Tag: Kansas state government
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Update on 2009 Kansas legislature
Here’s a summary of the 2009 Kansas legislative session prepared for Sedgwick County Commissioners by the county’s lobbyist.
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Kansas open records, not quite
The Flint Hills Center for Public Policy has produced another important investigative report, this time looking at the difficulty citizens and journalists can encounter when requesting records covered under the Kansas Open Records Act. “What started out as research into property valuations in Kansas has turned into a frustrating protracted battle over differing perspectives on…
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Watkins addresses Kansas budget, Republicans, schools
Speaking at at the regular weekly meeting of the Wichita Pachyderm Club on May 22, 2009, Kansas House of Representatives member Jason Watkins addressed the Kansas budget, Kansas Republicans, and school spending. Regarding the budget during the past legislative session, which ended in May: Watkins felt there was an opportunity for reform that the legislature…
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Special: Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission in need of reform
James Meier of Lawrence tells of the trouble (that’s an understatement) he had trying to file an ethics complaint, and of a catch-22 that needs fixing. This story has been told on a Kansas conservative mailing list. Meier prepared this version as a special for Voice For Liberty in Wichita readers.
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Kris Kobach campaign in Wichita
Republican Kris Kobach stopped by Wichita yesterday afternoon in his trip across Kansas supporting his candidacy for the Kansas Secretary of State. Kobach’s main reason for running, he says, is ACORN and the voter fraud it spreads. “It is a political organization, but it is also a criminal enterprise. It’s a criminal enterprise that is…
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Find your Kansas elected representatives
If you want to know who represents you in Washington and Topeka, here’s an easy way. The Institute for Policy & Social Research at the University of Kansas provides a service that lets you find representatives for a specific address, or for an entire county. It also links to profiles and maps for election districts.
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In Kansas, government grows while private sector contracts
The Flint Hills Center for Public Policy has released research titled Government Growth Adds to Private Sector Burden. It doesn’t hold good news for Kansas. “Economic research has consistently shown that the larger the government is relative to the economy, the slower the economy grows,” said Dr. Art Hall, Executive Director of the Center for…
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Kansas wind energy boon deserves examination
An op-ed in today’s Wichita Eagle (Energy standard a boon for Kansas) points to a coming boon for Kansas as the result of a wind turbine manufacturing plant locating in Hutchinson. This article, however, should be read carefully and critically before we congratulate that city and the state of Kansas.
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Here’s what the Wichita Chamber of Commerce could do
Today’s Wichita Eagle has a story wondering if economic conditions have affected local chambers of commerce. (Has economy affected area chambers?) The context of this, besides the current economic conditions, is the shift of the local chamber of commerce away from promoting free markets, limited government, and capitalism.
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Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission Rebuked
In a victory for free political speech, Kristian Van Meteren has prevailed over the Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission. Reporting by Tim Carpenter of the Topeka Capital-Journal is State ethics fine reversed. The Kansas Meadowlark has reporting, including the Kansas Attorney General’s opinion, in Attorney General Says Kansas Ethics Confidentiality Rules are Unconstitutional. Kansas Liberty coverage…
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Kansas legislative roundup
Highlights of session summarized (Tim Carpenter, Topeka Capital-Journal)
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Articles of Interest
Wichita school funding, Wichita city property, Kansas campaigns, Great Depression, No Child Left Behind.