Tag: Kansas state government
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Special interests struggle to keep special tax treatment
When a legislature is willing to grant special tax treatment, it sets up a battle to keep — or obtain — that status.
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Kansas school employment: The statistics and the claims
Claims made about Kansas schools don’t match the state’s statistics
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Kansas school test scores must be evaluated considering demographics
When comparing Kansas school test scores to those of other states, it’s important to consider disaggregated data. Otherwise, we may form an inaccurate and unfounded impression of Kansas schools.
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Voice for Liberty Radio: Rally for school choice
This week children and parents rallied for school choice in the Kansas Capitol.
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Open Records in Kansas
Kansas has a weak open records law. Wichita doesn’t want to follow the law, as weak as it is.
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College costs in Kansas: Rising by more than a tad
Have college costs exceeded the rate of inflation by just a “tad,” as claimed by a Kansas college professor?
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WichitaLiberty.TV January 26, 2014
In this episode of WichitaLiberty.TV: The City of Wichita’s performance report holds a forecast for increasing debt in Wichita. Then, the government sector in Kansas has grown faster than the private sector. What does this mean? Finally: What can the story of “Bootleggers and Baptists” teach us about regulation?
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The death penalty in Kansas, a conservative view
What should the attitude of conservatives be regarding the death penalty?
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Kansas government grows faster than private sector
n Kansas, government has grown faster than the private sector. Milton Friedman explains why it’s best to leave spending in the private sector.
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Kansas legislative briefing book for 2014
Kansas Legislative Research has released the 2014 edition of the Legislator Briefing Book.
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Voice for Liberty Radio: Mike O’Neal, Kansas Chamber of Commerce
In this episode of WichitaLiberty Podcasts: Mike O’Neal, who is president and CEO of the Kansas Chamber of Commerce, spoke yesterday to the Wichita Pachyderm Club. A large part of his talk was on the topic of Kansas school finance and other education topics. This podcast contains that portion of his speech.