Author: Bob Weeks
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From Pachyderm: Radio Host Joseph Ashby
From the Wichita Pachyderm Club this week: Radio Host Joseph Ashby, host of The Joseph Ashby Show. His talk focused on the administration of Kansas Governor Sam Brownback.
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Intrust Bank Arena loss for 2015 is $4.1 million
The depreciation expense of Intrust Bank Arena in downtown Wichita recognizes and accounts for the sacrifices of the people of Sedgwick County and its visitors to pay for the arena.
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School staffing and students
Trends for the nation and each state in teachers, administrators, and students, presented in an interactive visualization.
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From Pachyderm: Westar Energy
A presentation from Westar Energy titled “An overview of Westar Energy — Solar, Conservation, Community.”
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From Pachyderm: Martin Hawver on Kansas Politics
From the Wichita Pachyderm Club this week: Martin Hawver, dean of Kansas Statehouse press corps, briefed members and guests on the state of Kansas politics.
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Sedgwick County delinquent tax list for 2015
Here is the delinquent property tax list for Sedgwick County for 2015, summarized and presented in an interactive table that you may sort.
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WichitaLiberty.TV: A variety of topics, with some good news, but a lot of bad news
Wichita’s economic development, Sedgwick County spending, editorials ignoring facts, your house numbers, Kansas governors, taxpayer-funded political campaigns, and the nature of economic competition.
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State of the States, 2016
What did the nation’s governors tell their constituents this year?
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Kansas tax receipts
Kansas tax receipts by category, presented in an interactive visualization.
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CID and other incentives proposed in downtown Wichita
A proposal for a community improvement district in downtown Wichita includes a public hearing, but much information the public needs is missing.
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Sedgwick County Health Department: Services provided
Sedgwick County government trimmed spending on health. What has been the result so far?
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Free trade is important, but may be in peril
Robert E. Litan, a lawyer and economist and adjunct senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations spoke on “The Future of Trade Policy” before a luncheon at the Wichita Pachyderm Club August 5, 2016.