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(May 20, 2013) STEVE EIDE Kansas' pension system (KPERS) has been abysmally mismanaged. Measured against all other major
public pension systems, KPERS ranks among the worst in terms of per capita pension debt...
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(May 20, 2013) BOB WEEKS To help Kansans understand how legislators vote, Kansas Policy Institute has produced the Kansas Freedom Index for 2013. Legislative scorecards like this are important as they let citizens know how legislators have actually voted, which is sometimes different...
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(May 15, 2013) In the continuation of a project started last year, Kansas Policy Institute has released a new scorecard tracking votes from the 2013 legislative session. This year's Kansas Freedom Index is operated solely by KPI and adds "education freedom" to the bills being tracked.
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(May 15, 2013) DAVE TRABERT Merriam-Webster defines extortion as the “… exaction of money or property through intimidation or undue exercise of authority.” It’s illegal for individuals or corporations to engage in extortion, but some governments are increasingly...
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(May 15, 2013) DAVE TRABERT Merriam-Webster defines extortion as the “… exaction of money or property through intimidation or undue exercise of authority.” It’s illegal for individuals or corporations to engage in extortion, but some governments are increasingly...
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(May 15, 2013) DAVE TRABERT Merriam-Webster defines extortion as the “… exaction of money or property through intimidation or undue exercise of authority.” It’s illegal for individuals or corporations to engage in extortion, but some governments are increasingly...
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(May 14, 2013) TRAVIS PERRY The labor union representing some employees at Kansas State University wants to bite the hand that pays them. In a move that surprised some, the public-employee union at Kansas State University, the Kansas State University Employees Association, has come out against...
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(May 13, 2013) TRAVIS PERRY The labor union representing some employees at Kansas State University wants to bite the hand that pays them. In a move that surprised some, the public-employee union at Kansas State University, the Kansas State University Employees Association, has come out against...
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(May 8, 2013) DAVE TRABERT Gov. Sam Brownback signed historic tax reform legislation last May that would reduce state income taxes by about $800 million in its first full year. As the Legislature returns Wednesday, the debate is about how much of last year’s tax reform will be wiped out.
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(May 7, 2013) PETER HANCOCK The conservative think tank Kansas Policy Institute has been running ads the past couple of weeks asserting that the state has low academic standards in reading and math, an assertion that state officials have repeatedly dismissed.
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