Author: Bob Weeks
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Newspaper reports on lack of source for news
I wonder if the reporters and editors at Wichita Business Journal can see the rich irony in this article.
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Tax increment financing in Kansas
In this excerpt from WichitaLiberty.TV: How does Tax Increment Financing (TIF) work in Kansas? Is is a good thing, or not?
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Reforming economic development in Wichita
In this excerpt from WichitaLiberty.TV: Can we reform economic development in Wichita to give us the growth we need?
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Kansas school districts compliance with transparency law
Some Kansas school districts are not complying with basic transparency, even though there is a law, finds Kansas Policy Institute.
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Kansas school spending: Visualization
An interactive visualization of revenue and spending data for Kansas school districts.
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WichitaLiberty.TV: Journalist, novelist, and blogger Bud Norman on presidential politics
In this episode of WichitaLiberty.TV: Journalist, novelist, and blogger Bud Norman joins host Bob Weeks to discuss presidential election politics.
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ACT Scores and State Rankings, 2015
ACT Scores and State Rankings, 2015
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Simple tasks for Kansas Legislature
In this excerpt from WichitaLiberty.TV: There are things simple and noncontroversial that the Kansas Legislature should do in its upcoming session.
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Empowering and engaging Wichitans, or not
Does the City of Wichita really want to “empower and engage citizens by providing information necessary to keep them informed on the actions their government is taking?”
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In Sedgwick County, choosing your own benchmarks
The Sedgwick County Commission makes a bid for accountability with an economic development agency, but will likely fall short of anything meaningful.
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Spending and taxing in Kansas
Difficulty balancing the Kansas budget is different from, and has not caused, widespread spending cuts.
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Brownback and Obama stimulus plans
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.