Author: Bob Weeks
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WichitaLiberty.TV: Wichita Eagle, Kansas Democrats, Kris Kobach on voting, and the minimum wage
Wichita Eagle labels hold a clue to the newspaper’s attitude, Kansas Democratic Party income tax reckoning, straight-ticket voting could leave some issues unvoted, and how a minimum wage hike would harm the most vulnerable workers.
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For Kansas schools, a share of your income is the standard
If Kansas personal income rises but the school spending establishment doesn’t get its cut, something is wrong, they say.
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WichitaLiberty.TV: Wichita city government and upcoming elections
In this episode of WichitaLiberty.TV: We’ll take a look at how city government and council meetings operate. Then, there are city elections coming up. How can you get involved? How can you decide which candidates to support?
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Medicaid found to increase, not decrease, emergency room usage
Those who continue to call for the expansion of Medicaid in Kansas should be aware of this astonishing finding, which contrary to what the conventional wisdom has told us about health care.
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Effect of federal grants on future local taxes
Do federal grants cause state and/or local tax increases in the future after the government grant ends?
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Kansas school bonds outstanding
Here is a table and chart of bond activity by Kansas school districts.
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David Theroux: C.S. Lewis on mere liberty and the evils of statism
David J. Theroux, founder and president of The Independent Institute and the C.S. Lewis Society of California, discusses the writings of C.S. Lewis and Lewis’s views on liberty, natural law and statism.
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Wichita school district checkbook updated
An interactive table of checkbook spending by the Wichita public school district.
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Wichita Eagle labels hold a clue
How Wichita Eagle news stories label outside organizations is a window into the ideology of the paper’s newsroom.
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Kansas Democratic Party income tax reckoning
A story told to generate sympathy for working mothers at the expense of Kansas Governor Sam Brownback is based on arithmetic that is not plausible.
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In Kansas, straight-ticket voting could leave some issues unvoted
There are several issues involved with straight-party voting. Kansas shouldn’t adopt this practice. But on the other hand, why not?