Search results for: “historic tax credits”
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Kansas Governor’s Race Heats Up
The conventional wisdom is that this gubernatorial race was going to be a snoozer with Sebelius’ huge fund raising advantage but a number of minor events, none hugely significant by themselves, indicates that the Sebelius reelection campaign has some problems. A decline in poll numbers according to a Rasmussen poll in late August had Sebelius…
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State government tax collections for 2019
Kansas state government tax collections rose to $3,443 per person in 2019, an increase of 5.0 percent from 2018.
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Wichita Transit System and the proposed sales tax
Examining claims made by “Yes Wichita” provides an opportunity to learn about the finances of the Wichita bus transit system.
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Downtown Wichita’s Block One, a beneficiary of tax increment financing
Before forming new tax increment financing districts, Wichita taxpayers ought to ask for progress on current districts.
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Research on economic development incentives
As Wichita considers how to grow its economy, its reliance on targeted economic development incentives should be guided by research, not the grandstanding of politicians and bureaucrats.
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Wichita downtown arena project’s failing finances
“The arena critics are being proven right,” said Karl Peterjohn, Executive Director of the Kansas Taxpayers Network, the oldest taxpayer organization in Kansas. “As the leading opponent of the 2004 downtown arena project in Wichita, it is becoming increasingly clear that this project is in major trouble.”
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Analysis: Texas Congressional Redistricting Preliminary Injunction Order
This is a Memorandum Opinion and Order Granting Preliminary Injunction issued by a three-judge federal district court panel in the Western District of Texas. A preliminary injunction is an emergency court order that maintains the status quo while litigation proceeds. It’s not a final decision on the merits, but it indicates the court believes the…
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KNEA, Kansas teachers union, makes endorsements
The Kansas National Education Association (KNEA, the teachers union) has released the list of candidates it is endorsing in the August 3rd Kansas primary election. If you’re thinking about using the teachers union as a source of voting recommendations, you ought to familiarize yourself with the teachers union and its activities. Then you can decide…
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America’s Economic Engine Is Still Running — But It’s Losing Some Steam
The U.S. economy grew in 2025, but the gains came increasingly from deploying more resources rather than using them more cleverly. The latest BLS productivity report reveals a two-year deceleration in the economy’s core efficiency measure — and what’s driving it.
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More Kansas National Education Association candidate questions
The “Kansas Political Action Committee,” a group associated with the Kansas National Education Association (KNEA, the teachers union) has a questionnaire it asks candidates for the Kansas legislature to complete. After reading a few of these questions, it became clear to me that the questions are formulated to advance the interests of the teachers union…
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Articles of interest
Education, health care, Kansas school funding, unintended consequences.
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Sunday June 5, 2011
Today: Wichita City Council this week; Resources on Austrian economics; Wichita Save-A-Lot owner commended; Pompeo forum.