimony on HB 2728. The key provision of this bill is that Kansas school districts would be required to have a minimum of 10,000 students. It also requires conforming to a common chart of accounts, and that school finance information be placed on the internet.
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Kansas general fund spending
Read more: Kansas general fund spendingKansas general fund spending per person, in both actual dollars and inflation-adjusted dollars.
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Kansas employment trends
Read more: Kansas employment trendsFrom the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the trend in Kansas private sector employment and government employment.
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‘Kansas Votes’ provides information on legislature, bills
Read more: ‘Kansas Votes’ provides information on legislature, billsThe website Kansas Votes provides information about pending legislation as it works its way through the law-making process. This process, which can appear complicated to the average citizen, is explained in plain language on this website.