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Economy
KDOR Misleads Lawmakers to Justify Kelly Tax Relief Veto
April 19, 2021
Federal taxpayer bailout eclipses local payroll changes
March 29, 2021
Legislature must protect small sellers from Governor’s unilateral action
March 19, 2021
Lockdown effect means 57,000 fewer private jobs
March 15, 2021
Localities need belt-tightening, not a bailout
March 5, 2021
The real cost of Government “free stuff”
February 25, 2021
Kansas RELIEF Act can spur COVID Recovery
February 15, 2021
Kelly’s budget raises taxes during recession
January 14, 2021
A Kansas Budget for Economic Growth & COVID Protection
January 4, 2021
An Open Letter to County Commissioners About COVID Mandates
November 23, 2020
Legislature could turn incoming fiscal shortfall into savings
November 18, 2020
Reversing years of Kansas fiscal mismanagement
November 9, 2020
In one month, 25,000 Kansans quit job hunting
October 21, 2020
It’s Official: Lockdown made Kansans poorer
October 7, 2020
COVID policy backlash, Kansans relocate to No-Lockdown states
October 2, 2020
Kansans’ earnings growth near the worst in the Plains
September 25, 2020
August jobs report says no Kansas full recovery until 2021
September 22, 2020
Federal bailouts of state budgets hasten fiscal disaster
September 16, 2020
Perspectives on Economic Development Incentives and Economic Growth in Wichita
September 10, 2020
Small businesses re-plummet despite state economic planning
September 8, 2020
Kansas recovery stalls three months after lockdown
September 1, 2020
STAR Bonds redirect jobs, not create them
August 28, 2020
Gov. Kelly plays politics with federal unemployment relief
August 24, 2020
Kansas ranks 41st on economic performance with repeated tax hikes
August 19, 2020
Surveying Small Businesses: COVID & Reopening the Kansas Economy
August 11, 2020
County Budgets Review: Bringing Savings to Families
August 6, 2020
Unemployed Kansans surpass no-lockdown states
July 28, 2020
Green Book 2020: Kansas job growth abysmal before COVID-19
July 24, 2020
COVID Survey: Small businesses fighting for survival in Kansas
July 16, 2020
Green Book 2020: Understanding Kansas Property Tax Burdens
July 8, 2020
As COVID-19 triggers financial hardship, Gov. Kelly spares government the pain
July 2, 2020
Candidate briefings offer information for politicians & citizens
June 22, 2020
Green Book 2020: Gov. Kelly Vetoes Relief From Nation’s Highest Property Tax Rate
June 8, 2020
Kansas April jobs report suggests an economic free-fall
June 1, 2020
Will Kansas unemployment benefits stall re-opening?
May 15, 2020
Kansas Consensus Undervalues COVID Economic Impact – Part 1
April 22, 2020
Kansas lockdown shrinks economy, needs post-COVID-19 reforms
April 17, 2020
Post-COVID Recovery Plan
April 13, 2020
Government policy Kansans need to combat COVID-19
March 23, 2020
Kansas 2019 Private Jobs Grows Slower Than Expected
March 16, 2020
Kansas media spins job growth
March 2, 2020
STAR Bonds taint Kansas’s role as a referee
February 20, 2020
County economies among the slowest in the nation
December 30, 2019
Gov. Kelly promotes flawed “Three-Legged Stool” tax policy
December 10, 2019
Kansas economy ranks 49th as government grows
November 26, 2019
Income inequality is about choice not “fairness”
October 16, 2019
Kansas deficit-spends into a billion dollar hole
October 10, 2019
Kansas out-migration creates U-Haul shortages
October 2, 2019
Budget deficit remains as recession fears grow
August 26, 2019
Kansas Tax Increase Unfairly Burdens The Poor
August 12, 2019
Local officials learning tax hikes doom consumer spending
August 1, 2019
Three Signs of Kansas Government Growth
July 11, 2019
“Hope” Leads to Work & Opportunity
June 24, 2019
Record State Budgets From Off-Target Economic Predictions
June 13, 2019
Kansas Has Nation’s Highest Rural Property Tax: 2019 Green Book
May 10, 2019
After Record Tax Increases, Kansans’ Happiness Suffers
May 2, 2019
Kansas Regulations Stifle Competition and Burden Families
April 5, 2019
Are Kansans Preparing For More Tax Increases?
February 8, 2019
Will Medicaid expansion save rural hospitals from closing?
January 29, 2019
Medicaid Expansion Supporters Ignore That The Policy Breaks Budgets
January 17, 2019
KPI acquires The Sentinel
January 14, 2019
2019 Legislator’s Budget Guide: Reversing The Kansas Exodus
January 4, 2019
December FY 2019: Kansans Cringe Purchasing for Six Straight Months
January 2, 2019
2019 Legislator’s Budget Guide: Economic Development Needs Reform
December 19, 2018
2019 Legislator’s Budget Guide: Taxing Remote Sales & Sports Gambling
December 17, 2018
2019 Legislator’s Budget Guide: How Kansas Can Recognize Inefficiencies
December 7, 2018
November FY 2019: Sales Tax Stalls For Five Straight Months
December 3, 2018
2019 Legislator’s Budget Guide
November 28, 2018
After Record Spending Vow, State Estimators Wager Robust Income Tax Growth
November 9, 2018
Taxing Online Sales Isn’t A Kansas Windfall
November 2, 2018
Gambling with Taxpayers’ Paychecks, Consensus Revenue Estimating Needs Reform
October 25, 2018
Kansas Freedom Index provides legislative transparency
October 22, 2018
Extravagant clothes and furniture are cheap. An education? Not so much.
October 18, 2018
Reverse long-term economic stagnation
October 8, 2018
KPI publishes 2018 Voter Issue Guide
September 10, 2018
2018 Voter Issue Guide
September 10, 2018
Tax Cuts and the Kansas Economy
September 23, 2017
Pass-Through Exemption Helped Add 18,000 jobs in 2015
April 23, 2017
PEAK subsidy costs Kansas $48.5 million annually
April 19, 2017
States that Spend Less, Tax Less…and Grow More
April 7, 2017
Kansas Private Sector Jobs Grew in 2016
March 13, 2017
2017 Greenbook
March 13, 2017
Kansas budget can be balanced without tax hikes
February 28, 2017
New business filings sets another record in Kansas
February 15, 2017
Kansas job rank improves after tax reform
January 23, 2017
Kansas tax proposal endorses government favoritism
January 20, 2017
A Thousand Flowers Blooming: Understanding Job Growth and the Kansas Tax Reforms
January 5, 2017
Coverage of proposed $820 million tax hike loaded with media bias
December 27, 2016
$820 million tax hike not necessary
December 11, 2016
Government’s Entitlement Mentality – Part 2
November 29, 2016
Governing isn’t about granting wishes
November 28, 2016
Government’s entitlement mentality – Part 1
November 28, 2016
Oil, farming suppress sales tax collections
November 15, 2016
Pass-through entities drive job growth in Kansas
October 31, 2016
Media and highway contractors mislead again
August 31, 2016
Personal Income Ranking Distorted by Media
July 8, 2016
Former Kansas governors’ definition of ‘fiscal health’ favors government over taxpayers
June 26, 2016
Kansas Makes Significant Income Gains over Missouri Post-Tax Reform
April 27, 2016
Kansas private sector employment more competitive since 2012
April 17, 2016
Kansas economy outperformed the region through 3rd Quarter 2015
April 4, 2016
Kansas More Competitive since Tax Reform
March 14, 2016
Kansas gains new high-income residents
March 12, 2016