Tag: Kansas Policy Institute
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Two versions of the Kansas income tax cuts
There are two versions of the Kansas income tax cuts: The Media version and the reality, writes Steve Anderson of Kansas Policy Institute.
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Kansas school finance reporting and opinion
Kansas school finance reporting and opinion
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WichitaLiberty.TV: Schools and the nature of competition and cooperation, Wind power and taxes
A Kansas newspaper editorial is terribly confused about schools and the nature of competition in markets. Then, we already knew that the wind power industry in Kansas enjoys tax credits and mandates. Now we learn that the industry largely escapes paying property taxes.
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In Kansas, education is all about money and politics for UMEEA
Media reaction to the school finance legislation has been pretty predictable, focusing almost exclusively on institutions and ignoring the impact on students, writes Dave Trabert of Kansas Policy Institute.
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Kansas not good on spending visibility
The results are in, and the news isn’t good: Kansas continues to plummet in state spending transparency rankings, and it barely squeaked by with a grade of D-minus, according to a report by the U.S. Public Interest Research Group.
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Kansas Policy Institute at work
A recap of what Kansas Policy institute has done the past few years leaves me to wonder how anyone who cares about Kansas schoolchildren could be opposed to the work KPI has done.
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In Kansas, base state aid is only a small part of spending
Considering only base state aid per pupil leads to an incomplete understanding of school spending in Kansas. The Gannon school finance decision reinforces this.
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Rural Kansans’ billion-dollar subsidy of wind farms
In addition to receiving taxpayer subsidies and benefiting from mandates to buy their product, wind power producers largely escape the burden of property taxes, writes Dave Trabert of Kansas Policy Institute.
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In Kansas, the Blob is worked up
In Kansas, we’re seeing the Blob at full activation, vigorously protecting its interests against school reforms.