Tag: Kansas state government
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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
Kansas voting, charter schools and voucher scholarships, taxes, federal budget.
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Kansas minimum wage advocates now have a duty
A higher Kansas minimum wage has passed both houses of the Kansas legislature and is waiting for the governor’s signature. Now minimum wage supporters have a duty to perform. It’s likely that as employers are required to pay their workers more, some will lose their job.
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KNEA, the Kansas teachers union: more taxes are needed
The public education spending lobby in Kansas is always looking for more tax dollars. A recent edition of the Kansas National Education Association newsletter Under the Dome for March 30, 2009 lays out the education spending lobby’s plans.
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Articles of Interest
Wichita TIF development, Kansas coal, Carl Brewer on downtown, Dick Coe on crash and recovery, Fox’s Glenn Beck.
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GPACE’s Scott Allegrucci misleads again
In the energy debate in Kansas, sometimes facts are hard to come by. Especially when green energy advocates mislead others about facts they must be aware of. An example is GPACE Director Scott Allegrucci’s comments from Clean Energy Day, a post which holds his remarks before a crowd in Topeka.
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GPACE poll on Kansas energy
Great Plains Alliance for Clean Energy recently released a poll that purportedly shows great interest in Kansas for clean energy sources. Looking at the poll, however, leads to little confidence in its results.
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Sebelius Taxes
Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius, now nominated to be Secretary of Health and Human Services, released a statement yesterday, which reads in part: “As a result of these amendments to our 2005, 2006 and 2007 returns, we paid a total of $7,040 in additional tax and $878 in interest.”
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Articles of Interest
bama’s volunteer corps, Kansas cigarette taxes, U.S. Auto industry, Austrian economics.
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Government intervention, Kansas budget, open records, Obamanomics, social security.
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Kansas ranks low in economic competitiveness, but is improving
American Legislative Exchange Council has released a report titled Rich States, Poor States: ALEC-Laffer State Economic Competitiveness Index. In this report, states are ranked on 15 policy factors that influence economic growth and competitiveness. The difference between the good and bad states is shocking in some cases. For example, over the past ten years the…
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The Cronyism of Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius
The Kansas Meadowlark has a post holding links to “articles written from Jan. 2005 through March 2009 about how Gov. Sebelius helped her political friends, appointed her donors to state boards, judicial nominating commissions, district courts, and even the Kansas Supreme Court.” It’s okay for an elected official to appoint friends, but with friends like…