Tag: Kansas Policy Institute
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Anderson, former Kansas budget director, speaks
Former Kansas budget director Steve Anderson spoke to members and guests of the Wichita Pachyderm Club. Two videos are available, a highlights version and full version.
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Kansas school fund balances on the rise
Kansas schools don’t spend all the money they’ve been given, and the pile of unspent cash continues to grow, although it leveled off in the most recent year for which there is data.
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Kansas university spending and funding
In response to a small decrease in Kansas university funding in next year’s budget, there’s been a bit of overreaction
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Kansas taxes, the debate
Kansans are not being helped by their stable of newspaper editorial boards.
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Wichita and peer GDP growth
Compared to its peers, the government sector in Wichita is growing fairly quickly, but the private sector is growing slowly
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Kansas has a spending problem, not a tax problem
The data could not be clearer. Kansas has higher state taxes than many states because Kansas spends a lot more than those states.
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Kansas freedom scorecard released
To help Kansans understand how legislators vote, Kansas Policy Institute has produced the Kansas Freedom Index for 2013.
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Governing by extortion destroys freedom
Citizens must be persistent and vocal in reminding elected officials of the former or we shall continue to suffer the loss of liberty, writes Dave Trabert of Kansas Policy Institute.
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Sales tax increase isn’t necessary
The goal of tax reform is to reduce the overall tax burden, not shift it, writes Dave Trabert of Kansas Policy Institute.