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Parks’ Selection as Sedgwick County Commission Chair Breaks Tradition
Read more: Parks’ Selection as Sedgwick County Commission Chair Breaks TraditionIn a move that suggests that there may be some change in the way things are done in the Sedgwick County Courthouse, Kelly Parks was selected as chairman of the Board of County Commissioners for the next year. No other name was placed in nomination. Then, Gwen Welshimer was selected as chairmen pro tem, again…
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Kansas Governor Not Facing Reality of Budget Crisis
Read more: Kansas Governor Not Facing Reality of Budget CrisisKansas Liberty reports that the balancing act performed by Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius on the fiscal year 2009 budget is, well, a little off-kilter. (Fiscal 2009 is the current budget year, ending on June 30, 2009). In the post Sebelius’ new budget misses the target by $50 million we learn that relying on budget numbers…
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A Look at Some Kansas Budget Adjustments
Read more: A Look at Some Kansas Budget AdjustmentsPage 3 of a document titled “Overview Presentation FY 2010 Governor?s Budget Report” (download it from this page: www.budget.ks.gov/gbr.htm) holds two tables: one titled “State General Fund Outlook — Without Solutions,” and a second with solutions. One of the differences between the two tables is a line in the second table captioned “Governor’s Revenue Adjustments”…
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Why the Kansas budget is in trouble
Read more: Why the Kansas budget is in troubleWhy is the Kansas budget in such bad shape? Not enough taxation? Too much spending?
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Kansas Budget Lacks Solutions for Reform, says AFP’s Sontag
Read more: Kansas Budget Lacks Solutions for Reform, says AFP’s SontagTOPEKA — The free-market grassroots group Americans for Prosperity — Kansas released the following statement in response to the Governor?s FY 2009 and FY 2010 budget proposal: “The budget proposal released today offers no real solutions for budget reform, leaving it up to the Legislature to demonstrate some leadership at this important time,” said AFP…
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Construction Companies Line Up for Wichita School Work
Read more: Construction Companies Line Up for Wichita School WorkThe Wichita Business Journal reports the story Eby to bid on Wichita schools work with new bond underwriter. The story describes how a prominent Wichita construction firm has placed its bonding situation in order, and is now ready to take on some work for USD 259, the Wichita public school district. This company paid the…
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Charter Schools Can Close the Education Gap
Read more: Charter Schools Can Close the Education GapWe don’t have these, to my knowledge, in USD 259, the Wichita public school district, and there are very few in Kansas. Across the country, however, charter schools are making a difference, particularly in addressing the needs of urban and high-poverty students. Joel I. Klein, chancellor of the New York City Department of Education, and…
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Not All Agree With New Kansas Energy Plan
Read more: Not All Agree With New Kansas Energy PlanCurrie Meyers of the Kansas Federalist has a few issues with Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius‘ energy plan. I can’t link directly to Meyers’ article, so I’ll reproduce it in its entirety here. Sebelius New Energy Plan Lacks Energy Governor Kathleen Sebelius unveiled weak and pathetic energy proposals that she hopes will help Kansas capitalize on…
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And the basis for your criticism is?
Read more: And the basis for your criticism is?A blogger in Kansas has an issue with a talk given by Jonah Goldberg at Americans For Prosperity’s Defending the American Dream Summit in Wichita. As it turns out, the basis for the criticism is …, well, let the speaker himself explain. See the post titled Well-Named.
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Kathleen Sebelius State of the State 2009: Collectivism Lite
Read more: Kathleen Sebelius State of the State 2009: Collectivism LiteIn Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius‘ 2007 State of the State address collectivism was the theme: “Only a failure to act as ‘One Kansas’ can compromise our future and dash our hopes.” As shown in my post The Collectivism of Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius, this drive towards collectivism is a threat to liberty and the individual.…
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Sebelius’ Proposed Cuts Not Likely Enough
Read more: Sebelius’ Proposed Cuts Not Likely EnoughMartin Hawver explains that as bad as the Kansas budget situation is, Governor Kathleen Sebelius — at least for now — isn’t required to recognize the full depth of the crisis. The Consensus Revenue Estimating Group, comprised of fiscal wizards who, well, estimate future revenues into the State General Fund, predicts that revenues will fall…
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Kansas Votes: A Valuable Resource
Read more: Kansas Votes: A Valuable ResourceRecently the Flint Hills Center for Public Policy began sponsorship of a valuable resource for all Kansas. This site, Kansas Votes, provides information about pending legislation as it works its way through the law-making process. This process, unbelievably complicated to the average citizen, is explained in plain language. Even I can figure out what’s going…