Tag: Kansas Watchdog
Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Wednesday December 1, 2010
Today: Education, Kansas National Education Association, Economic development, Tax abatements, Subsidy.
In Left’s attack on Koch Industries, facts sometimes don’t matter
Sometimes in politics hatred runs so deep that facts simply don’t matter. This happened Wednesday in Overland Park, Kansas as a group of two “theatrical protesters” sought to inform attendees at an Americans for Prosperity rally about the true nature of that organization.
Kansas judicial retention election attracts attention
Kansas Watchdog’s Earl Glynn reports on the fund-raising and politics surrounding Kansas Supreme Court Justice Carol A. Beier and the retention election she faces this year. Normally these judicial retention elections are not newsworthy, although perhaps they should be. This year’s retention election for Justice Beier, however, is attracting attention.
Kansas schools have used funds to increase spending
Although revenue to Kansas school districts has declined, schools have been able to increase spending by using fund balances. These fund balances have been the subject of controversy, with school spending advocates insisting that they can’t be used in the way that we now see they have been used.
Kansas sales tax study criticized
Wichita State University economist John Wong has produced a study showing that while an increase in the Kansas sales tax would kill jobs, it would result in less net job loss than a reduction in state spending. This differs from an earlier study which finds much greater job loss.
Kansas news digest
News from alternative media around Kansas for March 22, 2010.
Kansas news digest
News from alternative media around Kansas for March 16, 2010.
Kansas taxes have impact
Do Kansas taxes have an impact on business location decisions? Are Kansas taxes lower than surrounding states, as claimed by supporters of raising Kansas taxes?