Tag: United States government
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Friday June 24, 2011
Today: RightOnline may not follow Netroots; Ann McElhinney; Presidential candidate white papers; Budget briefing book, volume one; Pompeo events; Kansas tax competitive position slipped in 2011; Redistricting in Kansas; The price system.
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Wednesday May 25, 2011
Today: The failure of American schools; Professors to Koch Brothers: Take your green back; History and legacy of Kansas populism; Federal grants seen to raise future local spending; Debt observed as sold.
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U.S. national debt clock
A handy reference source for figures about U.S. debt and spending, as well as a place to spend a few moments watching the live numbers spin by, is U.S. national debt clock.
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Federalism strikes back
Writing in the Washington Times, Kansas’ own Greg Schneider, a professor of history at Emporia State university and Kansas Policy Institute senior fellow, explains that respect for the tenth amendment and state sovereignty is good for the country. He also calls for a reaffirmation of federalism.
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Limits of government and rights of people to be addressed in Wichita
This Friday (May 7) Sarah Mcintosh will address members and guests of the Wichita Pachyderm Club. Ms. McIntosh’s presentation, titled “Make No Law,” will discuss the constitutional powers and limits of the federal government, versus the rights of the people, with a particular focus on the interaction of rights and powers in the health care…