Tag: Kansas Economic Freedom Index
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Sunday February 27, 2011
Today: Boeing tanker contract; Kansas Economic Freedom Index; elections this week; civility is lost on the Wisconsin protesters; help Wisconsin Governor Walker; Wichita city council.
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Tuesday December 21, 2010
Today: Steineger switches teams, Kansas school funding reform to wait, Tax cuts in Kansas not likely says new senate leader, McGinn to lead Ways and Means, Kansas holds on to House seats.
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Wednesday November 17, 2010
Today: Climate change, Kansas legislature, Economics, Kansas Economic Freedom Index, Sam Brownback, Politics, Stimulus bill, Elections.
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Tuesday October 26, 2010
Today: Raj Goyle, Free markets, Government spending, Kansas fourth district, Kansas Governor, Kansas legislature, Kansas Policy Institute, Sam Brownback, Tea Party, Tom Holland, Wichita Pachyderm Club, Education, School choice.
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Texting bans haven’t worked
In an attempt to increase highway safety, many states have passed bans on texting while driving. But the bans haven’t worked, and some states have experienced an increase in crashes.
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For Kansas Rep. Don Hineman, loyalty is a one-way street
For Republican Kansas Representative Don Hineman of Dighton, party loyalty is a street that runs in only one direction: towards himself.
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Kansas primary legislative elections 2010
Here’s a look at the August 3, 2010 Kansas primary election contests that had the possibility of changing the character of the Kansas House of Representatives, and in one case, the Kansas Senate.
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Holland/Kultala ticket endorsed by Kansas Governor Parkinson
At an event this afternoon in Wichita, bipartisanship and reaching across the aisle — plus some Sam Brownback bashing — was the theme as outgoing
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Kansas Chamber makes legislative endorsements
Yesterday the Kansas Chamber Political Action Committee, an arm of the Kansas Chamber of Commerce, released its endorsements for the Kansas Legislature.
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Hayek’s star on the rise, sometimes
Partly due to Glenn Beck’s interest, a book and its ideas is receiving increased attention. F.A. Hayek is the author, and The Road to Serfdom is the book.
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Schodorf – Goyle race might feature reversed roles
If Jean Schodorf captures the Republican Party nomination for United States Congress from the fourth district of Kansas, the general election contest against likely Democratic Party nominee Raj Goyle might feature a reversal of commonly-held roles.
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AFP Kansas legislative scorecards released
The Kansas Chapter of Americans for Prosperity has released its legislative scorecards for the 2010 session of the Kansas Legislature. These scorecards rank members of the Kansas House and Senate by the way they voted on selected legislation and amendments.