Author: Bob Weeks
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Kansas jobs, August 2020
The employment situation in Kansas rose continued to improve in August 2020 as the response to the pandemic continued to affect the economy.
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Could drug price regulation produce good and not harm?
A sampling of criticism of drug price controls.
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Rethinking the city and the community for a post-pandemic world
How has the pandemic affected cities in general and Wichita specifically, and what are implications for the future?
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Kansas general fund spending and receipts
The Kansas budget is volatile, with rising spending and a large deficit.
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Kansas spending
Kansas governmental spending from several perspectives.
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Swamp refilling itself
Although there has been progress, cronyism and the swamp may be renewed in Washington.
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Wichita economic development examined
“What may look like economic growth on the surface ends up being, upon closer scrutiny, an expensive exercise in the rearrangement of existing business activity.”
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Updated: Presidential data explorer
Explore the economic record of presidents through the lens of data, with new updates for August.
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Kansas tax revenue, August 2020
For August 2020, total Kansas tax revenue fell by 43 percent from July, reflecting the tax deadline postponement from April to July.


