Tag: Kansas Policy Institute
COVID Information Center on Kansas Policy Institute website
The Sentinel’s parent company, Kansas Policy Institute, announced the addition of a COVID Information Center to its website today. Communications…
Study says privatizing Kansas Turnpike could generate $1 billion
With the state facing an approximately $1.5 billion budget deficit next year, legislators are looking at unpalatable options to fill…
KPI: Johnson County should fix flawed COVID policy metrics
The COVID policy metrics being used to make public health decisions and to decide when — or if — to…
More deception: KDHE hid data to justify mask mandate
Data obtained in an Open Records request from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment shows KDHE didn’t ‘just’ manipulate…
Are Future Vision mailers about the election for Senate President?
Kansans recently received mysterious mailers from a group called Future Vision attacking multiple Kansas Senate candidates, and this prompted questions…
Governor Kelly ignores Majority Leader’s COVID transparency request
Don’t expect additional COVID transparency from the State of Kansas any time soon. Kansas House Majority Leader Dan Hawkins, (R-Wichita),…
Kansas has 9th highest state and local sales tax rate
According to the Tax Foundation 2020 mid-year sales tax ranking, Kansas has the ninth-highest combined state and local sales tax…
KPI calls on Kelly to use COVID stimulus funding for property tax relief
Kansas Policy Institute today asked Governor Laura Kelly to follow the lead of Idaho Governor Brad Little, who is leveraging…
Kelly, KDOT deny truckers hot, tasty food despite federal waiver
For long-haul truckers a good meal is important — and often not available — particularly during this era of state-mandated…
Kelly keeps bars, nightclubs shut down in revised Phase 2
Democrat Kansas Governor Laura Kelly announced Tuesday that the state would be moving into “Phase 2” of her reopening plan…
Linn County rescinds contact tracing order after KJI lawsuit
The Kansas Justice Institute has won another victory for liberty. Linn County, in the wake of a federal lawsuit and…
COVID cases trending down but Kelly extends shutdown order
Legislators and others feared Kansas Governor Laura Kelly would drag out her economic shutdown when she wouldn’t identify specific criteria…
Gov. Kelly continues heavy restrictions on businesses, activity
With her original stay-at-home orders and state of emergency set to expire May 3, and facing mounting pressure to reopen…
Kansas tax revenue likely much worse than estimated
The Consensus Revenue Estimate (CRE) released Monday predicts a very modest two-year decline of just $88 million for the State…
COVID testing levels have little relationship with positive cases
A statistical analysis of COVID testing and cases by Kansas Policy Institute shows one positive case for roughly every ten…
Kansas Chamber releases plan to restart economy
As Kansas Governor Laura Kelly announced she was extending the state-wide stay-at-home order until May 3, the Kansas Chamber of…
Kansas faces huge state budget deficits due to COVID-19
Late last week, Kansas Policy Institute released a report showing the state of Kansas is facing potential state budget deficits between…
KPI releases annual “A-F” school grades
The Kansas Policy Institute, which owns the Sentinel, released its annual “A-F” School Grades on Monday, and the results are…
Commerce Committees hear about barriers in Kansas economy
The Kansas Senate and House Commerce Committee held hearings in Topeka this week on barriers to economic growth in the…
3-legged stool scheme sets up a $1 billion income tax hike
Governor Kelly and her tax council say a balanced 3-legged stool theory, with equal amounts of income, sales, and property tax…
“Giving Kids a Fighting Chance” premieres to acclaim
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush says educational reform is “…the civil rights issue of our time…it’s the social justice issue…
Johnson County violates state law on ‘dark store’ claims
A September 2019 ruling from the Kansas Board of Tax Appeals (BOTA) admonished the Johnson County Appraiser’s Office for illegally…
Lawmakers face call to grow government with higher tax revenue
The group that creates budget estimates for the state of Kansas revised its tax revenue numbers last week, estimating the…
2019 state assessment: stagnant, disturbingly low achievement in Kansas schools
Nearly two-thirds of Kansas fourth-graders and 75% of Kansas 10th graders tested below grade level or needing remedial training in…