Tag: Kansas state government
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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.
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Kansas school spending: Visualization
An interactive visualization of revenue and spending data for Kansas school districts.
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WichitaLiberty.TV: Bud Norman and the election
Bud Norman, author of the blog The Central Standard Times, joins Bob Weeks to discuss results of the 2016 general election.
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From Pachyderm: 2016 general election analysis
From the Wichita Pachyderm Club this week: A panel discussion on the results of the 2016 general election.
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In Sedgwick County, Norton’s misplaced concern for an industry
In the campaign for Sedgwick County Commission, the incumbent Tim Norton touts his experience, judgment, “intellectual stamina, thirst for data and feedback,” and his efforts in economic development. Following, from January 2013, an example of how uninformed he is regarding basic facts about the Kansas economy.
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Topeka Capital-Journal falls for a story
The editorial boards of two large Kansas newspapers have shown how little effort goes into forming the opinions they foist upon our state.