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Kansas fourth district Congressional candidate forum announced
Read more: Kansas fourth district Congressional candidate forum announcedThe Great American Forum Steering Committee is pleased to announce its third public forum to be held Friday, January 15th, 2010, from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm at the Bank of America Auditorium, 1st floor, 100 N. Broadway, Wichita, KS. The forum will feature all five of the candidates for the 4th District U.S. House…
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Public sector employees doing well
Read more: Public sector employees doing wellThe economy is struggling, the unemployment rate is high, and many Americans are struggling to pay the bills. But one class of Americans is doing quite well: government workers. Their pay levels are soaring, they enjoy unmatched benefits, and they remain largely immune from layoffs, except for some overly publicized cutbacks around the margins.
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Sedgwick County misses opportunity to compel transparency
Read more: Sedgwick County misses opportunity to compel transparencyDuring today’s meeting of the Sedgwick County Commission, commissioners awarded funds to an organization without requiring accountability and transparency.
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Visioneering Wichita should not receive public funds
Read more: Visioneering Wichita should not receive public fundsI’m here today to recommend that this body not give taxpayer funds to Visioneering Wichita. My reason is simple: Many of the items that Visioneering is in favor of require government spending. Mr. Rolph told me that Visioneering doesn’t advocate for higher taxes. But any government spending — at least by governmental bodies other than…
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KNEA uses incomplete funding data to argue for tax hikes
Read more: KNEA uses incomplete funding data to argue for tax hikesIn a story illustrated with several charts, Kansas Liberty shows that the Kansas National Education Association or (KNEA, the teachers union), is not to be trusted when talking about Kansas school finance.
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Wichita Municipal Court judges should be elected
Read more: Wichita Municipal Court judges should be electedAt today’s meeting of the Wichita City Council, John Todd makes the case that Wichita Municipal Court judges should be elected by the people rather than appointed by the council.
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Senator Steve Abrams to present topics in Kansas education
Read more: Senator Steve Abrams to present topics in Kansas educationAt this Friday’s meeting of the Wichita Pachyderm Club, Kansas Senator Dr. Steve Abrams, Republican from Arkansas City. Abrams served 14 years on the Kansas State Board of Education. In 2008 he was elected to the Kansas Senate from the 32nd district, which covers all of Cowley and Sumner counties, and a small portion of…
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Kansas news digest
Read more: Kansas news digestNews from alternative media around Kansas for December 14, 2009
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Kansas Policy Institute releases ‘Kansas Primer on Education Funding’
Read more: Kansas Policy Institute releases ‘Kansas Primer on Education Funding’Recently the Kansas Policy Institute (formerly known as the Flint Hills Center for Public Policy) released “A Kansas Primer on Education Funding.” This is a four-volume set of research, with volumes one and two available at present.
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DeGraaf delivers update on Kansas budget, other matters
Read more: DeGraaf delivers update on Kansas budget, other mattersLast Friday Kansas State Representative Pete DeGraaf, a Republican from Mulvane, updated members and guests of the Wichita Pachyderm Club on the status of the Kansas budget and other legislative matters. He appeared with Representative Don Myers, a Republican from Derby.
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Peterjohn’s Kansas taxpayer protection platform recognized
Read more: Peterjohn’s Kansas taxpayer protection platform recognizedI was pleased to learn of the Sedgwick County Commission’s new legislative platform regarding property taxes. It reads, “All local sales tax increases must be approved by voters under Kansas law. All property tax increases that raise the mill levy should also be required to receive voter approval.”