Republican Majorities Translate to Business-Friendly State
Posted by Concerned Kansans at 4/3/2008 2:50 PM and is filed under uncategorized 
For a little more than a year now, we’ve been attempting to spread the word to Kansas voters – elect Republicans and good things will happen. This morning, we received further confirmation of that fact when Kansas was designated as one of the Nation’s ‘top 10’ most business-friendly States.
Despite the fact that the Sebelius Administration has attempted to do damage to Kansas’ business environment at nearly every turn – unparalleled growth of public-sector employment, encouragement of socialized medicine, and most recently, rejection of the employment-rich Holcomb power plant – Kansas Republican leadership has managed to keep the Sunflower State’s stellar reputation as a Mid-West haven for corporate investment.
As stated by Kansas GOP Chairman Kris Kobach in an early-afternoon press release, the Kansas legislative leadership should be applauded for placing the needs of Kansans ahead of any national political ambitions. Sadly, the same can’t be said for our own Governor Sebelius, who has barely tried to hide the fact that her eyes have been locked on a political future in Washington, D.C. since she first arrived in Topeka.
Stay tuned, folks, as we have little doubt that the Republican-led legislature, and their significant majorities in both the House and Senate, will continue to advocate the interests of Kansans as they struggle for tax-relief, fiscal-restraint and the future growth of our business community. Thankfully, Kansas Republicans view Topeka as a place to go and serve the interest of their constituents - not merely as a stepping-stone to a brighter, more glamorous political career on the East Coast.
Despite the fact that the Sebelius Administration has attempted to do damage to Kansas’ business environment at nearly every turn – unparalleled growth of public-sector employment, encouragement of socialized medicine, and most recently, rejection of the employment-rich Holcomb power plant – Kansas Republican leadership has managed to keep the Sunflower State’s stellar reputation as a Mid-West haven for corporate investment.
As stated by Kansas GOP Chairman Kris Kobach in an early-afternoon press release, the Kansas legislative leadership should be applauded for placing the needs of Kansans ahead of any national political ambitions. Sadly, the same can’t be said for our own Governor Sebelius, who has barely tried to hide the fact that her eyes have been locked on a political future in Washington, D.C. since she first arrived in Topeka.
Stay tuned, folks, as we have little doubt that the Republican-led legislature, and their significant majorities in both the House and Senate, will continue to advocate the interests of Kansans as they struggle for tax-relief, fiscal-restraint and the future growth of our business community. Thankfully, Kansas Republicans view Topeka as a place to go and serve the interest of their constituents - not merely as a stepping-stone to a brighter, more glamorous political career on the East Coast.
The authors of the study you "cite" disagree. Perhaps that's why you only referred to it in passing rather than actually linking to a story about it or even the study itself.
"In Kansas’ case, the state fared well by having a relatively high-quality work force, plus relatively low costs for utility services, unemployment insurance and workers compensation rates, said Brent Pollina, the study’s lead author.
Kansas also has effective professionals working on economic-development activities at the state level, he said, reflecting a commitment from the governor’s office."
http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2008/apr/03/kansas_no_10_probusiness_state/
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I agree that the Republican Legislature can be credited for making Kansas friendly for business. But, Kris Kobach has no right to take any credit.
His work on immigration legislation was the most anti-business legislation introduced in Kansas in a generation. His repeated anti-business tirades on the radio have done nothing to make Kansas more business friendly.
So thank you to the Republican Legislature, they deserve it.
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why don't you link to articles when you post? all the other blogs do (or, i should say, the liberal ones do). i know this was a front page story on the LJ-World site.
Sebelius along with the legislature deserve credit here- but most of the credit needs to go to individual counties and cities.
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Undoubtedly, the Legislature deserves some credit, but as the first commenter pointed out (and the subsequent commenter TOTALLY IGNORED) the author of the study points to the Governor's mansion. If the author of this blog bothered to cite his/her sources, we could have a debate about the merits of the study. But rather, this blog has decided to merely make a passing reference to the study and hope that non e of their readers had actually read the thing. Well, I'm calling your bluff. And know you look like an asshat.
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What does an asshat look like?
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Of course the governor is given credit for this whether she deserves it or not; that's the way the world works, boys. This has to be the most naive and ignorant group of bloggers snywhere. As far as the legislature goes, the only thing that matters in Topeka is Koch Industries and their funded subordinates, the KCCI.
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Too bad we're no longer going to have those low energy costs. Thanks to our governor.
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As far as I'm concerned, our state is a little too business friendly, absolving business from all responsibility of any merit concerning the employment of illegal aliens.
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