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House Bill 510 — Government ethics, public record (+1)
Bill Description: House Bill 510 would make it clear that public employees can share non-confidential information with the Idaho Legislature and prohibit their employers from retaliating. Rating: +1 Does it violate the spirit or the letter of either…
House Bill 519 — Internal revenue code conformity (+2)
Bill Description: House Bill 519 would fully conform Idaho’s tax code to the federal changes enacted…
Habeas Corpus Case No. 666
In just 22 calendar days this month (January 5 to 26), some 412 habeas corpus cases have been filed…
Kansas Is Relearning a Hard Lesson About Spending
Kansas does not have a revenue problem. It has a spending discipline problem, and the state has…
School funding almost $19,000 per student, cash…
Data from the Kansas Department of Education shows school funding for the 2024-25 school year set…
Extraordinary Economic Claims Require Extraordinary Evidence—Sports Edition
Three pieces published on Friday tried and failed to find evidence for big claims about the economic impact of sporting events. In a column for The Kansas City Star, I challenged the rosy claims of the alleged economic windfall from hosting the World…
The Auditor Confirms Missouri’s Budget Problem
For years, I have argued that Missouri’s spending trajectory needed correction, and a new report…
Reducing the temperature
There have been a growing number of organizations and political leaders calling for a reset in…
Tax, spending and debt limits in Colorado’s 1876…
Colorado politicians who whine about the restrictions in TABOR should read the original Colorado…
Senate Bill 1225 — President search, higher education…
Bill Description: Senate Bill 1225 (S1225) would codify the State Board of Education’s (SBOE) …
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