Tag: Kansas legislature
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Wichita BOE’s Rogers: Kansas taxes are not high enough
According to Lynn Rogers, president of the board of USD 259, the Wichita public school district, the problem in Kansas is that our taxes are not high enough. According to sources in the meeting, Jeff Turner, CEO of Spirit AeroSytems, made a remark about how there may be no reasonable way the state can deal…
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Kansas Senator Anthony Hensley calls for higher taxes
Appearing on Sunday’s episode of the KPTS television public affairs program Ask Your Legislator, Kansas Senate Minority Leader Anthony Hensley, Democrat from Topeka, called for delaying scheduled Kansas tax cuts. According to Hensley, when the legislature cuts taxes, it “erode[s] the base of the treasury.”
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Government employees thrive
We’ve known for some years in Kansas that the number of state government employees has been increasing rapidly, outpacing the growth of the private sector. Now the Topeka Capital-Journal reports that these government employees are doing very well, in terms of salary and benefits.
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Articles of Interest
Bailout costs rise, local election turnout, health care, light bulbs, newspapers, Kansas coal prospects.
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Articles of Interest
Wichita real estate development, redistricting, newspapers, free markets.
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How does Kansas fare in freedom, compared to other states?
The Mercatus Center at George Mason University has just published a fascinating paper that ranks the states in several areas regarding freedom. According to the authors, “This paper presents the first-ever comprehensive ranking of the American states on their public policies affecting individual freedoms in the economic, social, and personal spheres.”
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South Central Kansas Legislative Meeting a Disappointment
On Saturday March, 14, a meeting of the south central Kansas legislative delegation was held at the Marcus Center of Wichita State University. This meeting was a disappointment for several reasons. First, at its maximum, nine legislators attended. This is a poor rate of attendance. At the meeting in January, about 22 legislators attended. About…
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Earl Watkins, Sunflower Chief Executive, speaks at AFP event
Earl Watkins, President and CEO of Sunflower Electric Power Corporation recently spoke to a group of citizen activists as part of AFP – Kansas Day at the Capitol. Here’s a few notes from his talk.
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Legislative forum tomorrow
Here’s a post by the Wichita Eagle’s Deb Gruver about a legislative forum to be held tomorrow. In my experience, these can be useful meetings for citizens to attend. To find the Marcus Center, click here to view WSU’s page for it and a map. Members of the south-central Kansas area legislative delegation will be…
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Kansas Fed-Up with High Taxes
Here’s a press release from the Kansas chapter of Americans For Prosperity reporting on the results of a poll about taxes and spending in Kansas. Interestingly, the poll found that a majority of lower-income Kansans are opposed to higher taxes on high income earners. This goes against the theme of some authors, including Thomas Frank,…
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Proposition K hearing spotlights differences
At Wednesday’s hearing before the Kansas House of Representatives Taxation Committee, different ideas about property taxation became clear. The subject of the hearing was Proposition K, a proposal to reform property tax appraisals in Kansas. On this day, proponents of Proposition K testified.
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Public education illustrates special interest politics
One of the problems with government today is the proliferation of special interest groups, and then how issues are framed according to the needs of these special interest groups. You might think that public education would fall outside the wrangling of special interest groups. After all, it’s “for the kids,” as we’re reminded. But the…