Author: Bob Weeks
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Wednesday January 11, 2012
Today: A legislator would do this?; Where to see, listen to State of State Address; Kansas Policy Institute launches blog; Kansas House Speaker criticized; Kansas presidential caucus; Democrats urged to help Republicans; Kansas health issues; Separation of art and state; Numbers trouble Americans; and Capitalism.
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Kansas senators seen as unfriendly to business
The Kansas Chamber of Commerce PAC is supporting challengers to Kansas senators who have voting records contrary to economic freedom and free enterprise.
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Pentagon strategy blamed for Boeing Wichita closure
The fact that price was the key determinant in the decision to award Boeing the air force refueling tanker contract led Boeing to close its underutilized, and therefore expensive, Wichita plant.
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Monday January 9, 2012
Today: Wichita City Council; Kansas House Speaker speaking in Wichita; Legislature starts; State of the State address; Kansas State Sovereignty Rally; Making Economics Come Alive.
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Wichita TIF: Taxpayer-funded benefits to political players
It is now confirmed: In Wichita, tax increment financing (TIF) leads to taxpayer-funded waste that benefits those with political connections at city hall.
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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.