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Stuck in the box in Wichita, part two
Read more: Stuck in the box in Wichita, part twoWichitans are threatened with shutdown of the city’s bus system if voters don’t approve a sales tax. We need out-of-the-box thinking here.
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Stuck in the box in Wichita, part one
Read more: Stuck in the box in Wichita, part oneTo pay for a new water supply, Wichita gives voters two choices and portrays one as bad. But the purportedly bad choice is the same choice the city made over the last decade to pay for the last big water project. We need out-of-the-box thinking here.
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WichitaLiberty.TV: Economist Art Hall on Wichita’s water and economic development
Read more: WichitaLiberty.TV: Economist Art Hall on Wichita’s water and economic developmentEconomist Dr. Art Hall of the Center for Applied Economics at The University of Kansas talks about issues relevant to the proposed Wichita sales tax, particularly water and economic development.
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Water, economic development discussed in Wichita
Read more: Water, economic development discussed in WichitaDr. Art Hall, Executive Director of the Center for Applied Economics at the University of Kansas School of Business, presented a lecture on water and economic development in light of the proposed Wichita sales tax.
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For Wichita Chamber’s expert, no negatives to economic development incentives
Read more: For Wichita Chamber’s expert, no negatives to economic development incentivesAn expert in economic development sponsored by the Wichita Metro Chamber of Commerce tells Wichita there are no studies showing that incentives don’t work.
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Kansas schools shortchanged
Read more: Kansas schools shortchangedKansas schools could receive $21 million annually in federal funds if the state had adequate information systems in place.
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To Wichita, a promise to wisely invest if sales tax passes
Read more: To Wichita, a promise to wisely invest if sales tax passesClaims of a reformed economic development process if Wichita voters approve a sales tax must be evaluated in light of past practice and the sameness of the people in charge. If these leaders are truly interested in reforming Wichita’s economic development machinery and processes, they could have started years ago using the generous incentives we…
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Wichita Transit System and the proposed sales tax
Read more: Wichita Transit System and the proposed sales taxExamining claims made by “Yes Wichita” provides an opportunity to learn about the finances of the Wichita bus transit system.
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For Kansas budget, balance is attainable
Read more: For Kansas budget, balance is attainableA policy brief from a Kansas think tank illustrates that balancing the Kansas budget while maintaining services and lower tax rates is not only possible, but realistic.
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WichitaLiberty.TV: Anita MonCrief, the whistleblower who exposed fraud at ACORN
Read more: WichitaLiberty.TV: Anita MonCrief, the whistleblower who exposed fraud at ACORNIn this episode of WichitaLiberty.TV: Anita MonCrief joins host Bob Weeks. She’s the whistleblower who exposed fraud at ACORN during the 2008 elections.
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Video: Fact-checking ‘Yes Wichita’ on paved streets
Read more: Video: Fact-checking ‘Yes Wichita’ on paved streetsWill the proposed Wichita sales tax result in more paved streets? It depends on what you mean by “pave.” Bob Weeks explains.
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Beechcraft incentives a teachable moment for Wichita
Read more: Beechcraft incentives a teachable moment for WichitaThe case of Beechcraft and economic development incentives holds several lessons as Wichita considers a new tax with a portion devoted to incentives.