Author: Bob Weeks
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Good news coming for Wichita, says Brownback top aide
Speaking to the Wichita Pachyderm Club today, David Kensinger, Chief of Staff for Kansas Governor Sam Brownback, said that Brownback will be in Wichita Tuesday “with a very specific announcement as relates to jobs in the aviation industry.”
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Boeing departure presents challenge for Wichita and Kansas
The announcement of the departure from Wichita of Boeing presents challenges for the Wichita area and the state of Kansas. The response of government officials over the next few years will need to depart from past and present practice if Wichita wants to build a dynamic and sustainable economy. With a few exceptions, our current…
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Tuesday January 3, 2012
Today: Legislators to hear from citizens; Romney seen as ‘good enough’; Brownback Chief of Staff in Wichita; Arrogance of Trump; Ethanol; 180 miles in an electric car; Kansas Policy Institute research; Capitalism.
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In Wichita, Southfork TIF is politics, and therefore should be rejected
There are many reasons why the Sedgwick County Commission should reject the establishment of a tax increment financing, or TIF, district, in Wichita.
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Tax increment financing (TIF) and economic growth
There is clear and consistent evidence that municipalities that adopt tax increment financing, or TIF, grow more slowly after adoption than those that do not.
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Does tax increment financing (TIF) deliver on its promise of jobs?
When looking at the entire picture, the effect on employment of tax increment financing, or TIF districts, used for retail development is negative.
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Friday December 30, 2011
Today: Year in review, Wichita Liberty-style; Patriots New Years Eve; Legislators to hear from citizens; California’s redevelopment nightmare to end; Growth will heal nation’s economy; Assumptions about capitalism; Resources on Austrian economics; Cato University.
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2011: The Year in Review
Following is a selection of stories that appeared on Voice for Liberty in 2011. Was it a good or bad year for the causes of economic freedom, individual liberty, limited government, free markets, and civil society?
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Wichita falls in economic performance ranking
The City of Wichita has fallen in a ranking of the performance of its economy, according to the Milkin Institute.
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Kansas teacher quality policies ignored
In Kansas, the Brownback school reform plan bypasses an area in which Kansas needs improvement: teacher quality policies.
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Kansas school spending: the complete picture
In an effort to drum up support for school spending in Kansas, advocates seize on a partial picture of school spending to make their case.
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In Wichita, disdain for open records and government transparency
On an episode of KAKE Television’s “This Week in Kansas,” the disdain of Go Wichita Convention and Visitors Bureau and the City of Wichita towards open records and government transparency is discussed.