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Privatization is good for Century II and Wichita
Read more: Privatization is good for Century II and WichitaOpponents of privatization of Century II, including the website www.savecenturyii.org, seem to think that the operating procedure of a profit-making business is to place so many restrictions on the use of their product, and to raise the price so high, that no one uses it anymore. The reality is quite the opposite. For a business…
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Who lost in the school finance bill?
Read more: Who lost in the school finance bill?Today (July 20, 2005) Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius signed the school finance bill. This bill gives Kansas public schools a lot more money to spend this school year.
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Untold and Under Reported Stories From the Kansas Special Session
Read more: Untold and Under Reported Stories From the Kansas Special SessionKANSAS TAXPAYERS NETWORKP.O. Box 20050Wichita, KS 67208316-684-0082 FAX 316-684-7527www.kansastaxpayers.com July 19, 2005 Untold and Under Reported Stories From the Kansas Special Session By Karl Peterjohn The Kansas legislature abjectly surrendered their fiscal powers to the demands of the Kansas Supreme Court at the end of their special session in July. This victory for this liberal…
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The wrong canon; the wrong Allegrucci
Read more: The wrong canon; the wrong AllegrucciIn summary, we have a Kansas Supreme Court Justice who has committed an ethical violation. The Kansas Commission on Judicial Qualifications didn’t agree, and didn’t consider an applicable canon when making its ruling. The press and some Kansas politicians fail to understand the importance of this matter. Instead of our state using this situation as…
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Let profits save (or sink) Exploration Place
Read more: Let profits save (or sink) Exploration PlaceGovernment leaders and newspaper editorial writers tell us that we cannot afford to lose such a wonderful place. But if it’s so wonderful, why won’t its customers pay what it really costs?
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An enlightening encounter with The Wichita Eagle
Read more: An enlightening encounter with The Wichita EagleI recently had an issue with an article published in The Wichita Eagle, and my encounter with this newspaper was quite revealing.
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Report from Topeka, July 3, 2005
Read more: Report from Topeka, July 3, 2005Thanks again for this report from Karl Peterjohn, Executive Director Kansas Taxpayers Network It was a hard, long slog for the 11 days of the Kansas legislative session that began June 22. Using the phrase, “hard, long slog,” is one that Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld had used in describing the war in Iraq. The…
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Report from Topeka, July 2, 2005
Read more: Report from Topeka, July 2, 2005Thanks again for this report from Karl Peterjohn, Executive Director Kansas Taxpayers Network The Kansas constitutional crisis expanded Saturday afternoon as the Kansas Supreme Court issued their latest school finance edict that threatened to shut down the public schools in this state because the legislature is not behaving properly under the court’s instructions. This is…
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Report from Topeka, July 1, 2005
Read more: Report from Topeka, July 1, 2005Thank you again, Karl Peterjohn of the Kansas Taxpayers Network, for your insights into the Kansas Legislature’s special session. The Kansas house begins their 10:30 AM session with a constitutional amendment to reassert their fiscal powers in a key vote for this special session. Last Sunday a similar amendment failed getting only 73 of the…
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Americans for Prosperity Statement on the Current Special Session
Read more: Americans for Prosperity Statement on the Current Special SessionAmericans for Prosperity Statement on the Current Special SessionJune 29, 2005 “Americans for Prosperity — Kansas is pleased that both legislative leaders and Governor Sebelius have ruled out tax increases on Kansas families and businesses as a way to meet the recent Supreme Court ruling. The tax burden on Kansans is already too high and…
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Report from Topeka, June 30, 2005
Read more: Report from Topeka, June 30, 2005Thank you again, Karl Peterjohn of the Kansas Taxpayers Network, for your insights into the Kansas Legislature’s special session. The Kansas house passed on a 64-to-59 vote a school spending plan that is contingent on the court not removing any parts of this plan and the voters getting their hands on a constitutional amendment to…
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Report from Topeka, June 29, 2005 (afternoon edition)
Read more: Report from Topeka, June 29, 2005 (afternoon edition)A second report for today from Karl Peterjohn of the Kansas Taxpayers Network. The senate Republicans have weighed in and made a significant impact today. A majority of the GOP Senate caucus met with their leadership and made it clear that they would not be involved in other votes on school finance until the constitutional…