Category: Wichita city government
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Economic development and cronyism in Wichita
Bob Weeks examines problems with economic development and cronyism in Wichita.
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Wichita city budget to have public hearing
This week the Wichita City Council holds the public hearing for the budget.
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Wichita’s vampires and monsters
The City of Wichita urges citizens to take steps to stop “vampire” power waste.
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Wichita’s uneconomic thinking about water
When thinking about water issues, Wichita city council members and city hall bureaucrats seem to throw economic thinking out the window.
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For Wichita’s new water supply, debt is suddenly bad
Wichita city leaders are telling us we need to spend a lot of money for a new water source. For some reason, debt has now become a dirty word.
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If the transit lights are off, the street lights are probably on
When the city of Wichita is not concerned about waste that is easily observed, how careful is it about avoiding waste not easily seen by citizens?
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Economic development incentives in Wichita: A few questions
Wichita justifies its use of targeted economic development incentives by citing benefit-cost ratios that are computed for the city, county, school district, and state.
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CEDBR fiscal model presentation to Wichita City Council
An explanation of how cost benefit ratios are calculated for economic development incentives.
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For Wichita leaders, novel alternatives on water not welcome
A forum on water issues featured a presentation by Wichita city officials and was attended by other city officials, but the city missed a learning opportunity.