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Kansas can have fast, achievable savings
Read more: Kansas can have fast, achievable savingsKansas Senator Chris Steineger (Democrat from Kansas City) has formulated a list of items that he says could lead to “fast, achievable savings” for the state of Kansas. This list is titled the “$100 million list.”
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Why I’m not a great fan of the Constitution
Read more: Why I’m not a great fan of the ConstitutionOne of the reasons that I’m not as much of a fan of the Constitution as some are is that the Constitution means what the courts, particularly the Supreme Court, say it means. The courts say the Constitution means some pretty crazy things, while at the same time, the idea of the Constitution limiting government…
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Kansas texting, seat belt law passes
Read more: Kansas texting, seat belt law passesThe Kansas senate passes a primary seat belt law that also bans texting while driving.
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Wink Hartman meets with voters in Kingman
Read more: Wink Hartman meets with voters in KingmanToday, Wichita businessman and candidate for the Republican Party nomination for the United States House of Representatives from the fourth district of Kansas Wink Hartman kicked off his “Back to Work” tour by meeting with a group of about 15 citizens in a downtown Kingman cafe.
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Wichita school board discusses job reductions, incentives
Read more: Wichita school board discusses job reductions, incentivesAt yesterday’s meeting of the board of USD 259, the Wichita public school district, heard descriptions of district policy on how a reduction in force — layoffs, in other words — world be accomplished if the district decides to use this method of reconciling its budget.
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What kind of man was Ludwig von Mises?
Read more: What kind of man was Ludwig von Mises?What kind of man was Ludwig von Mises? As this unique film shows, Mises (1881-1973) was a man who never stopped fighting for freedom: not when the Nazis burned his books, not when the Left blackballed him at universities, not when it seemed as if statism had won. With courage and genius, he fought big…
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Kansas Governor misleads Kansans on taxes
Read more: Kansas Governor misleads Kansans on taxesIf President Reagan had attended Kansas Governor Mark Parkinson’s press conference last Friday, he likely would have said, “There you go again…” in response to Parkinson’s claim that $9 billion in tax cuts and exemptions over the last decade are to blame for the budget crisis.
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Americans uninformed about school spending, study finds
Read more: Americans uninformed about school spending, study findsWhen asked about levels of spending on public schools, Americans are likely to vastly underestimate the amount that schools spend.
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Kansas school spending advocates on the numbers
Read more: Kansas school spending advocates on the numbersNext week there’s going to be a march on the Kansas statehouse asking for more spending on Kansas schools. In support of the march and the plea for more spending, a group has created a website titled Adequate Yearly Funding.
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Tax increases will cost Kansas jobs, economic freedom
Read more: Tax increases will cost Kansas jobs, economic freedomAs Kansas struggles to deal with a budget deficit, Democrats and even some Republicans are proposing tax increases, particularly an increase — temporary, they say — in the sales tax. A common argument advanced is that an extra one cent tax on every dollar spent will hardly be noticed. The one cent tax used to…
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KPTS’s Kansas Week now online
Read more: KPTS’s Kansas Week now onlineWichita public television station KPTS has produced the weekly public affairs program Kansas Week since 1989. Tim Brown has been the host since 2006. Now many of KPTS’s shows are available online through the station’s website.
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Wichita legislative forum highlights differences in approach to government spending
Read more: Wichita legislative forum highlights differences in approach to government spendingYesterday over 200 people packed a room at Wichita State University to attend a forum of Wichita-area Kansas state legislators. The meeting was chaired by Representative Steve Brunk, a Republican who represents Bel Aire and parts of far northeast Wichita.