Category: Wichita city government
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For Wichita’s mayor, too many public hearings
Is the Wichita city council burdened with too many public hearings? Wichita’s mayor seems to think so.
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Wichita water optimization contract award should be reconsidered
Seeking an objective analysis of water and sewer utilities, Wichita considers a firm that has obstacles to objectivity.
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Wichita to consider three tax abatements
When considering whether to grant three property tax abatements, the Wichita city council is unlikely to ask this question: Why can’t these companies expand if they have to pay the same taxes everyone else pays?
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Campaign contribution changes in Wichita
A change to Wichita city election law is likely to have little practical effect.
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Raises for Wichita mayor, council proposed
The Wichita City Council will consider pay raises for the mayor and council members.
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Wichita water statistics update
The Wichita ASR water project produced no water in October. There were two days when river flow was adequate.
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Wichita employee pension costs
Pension costs for the largest of Wichita’s two funds have been rising rapidly.
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Entrepreneurship in Wichita
As Wichita seeks to reboot its spirit of entrepreneurship, we should make sure we do things that have a chance of working.
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Wichita city council should have skipped this proclamation
The Wichita city council issues a proclamation for a controversial medical issue.
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Wichita water statistics update
The Wichita ASR water project produced no water in September, despite many days when river flow was adequate.
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Despite growth of sharing economy, Wichita relies on centralization
The sharing economy provides for the decentralization and privatization of regulation, but the City of Wichita clings to the old ways.
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Wichita cheers its planned economy
While success in growing a company is welcome in Wichita, there are broader issues that affect the rest of the metropolitan area.