Freedom Index Archives - Kansas Policy Institute

Freedom Index wraps up 2021 legislative session 0
- Research
- August 2, 2021
Pandemic policy defined the 2021 legislative session and it does likewise on the 2021 Kansas Freedom Index. While we maintained our desire to not score the same policy issue multiple times, so many of the votes taken this year reflect the policy reaction to the pandemic itself. From the final version of reforms to theREAD MORE
Kansas Freedom Index provides legislative transparency 0
- Tax & Spending
- October 22, 2018
Speaking at a gathering of legislators and policy experts from multiple states recently, I was asked why the Republican-dominated Kansas legislature raised taxes last year instead of making government more efficient. In response, I asked, “What’s a Republican?” We all had a good chuckle, but the sad truth is that party labels don’t mean much
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Lifetime Freedom Index scores set new lows 0
- Tax & Spending
- July 20, 2018
The eighteen legislators who set new low scores on the Lifetime Kansas Freedom Index have one thing in common, and it’s not party affiliation. The six senators and twelve representatives were all elected in 2016. Lifetime Freedom Index scores are reported as percentages, reflecting legislators’ propensity to vote for on legislative actions that positively affect
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Water is wet and party registration tells little about support of liberty 0
- Tax & Spending
- June 18, 2018
Representatives and Senators clearly have a voting record that demonstrates their personal support for freedom but that, apparently, has very little to do with their party registration. Republicans and Democrats are all over the map on whether they do, or do not, support educational and economic freedom. In other news, water is wet. The 2018
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Kansas Legislature Lifetime Freedom Index Released 0
- Research, Tax & Spending
- July 8, 2017
Kansas Policy Institute’s 2017 Lifetime Freedom Index released last week again reinforces legislators’ support for economic freedom and student-focused education are not determined by party affiliation, with significant disparity between high and low scores among Republicans in the House and Senate. With 50 percent considered ‘neutral’ (i.e., just as likely to vote in favor as
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Freedom Index: Political Division is Citizens vs. Government, Not Party Lines 0
- Education, Tax & Spending
- June 2, 2017
The Freedom Index published by Kansas Policy Institute has repeatedly shown the legislative political division to not be about Democrats and Republicans but about legislators’ view of the role of government, and the above June 2 update of 2017 Freedom Index certainly bears that out. With a score of 50 percent being considered neutral, there are
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