Tag: Kansas state government
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Kansas sugar tax testimony heard, bill doesn’t advance
Wednesday’s meeting of the Kansas Senate Assessment and Taxation Committee heard testimony on SB 567, which would increase taxes on drinks sweetened with sugar. At the next day’s meeting, the bill didn’t advance out of committee.
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Kansas school spending rally examined in video, story
This week Kansas school spending advocates gathered in Topeka for a march and rally at the Kansas Capitol. Kansas Watchdog’s Paul Soutar takes a look at some of the speakers’ claims and the underlying facts. Read the story and watch video at Debunking Myths in the School Funding Debate.
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Tax law imported to Kansas from California
A Kansas senator is importing California tax law in an effort to solve the Kansas budget problem by raising revenue instead of controlling spending.
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Tax cuts are a cost, says Kansas teachers union
For those who believe in the principle of self-ownership, taxes are a violation of that principle. But to those who depend on government for their funding, taxes are viewed differently. Any move to reduce taxes is viewed as a cost to government. People who value economic freedom, however, view tax cuts as the government allowing…
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Kansas tax simplification desired, but opportunity forgone
Two Kansas lawmakers expressed their desire for simplification of the Kansas tax system, but failed to put these desires into practice when given the opportunity to do so.
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Kansans, including governor, rally for school spending, taxes
Today in Topeka supporters of more taxes for Kansas public school spending marched from the headquarters of Kansas National Education Association (or KNEA, the teachers union), to the Kansas Capitol, where they heard from speakers including Governor Parkinson. The crowd, braving the windy and cold weather, was estimated at 1,000 by the Topeka Capital-Journal.
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Kansas Representative Joe Patton on Kansas school spending
Following is a press release from Kansas Representative Joe Patton, a Republican who represents parts of southwest Topeka and Shawnee County. He touches on a wide range of Kansas school finance topics, including the level of spending, the amount of taxes Kansas businesses pay, the cost of a tax increase, and the amount of waste,…
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As Kansas teachers union rallies, schools stagnate under its rules
Today in Topeka about one thousand supporters of higher taxes for more Kansas public school spending rallied at the Kansas Capitol. Their march on the statehouse started at the headquarters of the Kansas National Education Association (or KNEA, the teachers union), and KNEA president Blake West spoke at the rally. It’s quite ironic that the…
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Tax on beer, liquor subject of Kansas Senate committee hearing
Today’s meeting of the Kansas Senate Assessment and Taxation Committee heard testimony on SB 569, which would increase taxes on beer, wine, and liquor. The tone of the meeting was set in chairman Les Donovan’s opening remarks, when he said “If you drink, you’re going to have to pay.”
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Kansas news digest
News from alternative media around Kansas for March 16, 2010.
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Kansas gasoline tax increases possible
Americans for Prosperity-Kansas reports on two bills that would increase the cost of gasoline in Kansas:
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Kansas school spending lobby impossible to satisfy
A new report by the Kansas Policy Institute provides some insight into the voracious appetite of the Kansas school spending lobby for taxpayer dollars: There’s never enough.