Kansas Free Press 11/28/2019

Kansas Free Press 11/28/2019

Kansas 2019 economy ranks 49th as government grows

By Michael Austin Kansas Policy Institute – Within the last year, Kansas has set a record budget, financed it with record tax hikes, and vowed to increase spending to even higher levels. Some think such a policy encouraged economic success. However, the last economic snapshots reveals the opposite, that ballooning government is crowding out private sector growth.