Author: Bob Weeks
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Wichita seeks to correct an oversight, finally
A request to modify an agreement with the City of Wichita raises the question of why, finally, is the city dealing with an apparent oversight?
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This week, Wichita has a chance to increase government transparency
The Wichita City Council can decide to disclose how taxpayer money is spent, or let it remain being spent in secret.
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In Wichita, the need for campaign finance reform
Actions of the Wichita City Council have shown that campaign finance reform is needed. Citizen groups are investigating how to accomplish this needed reform, since the council has not shown interest in reforming itself.
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Kansas ‘Green Book’ released
Kansas Policy Institute has published a book exploring the relationship between the size of government and economic growth.
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Will the next Wichita mayor advocate enforcing our ethics laws?
Wichita has laws that seem clear. But the city attorney said they don’t mean what they seem to say. Will our next mayor stand up for ethics?
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Evaluating economic development incentives
The evaluation of economic development incentives requires thinking at the margin, not the entirety.
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WichitaLiberty.TV: A downtown parking garage deal, academic freedom attacked at KU, and classical liberalism
In this episode of WichitaLiberty.TV: While chair of the Wichita Metro Chamber of Commerce, a Wichita business leader strikes a deal that’s costly for taxpayers. A Kansas University faculty member is under attack from groups that don’t like his politics. Then, how can classical liberalism help us all get along with each other?
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Wichita Metro Chamber of Commerce: What is the attitude towards taxes?
Does the Wichita Metro Chamber of Commerce support free markets, capitalism, and economic freedom, or something else?
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Academic freedom under fire at Kansas: Will the AAUP be consistent?
Will the AAUP and other national academic organizations defend academic freedom at Kansas with the same zeal they defended it at UVA and Wisconsin?
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Why is this man smiling?
In Wichita, the chair of the Wichita Metro Chamber of Commerce crafts a sweetheart deal for his company to the detriment of Wichita taxpayers.
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KU records request seen as political attack
A request for correspondence belonging to a Kansas University faculty member is a blatant attempt to squelch academic freedom and free speech.
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Food labeling act to be heard
A complicated regulatory landscape for genetically modified foods would shift power to large food producers at the expense of small companies and innovative startups. A bill by Rep. Mike Pompeo addressing this issue will receive a hearing this week.