Author: Bob Weeks
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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.
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Wichita City Council sets hotel tax election date
Discussion of setting an election date provided another example reinforcing the realization that Wichita has a city council — with the exception of one member — that is entirely captured by special interests.
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Classical liberalism values liberty, the individual, and civil society
In a short video, Nigel Ashford of Institute for Humane Studies explains the tenets of classical liberalism.
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Monday December 19, 2011
Today: Boeing tanker and Wichita; Wichita school dress code; Kansas legislator briefing book; Velvet Revolution voice has died; Open records in Wichita; Cellulosic ethanol; Overcriminilization; Stevens, Pachyderm President, honored; Occupiers and crony capitalism.
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Friday December 16, 2011
Today: Kansas school finance; No school choice for Kansas; Federal budget transparency; Open records in Wichita; Cell phone ban while driving; Myths of the Great Depression.
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Sustainable planning: The agenda and details
A paper written by Sedgwick County Commissioner Richard Ranzau explains the dangers behind the sustainable planning movement.
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Wednesday December 14, 2011
Today: Property rights in Wichita; Importance of open records; Wichita city news; Cronyism in America.
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Open records, rights of Kansans disrespected at Wichita City Council
A meeting of the Wichita City Council reveals that the city does not care about open and transparent government, despite the claims of leaders such as Mayor Carl Brewer.