Tag: Kansas Policy Institute
Sharice Davids misleads Kansans on school funding, COVID deaths
Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, representing the state’s 3rd Congressional District, is running a TV ad claiming the Brownback tax relief…
Kansas is being bombarded with unemployment fraud
Dave Trabert, the CEO of Kansas Policy Institute, was surprised to learn that he was a victim of unemployment fraud. …
School boards still diverting money to Schools for Fair Funding
Kansas school districts continue to pump money into Schools for Fair Funding, a coalition of school districts that successfully sued…
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…
Kansas Justice Institute questions legality of Timber Creek school quarantine
Kansas Justice Institute litigation director Sam MacRoberts this morning sent a letter to Timber Creek Elementary School in USD 229…
Kelly admin refuses to answer questions about $7 million no-bid contract
Despite stating opposition to giving out a no-bid contract, Democrat Kansas Governor Laura Kelly continues to use them — and…
COVID Information Center: hospitalization, death rates falling
You wouldn’t know it from media’s and Kansas Governor Laura Kelly’s hyper-focus on case increases, but the rates of COVID…
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…