Tag: Elizabeth Patton
Nearly 60% of Kansans favor single tax rate: poll
Americans for Prosperity – Kansas (AFP-KS) has released a poll showing a bipartisan coalition of taxpayers strongly supports replacing the…
Kansas has the most domestic migration loss among neighboring states
Kansas had the worst record in 2023 among bordering states on domestic migration, as more U.S. residents moved out-of-state than…
Kansas City Star rejects opinions with which it disagrees
When Colleen Nelson was the editorial manager for the Kansas City Star, she made sure that alternate views (i.e., not…
AFP-Kansas presents Frederick Douglass Award to Rep. Marvin Robinson II
A free-market group, the Americans for Prosperity Foundation-Kansas, has given its first ever Frederick Douglass Award “for standing on principle…
Kelly vetoes bill that would have helped childcare crisis
One of the biggest obstacles to economic recovery post-pandemic has been the difficulty in finding childcare. Writing in the Wichita…
Chances for school choice this session narrow substantially
School choice legislation is not yet entirely dead in Kansas this year, although opportunities for passage this session are narrowing.…
Senate bill would eliminate competition in power transmission construction
A bill in front of the Kansas Senate would effectively give complete control over electric transmission projects in the state…
Ohio adopts universal occupational license acceptance, Kansas agencies resist
Ohio’s Governor Mike DeWine recently signed into law a Universal Occupational License Recognition allowing licensed professionals such as real estate…
Fordham study finds positive impacts of Ohio’s EdChoice program
A new study from the Thomas B. Fordham Institute should allay concerns that school choice programs won’t benefit marginalized students. …
Kansas loses population while neighboring states gain
Kansas is one of 18 states to see a decline in population between July 2021 and July 2022, according to…
Constitutional amendment would allow legislature to overturn state agency regulations
Kansas voters will consider a constitutional amendment on their November ballots that would allow the Legislature to overturn agency regulations.…
Public invited to candidate forums on education, taxes, spending, regulation
The Kansas Policy Institute is sponsoring two events this week of interest to candidates and taxpayers, focusing on important public…
Olson flip-flop kills education choice, school funding bill
An education funding bill that included expanding a tax credit scholarship program and providing parents education savings account options for…
SB 174 would eliminate ‘pay to work fee’ for APRNs
Proponents say a proposal before the Kansas Legislature regarding Advance Practice Registers Nurses (APRNs) will lower medical costs and improve…
Eyebrow threaders sue state board over the right to earn a living
Jyotsna Biscuitwala is fighting for a slice of the American Dream. Along with her son and daughter-in-law, the Olathe woman…
Election puts liberty-centric reforms on the agenda in Kansas
There’s good news on the horizon for Kansas voters who want less government control over their lives and constitutional liberty…
Republicans for Bollier break with party on policy, too
Kansas media made a big deal about a ‘Republicans for Bollier’ announcement recently, when a group of Republicans endorsed Barbara…
Medicaid expansion plan would hike cigarette taxes, raise fees
Over the last two days, members of the Senate Select Committee on Healthcare Access noodled on details of a Medicaid…
Arizona-like law could reduce occupational licensing hurdles in KS
Arizona became the first state in the nation to recognize occupational licenses from other states. But Arizona’s new license portability…
Occupational license for eyebrow threading?
Arif Karowalia is always looking to hire people to do eyebrow threading at his three Kansas salons, but state licensing…