Tag: Kansas state government
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Governor Brownback steps up for property rights
Senate Bill 338 opens the door for serious abuse in Kansas. Governmental authority to take property from one private citizen and give it to another private citizen should be limited, but this bill would have the effect of expanding such authority without adequate safeguards, wrote Kansas Governor Sam Brownback in his veto message.
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Kansas support for higher education
How does Kansas state support for higher education compare to other states?
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At Pachyderm: Kansas Legislature education chairs to speak
This week the Wichita Pachyderm Club features the chairs of the Kansas Legislature’s two education committees.
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Opinion: GOP economics devastated Kansas
An op-ed on the Kansas economy needs context and correction.
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WichitaLiberty.TV: Markets or government, legislative malpractice, and education reform
Do corporations prefer markets or big government? Legislative malpractice in Kansas. Education reform, or lack thereof.
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Governor Brownback, please veto this harmful bill
Kansas Governor Sam Brownback should veto a bill that is harmful to property rights, writes John Todd.
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Kansas teachers union objects. Strenuously.
Here are a few items from today’s missive from Kansas National Education Association, the teachers union, along with commentary.
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Sales tax revenue and the Kansas highway fund
The effect of a proposed bill to end transfer of Kansas sales tax revenue to the highway fund is distorted by promoters of taxation and spending.
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Kansas and Colorado, compared
News that a Wichita-based company is moving to Colorado sparked a round of Kansas-bashing, most not based on facts.
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Lawrence school funding and employment
A Kansas school board president complains about funding, but the district has been able to grow employment faster than enrollment.
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Kansas Supreme Court judicial selection
Kansas progressives and Democrats oppose a judicial selection system that is used by U.S. Presidents, both Democrats and Republicans.
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In Kansas, doctors may “learn” just by doing their jobs
A proposed bill in Kansas should make us question the rationale of continuing medical education requirements for physicians.