Author: Bob Weeks
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Job growth visualization updated
Government jobs in Wichita have been growing, but the private sector lags behind.
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We could use the shutdown as a teachable moment
Markets can provide a very strong form of regulation, if we let them work.
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A learning opportunity for Wichita
Next month the Wichita Metro Chamber of Commerce brings a speaker to town who might be able to offer Wichita helpful advice.
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Why Liberty
Edited by Dr. Tom G. Palmer, “Why Liberty” features articles from experts in the fields of policy, academia, business, media, and student organizing.
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Wichita does it again
Action by the Wichita City Council today provides opportunity for two city council members and the city manager to exercise leadership, protecting citizens instead of cronies.
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Exchange Place still not good for Wichita, others
Despite having shed the problems with the former owners, the Exchange Place project has become an even worse deal for the taxpayers, job seekers, and investors of Wichita, Kansas, and the nation.
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Kansas school employment trends
Kansas school employment statistics don’t reflect the doom-and-gloom stories you may have heard from Kansas political leaders and newspaper editorialists.
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Coalition to Congress: End the wind production tax credit
The problems with bestowing government favors on wind energy are myriad — it doesn’t produce cheaper energy, it threatens electrical grid reliability, it’s inefficient, it’s unprincipled tax policy, to name a few — and it’s time to end this misguided handout.
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Pompeo votes to delay Obamacare, keep government open
Congressman Mike Pompeo, R-Kansas, is voting tonight to delay Obamacare for ordinary citizens, pay the armed services, ensure that the government continues running.
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Business employment dynamics, a visualization
Besides the usual employment and jobs numbers delivered each month, there are other interesting statistics gathered about business firms and workers.
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Kansas school test scores, a hidden story
This video takes a look at Kansas and Texas school test scores and reveals something that might surprise you.
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Americans for Prosperity releases findings on West Bank vetting process
AFP-Kansas Field Coordinator Susan Estes called for the city to re-issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) after discovering an oversight in the vetting process.