Wichita State University Archives - Kansas Policy Institute

Kansas Legislation Guarantees Right to Work for Eyebrow Threaders 0
- Tax & Spending
- March 18, 2022
Yesterday, Senate Bill 348 passed the Kansas House by a 110-10 margin. The bill, which, changed slightly from when it passed the Senate to the version just passed in the House and has yet to be enacted, exempts hair threaders from cosmetology licensing conditions, including 1,000 hours of training that can run to over $15,000.
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Rethinking Regulatory Oversight with SCR 1618 0
- Tax & Spending
- February 16, 2022
This week, the Kansas Senate Judiciary Committee is hearing SCR 1618, which would establish greater legislative oversight regarding executive branch regulations. This bill is a solid step towards healthy regulatory reform that will make Kansas more competitive and provide new opportunities for Kansas families. The constitutional amendment would allow the Kansas legislature to “establish procedures
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University spending largely to blame for tuition hikes 0
- Education
- February 24, 2020
Last February, the Kansas City Star and the Wichita Eagle faulted legislators’ lack of funding for tuition increases, but analysis of university spending showed most of the blame went to the universities themselves. Now it’s deja vu all over again – the Star and the Eagle are blaming legislators with one-sided ‘news’ reporting to push
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$2 billion Kansas payroll posted to KansasOpenGov.org 0
- Tax & Spending
- June 26, 2019
State agencies spent a little more than $2 billion on payroll during the 2018 calendar year, and the complete Kansas payroll list by employee and position is now available at KansasOpenGov.org. The Kansas Turnpike Authority payroll is provided separately and is available here. Kansas Policy Institute collects the data each year in Open Records requests.
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