Tag: Government spending
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Your smartphone is your activism toolkit
Your smartphone is a valuable tool for activism. Here are two ways to get involved.
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Public opinion on Wichita sales tax
As Wichita prepares to debate the desirability of a sales tax increase, a public opinion poll finds little support for the tax and the city’s plans.
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Former Wichita mayor: Where is the water?
Former Wichita mayor Bob Knight explains that when he left office in 2003, we were assured we had water for 50 years. What has happened?
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Accounting for government like business
Government leaders tell us they want to run government like a business. But does government actually do this, even when accounting for its money?
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Before asking for more taxes, Wichita should stop wasting what it has
Voters should ask that Wichita stop blatant and avoidable waste before approving additional taxes.
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Kansas base state aid is only a part of spending
Using base state aid per pupil as the only measure of school funding leads to an incomplete understanding of school spending in Kansas.
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What incentives can Wichita offer?
Wichita government leaders complain that Wichita can’t compete in economic development with other cities and states because the budget for incentives is too small. But when making this argument, these officials don’t include all incentives that are available.
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Kansas school finance formula explained
The updated version of the formula that will be used by the Kansas State Department of Education to determine student weighting in the coming school year is presented below.
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Kansas state government spending
Click here to use this interactive visualization. Source is Kansas Fiscal Facts.
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Kansas budgeting “off the tops” is bad policy
Direct transfers of taxpayer money sent to a specific business or industry is always a tough sell to politicians, let alone the voting public. But, that is why some corporations pay lots of money to lobbyists, writes Steve Anderson for Kansas Policy Institute.
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Wichita airport statistics updated
Why do Kansans pay taxes, including sales tax on food, to fund millions in subsidy to a company that is experiencing a sustained streak of record profits?
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Wichita city budget to have public hearing
This week the Wichita City Council holds the public hearing for the budget.