Author: Bob Weeks
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Wichita in the Wall Street Journal
A Wall Street Journal article reports on Wichita, but there are a few issues with quotes from the mayor.
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Wichita employment trends
While the unemployment rate in the Wichita metropolitan area has been declining, the numbers behind the decline are not encouraging.
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A Wichita social media town hall
A City of Wichita town hall meeting ends in less than nine minutes, with a question pending and unanswered.
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Naftzger Park tax increment financing (TIF)
Background on tax increment financing (TIF) as applied to Naftzger Park in downtown Wichita.
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Upcoming Naftzger Park legislative action
The redesign of Naftzger Park in downtown Wichita is not a done deal, at least not legally.
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WichitaLiberty.TV: After the Kansas tax increases
Jonathan Williams, chief economist at American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), joins Bob Weeks and Karl Peterjohn to discuss what ALEC does, and then topics specific to Kansas.
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Kansas legislative highlights for 2017
Kansas Legislative Research Department has released its annual highlights of legislation document for the 2017 session.
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Tax collections by the states
An interactive visualization of tax collections by state governments.
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Wichita MSA employment series
Charts of employment in the Wichita metro area, along with Kansas and the United States.
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Wichita WaterWalk contract not followed, again
Wichita city hall failed to uphold the terms of a development agreement from five years ago, not monitoring contracts that protect the public interest.
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National Transit Database, an interactive visualization
An interactive visualization of data over time from the National Transit Database.
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In Wichita, new stadium to be considered
The City of Wichita plans subsidized development of a sports facility as an economic driver.