Tag: Kansas state government
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Monday January 30, 2012
Today: Kansas school forum; Ambassador Hotel to be subject of discussion; Capital gains tax rate; Kan-ed audit; Huelskamp and Sharpton; Education reform blog started; Super PACs.
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For Kansas, spending is the other part of the equation
Kansas tax reform is made difficult by the fact that Kansas has a large, big-spending state government.
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Kansas Bioscience Authority
The release of a forensics audit of the Kansas Bioscience Authority coupled with two days of joint committee hearings revealed an independent government agency out of control, an audit that draws conclusions described as sanitized of important details, and an agency and legislative supporters who believe that now, all is well at the KBA.
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Guide to Kansas legislative documents
Kansas state government has many websites and documents that help understand the Kansas Legislature. But some documents and data are missing.
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In Kansas, the billion-dollar question
The Fair Tax could provide a solution to problems in Kansas with the budget and our economic prospects, writes Larry Halloran.
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Kansas Speaker: Schools don’t spend all they have
Based on choices that many school districts have made in response to legislation giving them flexibility to spend fund balances, Speaker of the Kansas House of Representatives Mike O’Neal questions whether a school funding crisis actually exists.
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Kansas spending is the problem
Kansas Governor Sam Brownback’s tax reform plans are designed to be revenue neutral, when the state should be looking to collect and spend less.
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Wednesday January 11, 2012
Today: A legislator would do this?; Where to see, listen to State of State Address; Kansas Policy Institute launches blog; Kansas House Speaker criticized; Kansas presidential caucus; Democrats urged to help Republicans; Kansas health issues; Separation of art and state; Numbers trouble Americans; and Capitalism.
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Good news coming for Wichita, says Brownback top aide
Speaking to the Wichita Pachyderm Club today, David Kensinger, Chief of Staff for Kansas Governor Sam Brownback, said that Brownback will be in Wichita Tuesday “with a very specific announcement as relates to jobs in the aviation industry.”
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Boeing departure presents challenge for Wichita and Kansas
The announcement of the departure from Wichita of Boeing presents challenges for the Wichita area and the state of Kansas. The response of government officials over the next few years will need to depart from past and present practice if Wichita wants to build a dynamic and sustainable economy. With a few exceptions, our current…
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In Wichita, occupiers make presence known at legislative meeting
Comments from 53 speakers at a forum in Wichita signal a busy and contentious legislative session is just ahead. About 200 showed up for the South-central Kansas Legislative Forum at the Sedgwick County Courthouse Tuesday night.