Author: Bob Weeks
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Candidates for Congress to debate in El Dorado
The candidates for the Republican Party nomination for United States Congress from the fourth district of Kansas will participate in a forum this Friday in El Dorado.
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Kansas budget can be balanced without tax increases
As the Kansas Legislature prepares to get to work next week producing a budget plan for the next year, Kansans are being told that tax increases are inevitable. Several sources, however, have ideas and detailed plans as to how the state can avoid tax increases.
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Kansas small business will be harmed by targeted tax increases
For so many small business owners in Kansas, it has been nearly a two years since we started experiencing the toughest economic times ever. So many customers have quit coming into our establishments and those who have come will spend much less. Some small business owners have had to cut back employees and many more…
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Tax increment financing is not free money
Cato Institute Senior Fellow Randal O’Toole has written extensively on the subject of urban planning, development, and tax increment financing (TIF) districts. The following article contains many points that the Wichita City Council may wish to consider as it considers expansion of a downtown Wichita TIF district at tomorrow’s council meeting.
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Response to economic crisis to be subject of Wichita lecture
Tomorrow night at Friends University Dr. Brian Domitrovic of Sam Houston State University will speak on some of the key people and principles in his book Econoclasts: The Rebels Who Sparked the Supply-Side Revolution and Restored American Prosperity.
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Kansas Secretary of State candidate to speak in Wichita
This Friday Kris Kobach will address members and guests of the Wichita Pachyderm Club. Kobach is a law professor at University of Missouri Kansas City, former chair of the Kansas Republican party, and a past candidate for the United States Congress. He currently is a candidate for the Republican party nomination for Kansas Secretary of…
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Wichita area legislative meeting set
Wichita area legislators will meet with the public this Saturday April 24. This meeting is right before the legislature starts meeting on Wednesday April 28 to formulate a budget for Kansas, making decisions on the level of spending and taxes.
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Wake Up America meeting in Severy
On Saturday April 24, a “Wake Up America” town hall meeting will be held in the school auditorium. Doors open at 10:00, with speakers scheduled to start at 11:15.
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Independence caucus: miracle or fantasy?
Would you like to be our new Congressman or Congresswoman? According to the political action group Independence Caucus (aka icaucus) you can be, even if you have no political track record. Can you defeat a six-term incumbent, even if he outspends you 6 to 1? According to icaucus you can — all you need is…
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Kansas budget gap, the real numbers
On Friday the Kansas Consensus Revenue Estimating Group met and released their estimate of revenue for the remainder of the current fiscal year and the next. Revenue estimates for both years were revised downwards.
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Wichita proposed tax increment financing district subject of news
Today’s Wichita Eagle carries two news stories regarding the proposed expansion of a downtown Wichita tax increment financing (TIF) district. The front-page story Condo vote key to downtown Wichita growth and the additional story Owners report mixed views of developers provided background on the vote the Wichita City Council may make at Tuesday’s 9:00 am…
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Correction
In my article Wichita city hall silent on handling of ethics issue, I made a mistake in stating that a ready-to-print story was canceled by Wichita Eagle newsroom management. Eagle editor Sherry Chisenhall informs me that the newspaper did perform research as I reported, but the matter never advanced to a story that was ready…