Tag: Government spending
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Taxpayer-funded lobbying discussed
The Sedgwick County Commission passed a resolution expressing the commission’s opposition to a bill under consideration in the Kansas Legislature on taxpayer-funded lobbying.
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Open records in Kansas
Kansas has a weak open records law. Wichita doesn’t want to follow the law, as weak as it is.
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Wichita school board candidates on spending
At a forum for candidates for the board of USD 259, the Wichita public school district, several candidates showed they were not informed on the level of school spending.
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Bill would end taxpayer-funded lobbying in Kansas
A bill has been introduced in the Kansas Senate that would end or limit taxpayer-funded lobbying.
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The real war on Kansas workers
A union petition states “What workers decide to do with their paychecks is none of the Government’s business.” I couldn’t agree more.
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Trends in government spending
The interactive visualization below may help you appreciate the trend in federal and local government spending.
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Kansas school efficiency task force report
The Kansas Governor’s school efficiency task force has released its recommendations.
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Wichita STAR bonds project not good for capitalism
A proposed STAR bonds project in Wichita is the latest example of Wichita and Kansas relying on cronyism and business welfare instead of capitalism.
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A spending problem, or a revenue problem?
Does the United States have a revenue problem or a spending problem? The interactive visualization below may help you decide.
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Kansas budget solution overlooked
As Kansas prepares for a legislative session that must find ways to balance a budget in the face of declining revenues, not all solutions are being considered.
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States that Spend Less, Tax Less — and Grow More
States with an income tax spent 42% more per resident in 2011 than the nine states without an income tax, write Dave Trabert and Todd Davidson of Kansas Policy Institute.