Tag: Kansas legislature
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No one is stealing* from KPERS
No one is stealing from KPERS, the Kansas Public Employees Retirement System. But there are related problems.
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Year in Review: 2016
Here are highlights from Voice for Liberty for 2016. Was it a good year for the principles of individual liberty, limited government, economic freedom, and free markets in Wichita and Kansas?
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The plan to raise your taxes that can’t be found
A coalition of Kansas advocacy groups wants to raise your taxes, but the plan is difficult to find.
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Decoding Duane Goossen
The writing of Duane Goossen, a former Kansas budget director, requires decoding and explanation. This time, his vehicle is “Rise Up, Kansas.”
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From Pachyderm: 2016 general election analysis
From the Wichita Pachyderm Club this week: A panel discussion on the results of the 2016 general election.
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How would higher Kansas taxes help?
Candidates in Kansas who promise more spending ought to explain just how higher taxes will — purportedly — help the Kansas economy.
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Kansas Democrats: They don’t add it up — or they don’t tell us
Kansas Democrats (and some Republicans) are campaigning on some very expensive programs, and they’re aren’t adding it up for us.
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Video in the Kansas Senate
A plan to increase visibility of the Kansas Senate is a good start, and needs to go just one or two steps farther.
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Kansas and Arizona schools
Arizona shows that Kansas is missing out on an opportunity to provide better education at lower cost.
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School choice and funding
Opponents of school choice programs argue the programs harm traditional public schools, both financially and in their ability to serve their remaining students. Evidence does not support this position.
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From Pachyderm: Martin Hawver on Kansas Politics
From the Wichita Pachyderm Club this week: Martin Hawver, dean of Kansas Statehouse press corps, briefed members and guests on the state of Kansas politics.
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WichitaLiberty.TV: A variety of topics, with some good news, but a lot of bad news
Wichita’s economic development, Sedgwick County spending, editorials ignoring facts, your house numbers, Kansas governors, taxpayer-funded political campaigns, and the nature of economic competition.