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Wichita to grant property and sales tax relief
Read more: Wichita to grant property and sales tax reliefSeveral large employers in Wichita ask to avoid paying millions in taxes, which increases the cost of government for everyone else, including young companies struggling to break through.
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Gary Sherrer and Kansas Policy Institute
Read more: Gary Sherrer and Kansas Policy InstituteA former Kansas government official criticizes Kansas Policy Institute.
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Wichita bridges, well memorialized
Read more: Wichita bridges, well memorializedDrivers — like me — on East Twenty-First Street in Wichita are happy that the work on a small bridge is complete, but may not be pleased with one aspect of the project.
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Spending in the States
Read more: Spending in the StatesThe National Association of State Budget Officers publishes spending data for the states. In this interactive visualization, I present the data in a graphical and flexible format.
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Government schools’ entitlement mentality
Read more: Government schools’ entitlement mentalityIf the Kansas personal income grows, should school spending also rise?
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Beware of government arts spending
Read more: Beware of government arts spendingArt is too important to be dependent on politicians and injecting politics into anything inevitably tarnishes it, writes Lawrence W. Reed of Foundation for Economic Education.
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Decoding the Kansas teachers union
Read more: Decoding the Kansas teachers unionDecoding and deconstructing communications from KNEA, the Kansas teachers union, lets us discover the true purpose of the union.
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Kansas benefits from foreign trade
Read more: Kansas benefits from foreign tradeThe Kansas economy benefits greatly from foreign trade, and we should oppose restrictions on trade, writes Bryan Riley of Heritage Foundation.
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The Joseph Ashby Show, revived
Read more: The Joseph Ashby Show, revivedHe’s no longer on AM radio at KQAM, but people still want to hear him. So for now there’s the Joseph Ashby Show podcast.
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Kansas state assessments
Read more: Kansas state assessmentsAn experimental presentation of Kansas state school assessment data.
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Decoding Duane Goossen
Read more: Decoding Duane GoossenThe writing of Duane Goossen, a former Kansas budget director, requires decoding and explanation. This time, his vehicle is “Rise Up, Kansas.”
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Airport traffic statistics
Read more: Airport traffic statisticsAirport traffic data presented in an interactive visualization.