Tag: Government spending
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Raises for Wichita mayor, council proposed
The Wichita City Council will consider pay raises for the mayor and council members.
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WichitaLiberty.TV: Jonathan Williams of American Legislative Exchange Council
Jonathan Williams of American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) explains the goals of ALEC, changes to Kansas tax policy and the results, and the effects of state taxes on charitable giving.
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Spending in the states, per capita
An interactive visualization holding per-capita spending in several categories for each state.
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Kansas fiscal experiment
Those evaluating the Kansas fiscal “experiment” should consider what is the relevant input variable.
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Kansas school support
An interactive visualization of data provided to members of the Kansas 2015 Special Committee on K-12 Student Success.
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Wichita Chamber calls for more cronyism
By advocating for revival of the Export-Import Bank of the United States, the Wichita Metro Chamber of Commerce continues its advocacy for more business welfare, more taxes, more wasteful government spending, and more cronyism
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What are opinions of the level of Kansas school spending?
Part of the difficulty in understanding and debating school spending in Kansas is the starting point, that is, the lack of factual information. From 2012, a look at a survey that revealed the level of knowledge of school spending by Kansans.
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Wichita employee pension costs
Pension costs for the largest of Wichita’s two funds have been rising rapidly.
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Kansas school expenditures per pupil
The Kansas State Department of Education publishes a series of worksheets titled Expenditures Per Pupil. Here is the data gathered and presented in an interactive visualization.
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Kansas school fund balances
Kansas school fund balances rose slightly this year, both in absolute dollars and dollars per pupil.
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Export-Import Bank threatens a revival
Business groups and government agencies usually favor Ex-Im. Free-market and capitalism advocacy groups are almost universally opposed.
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Mike O’Neal, President of Kansas Chamber of Commerce
Mike O’Neal, President of Kansas Chamber of Commerce, spoke at the Wichita Pachyderm Club on October 9, 2015. His topic was “The Kansas Budget and Taxes: The 2015 Legislative Session and Looking Ahead to the 2016 Legislative Session.” This is an audio presentation.