Author: Bob Weeks
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Wichita City Council fails to support informing the taxed
What does it say about Wichita’s economic development strategy that if you fully inform citizens and visitors, it renders a tool useless?
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In Kansas, the Blob is worked up
In Kansas, we’re seeing the Blob at full activation, vigorously protecting its interests against school reforms.
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Washington Post out on a limb, again
The Washington Post has published an article that is demonstrably false, and for political reasons.
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In Wichita, if you don’t like it, just don’t go there
As Wichita city officials prepare a campaign to raise the sales tax in Wichita, let’s recall some council members’ attitude towards citizens.
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WichitaLiberty.TV: For whose benefit are elections, school employment, wind power, unions, unemployment
The controversy over the timing of city and school board elections provides an insight into government. Then: Can a candidate for governor’s claims about Kansas school employment be believed? Wind power is expensive electricity, very expensive. A Wichita auto dealer pushes back against union protests. Finally, what is the real rate of unemployment in America?
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Why would the Washington Post do this?
Why would the Washington Post embarrass itself by republishing a thoroughly discredited attempt to link the Koch brothers to the Keystone Pipeline, wonders John Hinderaker of Powerline.
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State financial data, an interactive presentation
Selected statistics about state finances from the United States Census Bureau are presented in an interactive visualization.
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State and local government employment levels vary
The states vary widely in levels of state government and local government employees, calculated on a per-person basis.
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Lashing out at Charles and David Koch, falsely
The attack campaign on Charles and David Koch is a clear sign that Democrats are very worried about November, and they’re lashing out at anyone who’s bankrolling the opposition.
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Are you worried about global warming?
As the following two charts show, the models that are in common use by climate scientists have predicted rising temperatures, but actual observations of temperatures have not conformed to predictions. Temperatures have been level in recent years.
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During Sunshine Week, here are a few things Wichita could do
The City of Wichita says it values open and transparent government, but the city could improve several areas of providing information and records to citizens.
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Kansas Open Records Act reform possible
A committee of the Kansas house of Representatives will consider a bill that would make small but welcome reforms to the Kansas Open Records Act.