Author: Bob Weeks
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Sedgwick County budget outlook
The Sedgwick County recommended budget for 2016 reduces projected deficits.
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Sedgwick County commissioners oppose Westar rate increase
Sedgwick County commissioners oppose Westar rate increase
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‘Roast of Trump’ best left unserved
A celebrity roast of Donald Trump provides insight into the honoree’s character.
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Wichita Eagle editorial board on county budget
When someone invokes “ideology” in their criticism of you, you know that they’ve either run short of actual arguments based on fact, or they don’t know what ideological means.
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Kansas senators vote to advance Ex-Im Bank
Kansas senators vote to advance Ex-Im Bank
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WichitaLiberty.TV: Sedgwick County Commissioners Karl Peterjohn and Richard Ranzau
WichitaLiberty.TV: Sedgwick County Commissioners Karl Peterjohn and Richard Ranzau
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Government creates obstacles to progress
“Overcoming obstacles can be a difficult challenge even on a level playing field. We need to change the rigged system that favors the politically connected over the hardworking, honest citizen,” writes Charles Koch in a recent edition of Perspectives.
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Wichita key performance measures report
The Key performance measures report for Wichita for 2014 is available. Click here to access. Of note, the condition of streets in Wichita is projected to decline in upcoming years.
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Friedman: Laws that do harm
As we approach another birthday of Milton Friedman, here’s his column from Newsweek in 1982 that explains that despite good intentions, the result of government intervention often harms those it is intended to help.
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Pompeo: Disclose complete Iran nuclear deal
U.S. Representative Mike Pompeo and Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton urge disclosure of agreements between IAEA that are relevant to the Iran nuclear deal.
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Westar: First, control blatant waste
As our electric utility asks for a rate increase, let’s first ask that it stop blatant waste.
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Friedman: The fallacy of the welfare state
A simple classification of government spending shows why the process leads to undesirable results, explain Milton and Rose Friedman.