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Wichita can implement transparency, even though tax did not pass
Read more: Wichita can implement transparency, even though tax did not passWichitans have to wonder: Was transparency promised only as an inducement to vote for the sales tax? Or is it a governing principle of our city?
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Kansas State Treasurer Ron Estes on KPERS
Read more: Kansas State Treasurer Ron Estes on KPERSKansas State Treasurer Ron Estes gave a presentation on the status of KPERS, the Kansas State Employees Pension System.
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Introduction to Austrian Economics
Read more: Introduction to Austrian Economics“For Austrians, on the other hand, man is a purposeful being. … He has spirit and will.” The author of these remarks, Dr. Richard Ebeling, delivered a lecture on Austrian Economics to an audience in Wichita.
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Wichita water statistics update
Read more: Wichita water statistics updateThe Wichita ASR water project produced more water in August than in July, but continues to fail to produce water at the projected rate or design capacity.
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Kansas schools shortchanged by accounting systems
Read more: Kansas schools shortchanged by accounting systemsKansas schools could receive $21 million annually in federal funds if the state had adequate information systems in place.
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Kansas teachers earn pension credit while working for union
Read more: Kansas teachers earn pension credit while working for unionAn audit finds that a handful of Kansas teachers have accumulated KPERS service credits while working for teachers unions.
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Making a difference in county government
Read more: Making a difference in county governmentSedgwick County Commissioner Jim Howell spoke to a luncheon audience of the Wichita Pachyderm Club.
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Having raised taxes, could you give us a little access?
Read more: Having raised taxes, could you give us a little access?The Wichita public school district has raised taxes substantially, but it’s still difficult to view the board meetings. Could we work out a deal?
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Another week in Wichita, more CID sprawl
Read more: Another week in Wichita, more CID sprawlShoppers in west Wichita should prepare to pay higher taxes, if the city approves a Community Improvement District at Kellogg and West Streets.
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Austrian economics to be explained
Read more: Austrian economics to be explainedA breakfast meeting in Wichita features Richard M. Ebeling, Ph.D. speaking on Austrian Economics.
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Quarterly gross domestic product by state
Read more: Quarterly gross domestic product by stateThe U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) is releasing prototype quarterly gross domestic product (GDP) by state statistics for 2005–2014. Here is an interactive visualization.
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Sedgwick County financial document archive
Read more: Sedgwick County financial document archiveSedgwick County Kansas doesn’t make available online budgets for more than two years, so I’ve obtained both recommended and adopted budgets and made them available.