Month: December 2011
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Sustainable planning: The agenda and details
A paper written by Sedgwick County Commissioner Richard Ranzau explains the dangers behind the sustainable planning movement.
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Wednesday December 14, 2011
Today: Property rights in Wichita; Importance of open records; Wichita city news; Cronyism in America.
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Open records, rights of Kansans disrespected at Wichita City Council
A meeting of the Wichita City Council reveals that the city does not care about open and transparent government, despite the claims of leaders such as Mayor Carl Brewer.
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Wichita petition effort successful
A petition drive to force action on a Wichita charter ordinance has gathered enough signatures, according to the election office.
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Monday December 12, 2011
Today: Kansas budget; Trade protectionism makes us poorer; A new day in politics?; Harm of expanding government explained; Youthful senator to speak; Markets: exploitation or empowerment?
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Wichita open records issue buried
The City of Wichita is burying an issue related to its refusal to act in a genuinely open and transparent manner.
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CSAPR not friendly, not a ghost
Every citizen on the planet bears a responsibility toward stewardship of the environment. In the United States we have been blessed by much improved air and water quality over many decades of dedicated effort. There are, however, practical limits as to how far to push the envelope of “clean.”
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Friday December 9, 2011
Today: Ethanol subsidy; Cronyist Warren Buffet; Natural gas subsidies for Pickens; Planning grant to be topic of meeting; Tilting at wind turbines;
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Wichita’s political class
Discussion at a Wichita City Council meeting provided an opportunity for citizens to discover the difference in the thinking of the political class and those who value limited government and capitalism.
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Regulatory Accountability Act of 2011
Last week the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 3010: Regulatory Accountability Act of 2011. This law would, if passed by the Senate and signed by the president, would require regulatory agencies to “base all preliminary and final determinations on evidence,” among other reforms.
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Wednesday December 7, 2011
Today: Wichita petitions; Petitions being contested; Smart Taxpayers Exposing Waste; Planning grant to be topic of meeting; Kansas history writer to speak; Wichita City Council.