Tag: Kansas state government
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WichitaLiberty.TV: A new season, with co-host Karl Peterjohn
Co-host Karl Peterjohn joins Bob Weeks to discuss Karl’s service as county commissioner, the new session of the Kansas Legislature, and choosing a successor to Congressman Mike Pompeo.
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Again, KPERS shows why public pension reform is essential
Proposals in the Kansas budget for fiscal year 2018 are more evidence of why defined-benefit pension plans are incompatible with the public sector.
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Understanding job growth and the Kansas tax reforms
Commissioned by Kansas Policy Institute and written by researchers from Arizona State University, a new report looks at the Kansas economy after the tax reforms passed in 2012.
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Benefits of tax cuts without raising debt
President-elect Donald Trump should learn from Kansas’s mistake on income-tax reduction — don’t reduce revenue and increase spending.
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From Pachyderm: Legislative Agendas for 2017
From the Wichita Pachyderm Club this week: Representatives of local governments presented issues important to them in the upcoming session of the 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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State pension cronyism
A new report details the way state pension funds harm workers and taxpayers through cronyism.
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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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Gary Sherrer and Kansas Policy Institute
A former Kansas government official criticizes Kansas Policy Institute.
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Government schools’ entitlement mentality
If the Kansas personal income grows, should school spending also rise?
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Decoding the Kansas teachers union
Decoding and deconstructing communications from KNEA, the Kansas teachers union, lets us discover the true purpose of the union.
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Kansas benefits from foreign trade
The Kansas economy benefits greatly from foreign trade, and we should oppose restrictions on trade, writes Bryan Riley of Heritage Foundation.