Tag: Kansas state government
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In Kansas, teachers unions should stand for retention
A bill requiring teachers union to stand for retention elections each year would be good for teachers, students, and taxpayers.
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Kansas should adopt food sales tax amendment
A proposed constitutional amendment would reduce, then eliminate, the sales tax on food in Kansas.
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Kansas highway spending
An op-ed by an advocate for more highway spending in Kansas needs context and correction.
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Steve Rose and Jim Denning on the Kansas economy
Kansas City Star editorialist Steve Rose visits with Kansas State Senator Jim Denning.
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Kansas transportation bonds economics worse than told
The economic details of a semi-secret sale of bonds by the State of Kansas are worse than what’s been reported.
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This is why we must eliminate defined-benefit public pensions
Actions considered by the Kansas Legislature demonstrate — again — that governments are not capable of managing defined-benefit pension plans.
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ACU rates the Kansas Legislature
The American Conservative Union has released its ratings for the 2015 Kansas Legislature.
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Tax increment financing in Kansas
In this excerpt from WichitaLiberty.TV: How does Tax Increment Financing (TIF) work in Kansas? Is is a good thing, or not?
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Kansas school districts compliance with transparency law
Some Kansas school districts are not complying with basic transparency, even though there is a law, finds Kansas Policy Institute.
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Kansas school spending: Visualization
An interactive visualization of revenue and spending data for Kansas school districts.
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Simple tasks for Kansas Legislature
In this excerpt from WichitaLiberty.TV: There are things simple and noncontroversial that the Kansas Legislature should do in its upcoming session.
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Spending and taxing in Kansas
Difficulty balancing the Kansas budget is different from, and has not caused, widespread spending cuts.