Author: Bob Weeks
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Thursday October 21, 2010
Today: Climate change, Facebook, George Soros, Jerry Moran, Kansas Supreme Court, Koch Industries, Regulation, Politics, Wichita Eagle opinion watch, Kansas judges, Taxation
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Wednesday October 20, 2010
Today: Bailouts, Corporate welfare, Economic development, Elections, Environment, Politics, Sam Adams Alliance, Tea Party, Downtown Wichita revitalization, Sedgwick county government, Global warming alarmism
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In Wichita and Kansas, economic development is not working
The effort of Wichita and Kansas to retain Hawker Beechcraft, one of our leading employers and a Wichita institution, provides a lesson in the futility of corporate welfare as an economic development policy: Someone is usually willing to pay more. We would be much better off if we start transforming Kansas to a state where…
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Goyle continues to raise majority of funds from outside Kansas
In the campaign for United States Congress from the fourth district of Kansas, Democrat Raj Goyle continues to gather most of his campaign funds from outside Kansas, although the margin of out-of-state funds is less than before.
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Kansas spending should be cut, not frozen
A recent Wichita Eagle editorial, “Freeze means big cuts,” said gubernatorial candidate Sam Brownback’s intention to freeze state spending would cause big cuts in services by not replacing federal stimulus money. The unspoken presumptions one must accept to make that leap are (1) every government program and service is essential and (2) every program and…
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Outsourcing Kansas jobs
In the campaign for United States Congress from the fourth district of Kansas, Democrat Raj Goyle uses the issue of outsourcing of Kansas jobs as his main issue against Republican Mike Pompeo
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Kansas judicial retention elections
Today’s Wichita Eagle contains an article about Kansas Supreme Court Justices and their retention elections. These elections, where voters are asked whether a judge should remain a member of the court, represent the primary way that ordinary Kansans participate in the selection of who sits on our state’s highest court and appeals court.
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Monday October 18, 2010
Today: Mike Pompeo, Politics, Raj Goyle, Wichita Pachyderm Club, TIF districts, Kansas fourth district, Elections, Politics, Education, School choice, Kansas state government, Community Improvement Districts
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Sunday October 17, 2010
Today: Carl Brewer, Corporate welfare, Downtown Wichita revitalization, Sue Schlapp, Tea Party, Politics, Free markets
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Goyle, Pompeo file campaign finance reports
Here’s a summary of the campaign finance reports filed on October 16, 2010 for candidates for United States Congress from the fourth district of Kansas, Democrat Raj Goyle and Republican Mike Pompeo.
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Free political speech, with what restrictions?
The ability to exercise free speech anonymously is important for both individuals and corporations.