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Kansas long-term debt on the rise
Read more: Kansas long-term debt on the riseOn Saturday in Arkansas City, Kansas House Member Kasha Kelley gave an overview of the Kansas budget. One of the topics she presented was the rise in long-term debt issued by the state. I investigated, and found these figures from the Kansas Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for 2009. As you can see, the debt in…
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Wichita schools: why so many employees?
Read more: Wichita schools: why so many employees?Tomorrow evening USD 259, the Wichita public school district, is holding two meetings seeking input from the public on budget matters. Perhaps someone will ask a few questions about why spending has been increasing so fast. The number of students for each employee would be a good question. The chart below shows the trend for…
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AFP-Kansas launches website about tobacco taxes
Read more: AFP-Kansas launches website about tobacco taxesThe Kansas chapter of the grassroots group Americans for Prosperity is working to educate Kansans on the effects of tobacco tax increases on Kansas businesses by creating a new Web site, StopTheWarOnSmokers.Com.
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Detroit, corporate welfare and Wichita’s future
Read more: Detroit, corporate welfare and Wichita’s futureRecently The Eagle printed an article by Molly McMillin, a well-respected aviation and business reporter. The question asked throughout the article is one that Wichita leaders and citizens have been asking for some time: What can we do to prevent Wichita from falling into the hole that is Detroit? A simple answer is to continue…
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Sedgwick County Treasurer Ron Estes will address Pachyderms
Read more: Sedgwick County Treasurer Ron Estes will address PachydermsOn Friday March 5, Sedgwick County Treasurer Ron Estes will address members and guests of the Wichita Pachyderm Club. Estes is the Sedgwick County Treasurer and is a candidate for the Republican nomination for Kansas state treasurer.
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Wichita schools seek public input on budget priorities
Read more: Wichita schools seek public input on budget prioritiesOn Monday, the Wichita public schools board of education will be holding two meetings seeking input from the public on school budgets.
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Importance of economic freedom explained in Wichita
Read more: Importance of economic freedom explained in WichitaYesterday Robert Lawson appeared in Wichita to deliver a lecture titled “Economic Freedom and the Wealth and Health of Nations.” The lecture explained how Lawson and his colleagues calculate the annual “Economic Freedom of the World” index, which ranks most of the countries of the world in how the “policies and institutions of countries are…
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Sedgwick County industrial land absorption
Read more: Sedgwick County industrial land absorptionIn May 2009 the Greater Wichita Economic Development Coalition pressured the Sedgwick County Commission to purchase roughly 808 acres of land from the city of Bel Aire citing the pressing economic need for “shovel-ready” industrial development land. Fortunately, for the taxpaying citizens of Sedgwick County, this land purchase transaction was never completed.
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Kansas Republican online efforts lag
Read more: Kansas Republican online efforts lagIf online political activity has any value, Kansas Republicans aren’t providing much. Many Kansas Republican websites and online outreach efforts are stale and lagging behind in providing timely and quality information.
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‘For Liberty’ to be shown in Wichita
Read more: ‘For Liberty’ to be shown in WichitaOn Sunday, April 18, the Wichita State University chapter of Young Americans for Liberty is showing the film For Liberty: How the Ron Paul Revolution Watered the Withered Tree of Liberty.
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Your Kansas Tax Dollars: Efficient, Effective & Targeted?
Read more: Your Kansas Tax Dollars: Efficient, Effective & Targeted?following is a press release concerning an event of interest this Saturday in Arkansas City. Arkansas City (February 16, 2010) – “In any economy, but especially our current economy, the use of tax dollars is an issue every Kansas taxpayer should be interested and involved in. As we visit with citizens, we’re finding they do…
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Andover schools advocacy website not complete, accurate, or balanced
Read more: Andover schools advocacy website not complete, accurate, or balancedThe Andover Parent Legislative Council has created a website and wiki in support of the Andover, Kansas public school system (USD 385). This site, titled Andover Parent Legislative Council, is described as helping Andover schools “through legislative advocacy.” Andover parents wishing for complete facts and a balanced approach will need to supplement their research with…