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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.
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Political perspective masquerades as ‘documentary’
Read more: Political perspective masquerades as ‘documentary’A documentary film about the Kansas budget is based on unfactual material. Dave Trabert of Kansas Policy Institute explains.
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WichitaLiberty.TV: Wichita Eagle reporting, marijuana laws, and the Kansas economy
Read more: WichitaLiberty.TV: Wichita Eagle reporting, marijuana laws, and the Kansas economyThe Wichita Eagle prints several stories that ought to cause readers to question the reliability of its newsroom. Wichita voters pass a marijuana law that conflicts state law. Performance of the Kansas economy. Finally, some unexplained results in the way people vote.
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Kansas school test scores, two interactive visualizations
Read more: Kansas school test scores, two interactive visualizationsWhen comparing Kansas school test scores to those of other states or the nation, it’s important to consider disaggregated data. Otherwise, we may make inaccurate conclusions regarding Kansas schools.
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Did Jeff Longwell dodge a tough city council vote?
Read more: Did Jeff Longwell dodge a tough city council vote?On election day, Wichita city council member and mayoral candidate Jeff Longwell appears to have ducked an inconvenient vote and would not say why.
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Populations of the states
Read more: Populations of the statesAn interactive visualization with four views of the populations of the states, 1900 to 2014.
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Economic indicators for Kansas
Read more: Economic indicators for KansasDuring this century the Kansas economy has not kept up with the national economy and most neighboring states.
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Wichita Eagle fails readers, again
Read more: Wichita Eagle fails readers, againIn its coverage of the 2015 election, the Wichita Eagle prints several stories that ought to cause readers to question the reliability of its newsroom.
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Sedgwick County elections have an anomaly
Read more: Sedgwick County elections have an anomalyA Wichita statistician is thwarted in efforts to obtain data that might explain a strange observation.
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Rich States, Poor States, 2105 edition
Read more: Rich States, Poor States, 2105 editionIn Rich States, Poor States, Kansas continues with middle-of-the-pack performance, and fell in the forward-looking forecast for the second year in a row.
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Wichita marijuana ballot issue, April 7, 2015
Read more: Wichita marijuana ballot issue, April 7, 2015Following is a map of voting for the Wichita marijuana ballot issue, April 7, 2015.