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WichitaLiberty.TV: Kansas revenue and spending, initiative and referendum, and rebuliding liberty
Read more: WichitaLiberty.TV: Kansas revenue and spending, initiative and referendum, and rebuliding libertyThe Kansas Legislature appears ready to raise taxes instead of reforming spending. Wichita voters have used initiative and referendum, but voters can’t use it at the state level. A look at a new book “By the People: Rebuilding Liberty Without Permission.”
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Kansas school test scores, an untold story
Read more: Kansas school test scores, an untold storyIf the Kansas public school establishment wants to present an accurate assessment of Kansas schools, it should start with its presentation of NAEP scores.
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‘Trillion Dollar Economists’ presented
Read more: ‘Trillion Dollar Economists’ presentedLast week Robert E. Litan delivered a very interesting talk to the Wichita Pachyderm Club. The talk was based on his recent book Trillion Dollar Economists: How Economists and Their Ideas have Transformed Business. View video below, or click here to view at YouTube. Video production by Paul Soutar.
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More government spending is not a source of prosperity
Read more: More government spending is not a source of prosperityKansas needs to trim state government spending so that its economy may grow by harnessing the benefits of the private sector over government.
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The Kansas revenue problem in perspective
Read more: The Kansas revenue problem in perspectiveIf we take the budgetary advice of a former Kansas state budget official, we need to be ready to accept the economic stagnation that accompanied his boss’s tenure.
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Efficiency has not come to Kansas government
Read more: Efficiency has not come to Kansas governmentKansas state government needs to cut spending, but finds itself in a difficult situation of its own making.
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WichitaLiberty.TV: Shari Howard McMinn, author of “Stretched Yet Unbroken”
Read more: WichitaLiberty.TV: Shari Howard McMinn, author of “Stretched Yet Unbroken”In this episode of WichitaLiberty.TV: Former Wichitan Shari Howard McMinn talks about her book “Stretched Yet Unbroken: A Family Knit Together Continues Their Legacy of Faith” and her remarkable journey through life.
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Rebuilding liberty without permission
Read more: Rebuilding liberty without permissionA forthcoming book by Charles Murray holds an intriguing idea as to how Americans can reassert liberty: Civil disobedience. Make the federal government an “insurable hazard.”
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Wichita economic development policies questioned
Read more: Wichita economic development policies questionedThe City of Wichita asks for citizens to trust that it has policies in place that will be followed.
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Wichita has examples of initiative and referendum
Read more: Wichita has examples of initiative and referendumCitizens in Wichita have been busy exercising their rights of initiative and referendum at the municipal level. The Kansas Legislature should grant the same rights to citizens at the state level.
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Wichita tourism plan should include spending disclosure
Read more: Wichita tourism plan should include spending disclosureAs part of a plan for spending a dedicated tax revenue stream, the Wichita city council should include disclosure of spending. It would fulfill a campaign promise.
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Intrust Bank Arena loss for 2014 is $5 million
Read more: Intrust Bank Arena loss for 2014 is $5 millionThe depreciation expense of Intrust Bank Arena in downtown Wichita recognizes and accounts for the sacrifices of the people of Sedgwick County and its visitors to pay for the arena. But no one wants to talk about this.