Author: Bob Weeks
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Added to presidential data explorer: Primary Energy Net Imports
Explore the economic record of presidents through the lens of energy independence.
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Economic development incentive to be canceled
The City of Wichita will consider canceling an economic development incentive for a firm that no longer meets policy requirements.
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Trump-supporting QAnon seen as public security threat
QAnon, a conspiracy theory group mentioned favorably by President Donald J. Trump and embraced by other Republican leaders, represents a public security threat, according to the Combating Terrorism Center at West Point.
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Updated: Effects of pandemic on employment in states
The effects of the response to the pandemic vary widely among the states, but federal government employment has been little affected.
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Kansas jobs, July 2020
The employment situation in Kansas continued to improve in July 2020 as the response to the pandemic continued to affect the economy.
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Airport traffic statistics, 2019
Airport traffic data presented in an interactive visualization, updated through 2019.
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Wichita property tax on commercial property: High
An ongoing study reports that property taxes on commercial and industrial property in Wichita are high. In particular, taxes on commercial property in Wichita are among the highest in the nation.
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Added to presidential data explorer: Mortgage rates
Explore the economic record of presidents through the lens of mortgage interest rates.
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Consumer sentiment index by presidential term
For many years the University of Michigan as published a survey of consumers, with one output being a consumer sentiment index.
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Updated: Measuring household experiences during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
An updated interactive visualization of household data on the effects of the pandemic.

