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Kansas bill would forbid taxpayer-funded pleas for tax increases
Read more: Kansas bill would forbid taxpayer-funded pleas for tax increasesA bill just introduced in the Kansas Legislature by Representative Joe Patton, a Topeka Republican, would bar taxpayer-funded lobbying for tax increases. The bill is House Bill 2622, captioned “an act concerning the use of public funds for lobbying.” The bill is very short, the important part being: “No taxpayer funds shall be used for…
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Kansas sales tax increase would cost jobs
Read more: Kansas sales tax increase would cost jobsThe Goldwater Institute has issued a report on the lost jobs that an increase in the Arizona sales tax would cause. According to projections by the Beacon Hill group, the one cent increase in the sales tax would bring in $1 billion annually to Arizona state government. But the cost of this sales tax would…
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Kansas school consolidation: it won’t be the first time
Read more: Kansas school consolidation: it won’t be the first timeAn issue that some promote as a way to make Kansas schools more efficient and save money is school consolidation. It’s not the first time schools in our state have gone through consolidation. Kansas Senator Chris Steineger, who is a Democrat representing Kansas City, recently asked the Kansas Legislative Research Department for information about school…
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WaterWalk hotel subsidy passes
Read more: WaterWalk hotel subsidy passesNot that it matters much now since the measure has passed, but here are a few things that haven’t been discussed much regarding the subsidy to a proposed hotel in Wichita’s WaterWalk development.
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Kansas scores poorly in initiative and referendum rights
Read more: Kansas scores poorly in initiative and referendum rightsCitizens in Charge Foundation — a transpartisan national voter rights group focused on the ballot initiative and referendum process — has released its 2010 Report Card on Statewide Voter Initiative Rights. Those familiar with Kansas will not be surprised to learn that our state scores poorly, as do many other states.
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Some Kansas Democrats are reluctant to show their party affiliation
Read more: Some Kansas Democrats are reluctant to show their party affiliationOver the weekend the Wall Street Journal had an online piece (Kansas GOP Could Be Its Own Worst Enemy) that mentioned how Raj Goyle, candidate for United States Congress from the fourth district, doesn’t mention his party affiliation on his website or campaign materials. It’s not only Goyle that omits this information.
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Wichita’s pursuit of convention business: a wise strategy?
Read more: Wichita’s pursuit of convention business: a wise strategy?One of the reasons Wichita city leaders say we need to provide subsidy to a proposed hotel in the downtown WaterWalk development is that the rooms are needed to support the city’s effort to gain convention business. On its face, this pursuit of convention business seems like a noble effort by city leaders. Vast streams…
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At Kansas Days, the fourth district Congressional campaign is on
Read more: At Kansas Days, the fourth district Congressional campaign is onAt the annual Kansas Days festival in Topeka, the Kansas fourth district Republican candidates all hosted hospitality suites, looking to boost their chances with Kansas Republican voters. On Saturday, the Wall Street Journal ran an online piece titled Kansas GOP Could Be Its Own Worst Enemy, giving a run-down of the current political scene in…
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Kansas teachers union makes it easy to ask for money
Read more: Kansas teachers union makes it easy to ask for moneyThanks for Kansas Liberty for uncovering an effort of the Kansas National Education Association (or KNEA, the teachers union) to make it easy for school spending advocates to ask for more tax money.
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Arizona case rules on economic development subsidy
Read more: Arizona case rules on economic development subsidyIn its press release titled Arizona Supreme Court Strikes Down Future Taxpayer Subsidies, the Goldwater Institute reports on a ruling by the Arizona Supreme Court that dealt a blow to government subsidies for the purpose of economic development.
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Spalding lecture examined liberty, progressivism
Read more: Spalding lecture examined liberty, progressivismThis Tuesday in Emporia, constitutional scholar Matthew Spalding delivered a lecture titled “Liberty and the Constitution.” An important topic presented in this lecture is that modern American progressivism is in opposition to the principles of liberty as expressed in the founding of the United States.
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Kansas taxes have impact
Read more: Kansas taxes have impactDo Kansas taxes have an impact on business location decisions? Are Kansas taxes lower than surrounding states, as claimed by supporters of raising Kansas taxes?