Sarah Palin stood against the Bridge to Nowhere. Why didn’t Obama and Biden?
September 11, 2008 | NH
AFP policy director Phil Kerpen recounts the history of the Bridge to Nowhere.

Taxes in Kansas at an All-Time High
August 14, 2007 | KS
At no other time in the state’s history have state and local governments imposed such a heavy tax burden on Kansas residents. This year, state and local taxes will capture 11.2 percent of the state’s income. The graduated income tax contributes to this all time high by creating a boom of revenue and spending during prosperous economic times. In periods of rapid growth, income tax revenue increases faster than income. Excited by these new funds, legislators increase state spending with new or expanded programs to match. With this boom often comes a bust. In a recession, income tax revenue falls more rapidly than income.

Kansas Board of Regents' Broken Window
April 18, 2007 | KS
The Kansas Board of Regents recently released a report entitled the “Economic Impact of Deferred Maintenance Spending at Kansas Board of Regents Universities.” The report, produced by the Docking Institute, concluded that if the legislature appropriated and our Universities spent the entire $727 million deferred maintenance backlog, a veritable economic boom would ensue.

Closing a Loopy Loophole
January 18, 2006 | WI
As Republicans in Washington scramble to deal with the growing — and related — problems of wasteful pork-barrel spending and questionable lobbying practices, there is one little-discussed solution that would address both issues. Congress should close the loophole that exempts lobbyists for federal, state, and local government agencies from the $50 gift limit that private-sector and not-for-profit lobbyists must observe.

Supreme Court Rules that Homes and Small Business are in Jeopardy
August 17, 2005 | US
How can government take my property only to give it to someone else? The answer: eminent domain.

The Truth About TABOR in Kansas...and Colorado
February 10, 2005 | US
To hear opponents describe it, you'd think TABOR causes everything from natural disasters to male pattern baldness.