Tag: Dennis Pyle
2023 Freedom Index shows liberty is not a red or blue issue
Seventy-three of the 165 Kansas House and Senate members scored better than 85% on the 2023 Kansas Freedom Index, including Wyandotte County…
Petty politics prevented $1.4 billion in tax relief in Kansas
Virtually every effort to provide state tax relief over the last ten years was met with the ‘Don’t Be Like…
Poll shows majority of Kansans support curriculum transparency
According to a new poll provided to The Daily Wire, an overwhelming majority of registered voters in Kansas and three…
Legislature debates extending COVID emergency declaration
UPDATE: The Governor signed SB 14 into law today, Jan. 25, extending the state of emergency declaration through March 31.…
In pandemic’s 9th month, Gov. Kelly turns focus to nursing homes
Nine months after the start of the pandemic, Gov. Laura Kelly issued an executive order requiring testing protocols in Kansas…
Kelly administration obstructs, obfuscates on PPE distribution
In spite of a legislator’s concern that personal protective equipment — also known as PPE — isn’t getting to nursing…
State agencies that ignored lobbying audit inquiry named
(editor’s note: a previous version of this story said Kansas Public Employees Retirement System didn’t respond to the audit request,…
Record 18 legislators score above 90% on 2019 Kansas Freedom Index
Eighteen Kansas House and Senate members scored better than 90% on the 2019 Kansas Freedom Index, besting the previous high of…
Lawmaker Proposes Election of State Auditor
Sen. Dennis Pyle, a Hiawatha Republican, is proposing citizens elect a state auditor for one, four-year term. The auditor would…
School Funding Debate Likely To Dominate 2018 Session
Debate on how to best deal with the Kansas Supreme Court’s ruling requiring the legislature to craft a new school…
Senator Announces Plan to Push for Changes to KS Constitution
State Sen. Dennis Pyle, a Hiawatha Republican, will introduce a Constitutional amendment to prevent the Kansas Supreme Court from closing schools. The…
KPI Freedom Index Shows the Most Pro-Government Legislators to Be Republicans
Republicans hold the top and bottom slots in Kansas Policy Institute’s Freedom Index. Each year since 2012, KPI has rated…