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Who will watch for Kansas minimum wage victims?
Read more: Who will watch for Kansas minimum wage victims?Today, the new Kansas minimum wage law takes effect. It’s likely that as employers are required to pay their workers more, some will lose their job. So now minimum wage supporters have a duty to perform. They need to watch for people who may lose their job and for companies that may close due to…
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Wichita parks system is not a jobs program
Read more: Wichita parks system is not a jobs programThe city has a responsibility to its citizens to operate as efficiently as possible. If it is possible to have work such as park maintenance done less expensively, the city should do so. It should have done so long ago.
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Inherently Safer Technology (IST) not always that
Read more: Inherently Safer Technology (IST) not always thatThe problem is that chemical manufacturing and processing is a complicated matter, and mandates that force the use of one chemical instead of another can have consequences that lead to less safety.
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Decisions made through politics leads to conflict
Read more: Decisions made through politics leads to conflictA column by economist Walter E. Williams (Why we’re a divided nation) strongly makes the case for more decision-making by free markets rather than by the government through the political process.
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Wichita Eagle’s school cheerleading isn’t helpful
Read more: Wichita Eagle’s school cheerleading isn’t helpfulNow that Mark McCormick is no longer with the Wichita Eagle, I think we can say that Rhonda Holman has taken over the role of chief cheerleader for USD 259, the Wichita public school district. Not that she needed much of a push in that direction. But claims made in a recent opinion piece of…
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Open records in Kansas not always so
Read more: Open records in Kansas not always soOpen records and meetings in Kansas are in the news.
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Kansas’ tax system is broken, according to spending advocates
Read more: Kansas’ tax system is broken, according to spending advocatesAccording to Gary Brunk, executive director of Kansas Action for Children, the Kansas tax system is broken. It’s the same message you hear from other organizations that depend on state funding, such as the public school spending lobby. In their eyes, the problem that needs fixing is that Kansans aren’t taxed enough to support their…
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Wichita Local Government 101 announced
Read more: Wichita Local Government 101 announcedLocal Government 101: Learn how to get involved in Wichita city government and how to influence public policy as a citizen Activist.
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Kansas alternative media discussed on Kansas Week
Read more: Kansas alternative media discussed on Kansas WeekBob Weeks discusses the difficulty of alternative media obtaining press credentials at the Kansas Legislature. From the KPTS public affairs television program Kansas Week on June 26, 2009.
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Kansans will be hurt by global warming bill
Read more: Kansans will be hurt by global warming billThe Waxman-Markey climate bill, soon to be considered by Congress, will harm all Americans. Here’s a look at what it would cost Kansans.
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Kansas alternative media shut out of legislative access
Read more: Kansas alternative media shut out of legislative accessThe issuance of legislative press credentials is handled, in alternating years, by the Senate President and the Speaker of the House. This year is the Senate President’s year. So in March I stopped by the office of the President of the Senate, and upon making my inquiry I was told by a staff member that…
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In Wichita, Declaration of Independence to be read
Read more: In Wichita, Declaration of Independence to be readToo many times we have heard the upcoming National Holiday referred to as “firecracker day.” I wonder, have we really been dumbed down to the point we no longer know why we celebrate on that day? As such, a team of good voices will be reading the Declaration of Independence aloud this upcoming 4th of…