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Historic value, gone in a flash
Read more: Historic value, gone in a flashWhich buildings in Wichita have historic value can change at the whim of the council.
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Availability of testimony in the Kansas Legislature
Read more: Availability of testimony in the Kansas LegislatureDespite having a website with the capability, only about one-third of standing committees in the Kansas Legislature are providing written testimony online.
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Transparency in the Kansas House of Representatives: Some success
Read more: Transparency in the Kansas House of Representatives: Some successLast week the Kansas House of Representatives took votes on several amendments to its rules regarding transparency and understandability of the legislative process. Of the three most important amendments, two passed.
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WichitaLiberty.TV: Radio show host Joseph Ashby
Read more: WichitaLiberty.TV: Radio show host Joseph AshbyIn this episode of WichitaLiberty.TV: Radio talk show Joseph Ashby appears to talk about transparency in the Kansas Legislature and the State of the City Address for Wichita.
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Judicial panel used cherry-picked data in Gannon decision
Read more: Judicial panel used cherry-picked data in Gannon decisionIf the increase in education funding prescribed in the most recent Gannon decision were to become a reality, it would mean a nice raise for teachers and likely more administrators, but student outcomes would remain flat and achievement gaps would continue, writes David Dorsey of Kansas Policy Institute.
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This is how much the Kansas Legislature wants Kansans to know
Read more: This is how much the Kansas Legislature wants Kansans to knowThis is so simple. It is almost without cost. It would have great benefit.
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Wichita city council candidate forum
Read more: Wichita city council candidate forumAt a meeting of the Sedgwick County Republican Party, Republican candidates for Wichita city council districts 4 and 5 spoke.
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Ray Merrick on the gotcha factor
Read more: Ray Merrick on the gotcha factorThe Kansas House of Representatives, led by its Speaker, decides to retain the ability to cast votes in secret.
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On Kansas tax experiment, we do know what doesn’t work: High taxes
Read more: On Kansas tax experiment, we do know what doesn’t work: High taxesThose who criticize lower Kansas tax rates tax rates as an experiment that may not work should be aware that we know with certainty what hasn’t worked in Kansas.
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Sin-tax or vice-tax?
Read more: Sin-tax or vice-tax?As Kansas considers raising additional revenue by raising the tax on tobacco and alcohol, let’s declare the end to governmental labeling of vice as sin, and people as sinners.
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The philosophy and research supporting at-risk funding
Read more: The philosophy and research supporting at-risk fundingWhat is the philosophy behind spending more taxpayer dollars to educate economically disadvantaged students, and what does the research say, asks David Dorsey of Kansas Policy Institute.
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A Kansas calamity, at $15,399 per pupil
Read more: A Kansas calamity, at $15,399 per pupilIf things are so bad in Kansas schools at this level of spending, will any amount of spending satisfy school districts?