Author: Bob Weeks
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Downtown Wichita report omits formerly prominent data
The new State of Downtown Wichita report for 2017 is missing something. What is it, and why is it missing?
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We need NOTA, now
“None of the Above” voting has issues to resolve, but the current system has many problems.
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Too much on the consent agenda in Wichita city hall
The Wichita city council will consider an item that, I believe, is of sufficient interest and controversial enough that it should appear on a regular agenda, not a consent agenda.
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Wichita public school district transparency
Transparency issues surrounding the Wichita public school district are in the news. There are steps that are easy to make, but the district resists.
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A consultant to help Wichita’s confidence factor
Wichita considers hiring a consultant to help find a baseball team.
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Kansas school fund balances
Kansas school fund balances rose this year, in both absolute dollars and dollars per pupil.
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WichitaLiberty:TV: Wichita economy, Kansas schools
Karl Peterjohn and Bob Weeks discuss some statistics regarding downtown Wichita and then the Kansas school finance court decision.
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WichitaLiberty.TV: John Fund, National Review Columnist
National Review columnist John Fund joins Bob Weeks and Karl Peterjohn to discuss elections and their security.
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WichitaLiberty.TV: Wichita talk radio pioneer Joseph Ashby
Wichita talk radio pioneer Joseph Ashby joins Karl Peterjohn and Bob Weeks to discuss state and national affairs.
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Wichita, youthful and growing from the core
A letter writer tells Wichitans that “We have an opportunity to show the country the future of Wichita is youthful and bright, and its growing from the core out.”
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Investment in Downtown Wichita
Charts and tables of investment in Downtown Wichita.
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Downtown Wichita jobs decline
By the measure of jobs used by the City of Wichita, downtown jobs declined in 2015.