Author: Bob Weeks
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Understanding job growth and the Kansas tax reforms
Commissioned by Kansas Policy Institute and written by researchers from Arizona State University, a new report looks at the Kansas economy after the tax reforms passed in 2012.
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In Wichita: ‘The Future of News in Our Digital Age’
New Symposium’s next event is on January 31. This event is a public forum on the topic “The Future of News in Our Digital Age.” It is a panel discussion with audience interaction.
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Holding politicians to their boasts and promises
There are useful lessons we can learn from the criticism of Kansas Governor Sam Brownback, including how easy it is to ignore inconvenient lessons of history.
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A Wichita school official talks about KPERS
A board member of the largest school district in Kansas repeated an untruth that has unfortunate consequences for Kansas schoolchildren.
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From Pachyderm: Legislative Agendas for 2017
From the Wichita Pachyderm Club this week: Representatives of local governments presented issues important to them in the upcoming session of the Kansas Legislature.
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Kansas schools, right in the middle
A national report shows Kansas schools close to the middle of the states in many areas.
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No one is stealing* from KPERS
No one is stealing from KPERS, the Kansas Public Employees Retirement System. But there are related problems.
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Won’t anyone develop in downtown Wichita without incentives?
Action the Wichita City Council will consider next week makes one wonder: If downtown Wichita is so great, why does the city have to give away so much?
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Year in Review: 2016
Here are highlights from Voice for Liberty for 2016. Was it a good year for the principles of individual liberty, limited government, economic freedom, and free markets in Wichita and Kansas?
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In Wichita, we’ll not know how this tax money is spent
Despite claims to the contrary, the attitude of the City of Wichita towards citizens’ right to know is poor, and its attitude will likely be reaffirmed this week.
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In Wichita, converting a hotel into street repairs
In Wichita, it turns out we have to sell a hotel in order to fix our streets.
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State pension cronyism
A new report details the way state pension funds harm workers and taxpayers through cronyism.