Author: Bob Weeks
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Maine economic development incentive programs questioned
The State of Maine has examined its economic development incentive programs and found them to be a bad deal for taxpayers.
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WichitaLiberty.TV: Mike Pompeo on Russia, economic development incentives, and House of Cards
In this episode of WichitaLiberty.TV: United States Representative Mike Pompeo talks about Eastern Europe and Russia, economic development and incentives, and the Netflix television series House of Cards.
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Wichita economic development incentives: Do they help?
The Wichita City Council regularly awards economic development incentives. Are these incentives helpful, or not?
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Kansas advanced biofuels plant subject of New York Times story
There is an old joke in the energy business that advanced biofuels are the fuel of the future, and always will be.
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Franklin Roosevelt, contributor to modern nanny state
President Franklin Roosevelt proposed an expansive set of rights, many of which have become law and policy.
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WichitaLiberty.TV: Term limits, initiative, and referendum
A candidate challenging a long-time incumbent for United States Senator from Kansas provides the opportunity to explore the need for term limits, and the related concepts of initiative and referendum.
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Wichita develops plans to make up for past planning mistakes
On several issues, including street maintenance, water supply, and economic development, Wichita government and civic leaders have let our city fall behind. Now they ask for your support for future plans to correct these mistakes in past plans.
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Joseph Ashby talks about Wichita Eagle, politics
In this excerpt from the Joseph Ashby Show, the host talks about Wichita Eagle reporting and politics.
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Kauffman paper on local business incentive programs
The paper “Evaluating Firm-Specific Location Incentives: An Application to the Kansas PEAK Program,” from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation introduces a proposed evaluation method and applies it to Promoting Employment Across Kansas (PEAK), one of that state’s primary incentive programs.
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WichitaLiberty.TV: Kansas school finance and reform, Charles Koch on why he fights for liberty
The Kansas legislature passed a school finance bill that contains reform measures that the education establishment doesn’t want. In response, our state’s newspapers uniformly support the system rather than Kansas schoolchildren. Then, in the Wall Street Journal Charles Koch explains why liberty is important, and why he’s fighting for that.
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On a sunny day in downtown Wichita you can see the street lights
At noon on a sunny day in downtown Wichita the street lights are switched on, competing for influence with the sun.