Tag: Kansas state government
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Kansas, a frugal state?
Is Kansas a frugal state, compared to others?
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Video in the Kansas Senate
A plan to increase visibility of the Kansas Senate is a good start, and needs to go just one or two steps farther.
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Kansas government spending
Kansas government spending, starting in 1967. Total spending and per capita spending, adjusted for inflation. Also, spending as percent of Kansas GDP.
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Kansas and Arizona schools
Arizona shows that Kansas is missing out on an opportunity to provide better education at lower cost.
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Kansas Supreme Court: Making the law
Do the justices on the Kansas Supreme Court make new law? Yes, and here is an example.
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Kansas tax receipts
Kansas tax receipts by category, presented in an interactive visualization.
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Selecting judges in Kansas
Appellate court judges make new law, and Kansas has the most elitist and least democratic supreme court selection system in the country.
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VIDEO: KPERS payments and Kansas schools
There is a claim that a recent change in the handling of KPERS payments falsely inflates school spending. The Kansas State Department of Education says otherwise.
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GetTheFactsKansas launched
From Kansas Policy Institute and the Kansas Chamber of Commerce, a new website with facts about the Kansas budget, economy, and schools.
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Kansas construction employment
Tip to the Wichita Eagle editorial board: When a lobbying group feeds you statistics, try to learn what they really mean.
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From Pachyderm: Martin Hawver on Kansas Politics
From the Wichita Pachyderm Club this week: Martin Hawver, dean of Kansas Statehouse press corps, briefed members and guests on the state of Kansas politics.
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WichitaLiberty.TV: A variety of topics, with some good news, but a lot of bad news
Wichita’s economic development, Sedgwick County spending, editorials ignoring facts, your house numbers, Kansas governors, taxpayer-funded political campaigns, and the nature of economic competition.