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Producer Price Indexes — November 2025
Read more: Producer Price Indexes — November 2025The Producer Price Index for final demand increased 0.2 percent in November 2025, driven primarily by a 0.9 percent rise in final demand goods (especially a 10.5 percent jump in gasoline prices), while final demand services remained unchanged.
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Wichita City Council Selects New City Manager After 16-Year Era: November 25, 2025 Meeting Analysis
Read more: Wichita City Council Selects New City Manager After 16-Year Era: November 25, 2025 Meeting AnalysisIn a historic November 25, 2025 session, Wichita City Council voted 5-2 to negotiate with Dennis Marstall as next City Manager, ending Robert Layton’s 16-year tenure. Council Member Johnson raised process concerns while supporting future search. Meeting also featured housing safety advocacy and cemetery preservation updates.
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December 2025 CPI Report Explained: Inflation Holds at 2.7% as Housing and Food Costs Rise
Read more: December 2025 CPI Report Explained: Inflation Holds at 2.7% as Housing and Food Costs RiseThe December 2025 Consumer Price Index reveals inflation holding steady at 2.7% year-over-year, with monthly prices rising 0.3%. Housing remains the primary driver at 3.2% annual growth, while food prices climbed 3.1%. Core inflation stayed at 2.6%, suggesting underlying price pressures remain elevated above the Federal Reserve’s target.
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New City Manager, Settlement Drama, and Student Advocates: Wichita City Council’s First Meeting of 2026
Read more: New City Manager, Settlement Drama, and Student Advocates: Wichita City Council’s First Meeting of 2026Wichita City Council’s first 2026 meeting featured dramatic settlement negotiations, powerful homelessness testimony, impressive student healthcare advocacy, and the introduction of new City Manager Dennis Marstall. The council successfully negotiated to recover the full $219,000 owed by Genesis Health Club.
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Fact-Checking Trump’s Detroit Economic Club Speech
Read more: Fact-Checking Trump’s Detroit Economic Club SpeechThis analysis examines major claims made by President Donald Trump during his address to the Detroit Economic Club on January 13, 2026, using government data, academic sources, and investigative journalism. The pattern shows consistent exaggeration of positive economic claims and dramatic framing of immigration/fraud issues beyond what evidence supports.
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Trump Returns to Detroit Economic Club: Defends Economic Record, Attacks Welfare Fraud, and Promises Major Healthcare Changes
Read more: Trump Returns to Detroit Economic Club: Defends Economic Record, Attacks Welfare Fraud, and Promises Major Healthcare ChangesPresident Trump addressed the Detroit Economic Club on January 13, 2026, claiming historic economic achievements including $18 trillion in new investment and record-low inflation. The speech featured major announcements on welfare fraud enforcement targeting Somali communities, upcoming healthcare reforms with drug price reductions up to 600%, and housing affordability policies to be detailed at Davos,…
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Wichita City Council Meeting: December 2, 2025
Read more: Wichita City Council Meeting: December 2, 2025The Wichita City Council convened on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, for a comprehensive session addressing critical issues including the approval of a new City Manager, significant water and sewer rate adjustments, union contract negotiations, and affordable housing initiatives. The meeting featured passionate public testimony on food deserts and homelessness, the approval of Dennis Marstall as…
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Wichita City Council Meeting: December 9, 2025 – Animal Shelter Concerns, Neighborhood Disputes, and Routine Business
Read more: Wichita City Council Meeting: December 9, 2025 – Animal Shelter Concerns, Neighborhood Disputes, and Routine BusinessWichita City Council’s December 9, 2025 meeting addressed animal shelter concerns with 30% euthanasia rate, neighborhood criminal activity frustrations, and approved water/sewer rate increases plus economic development bonds for major employers.
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Wichita City Council Approves Sales Tax Vote, Major Developments in Marathon 9-Hour Meeting
Read more: Wichita City Council Approves Sales Tax Vote, Major Developments in Marathon 9-Hour MeetingWichita City Council approves sales tax vote in historic 9-hour meeting. After emotional tributes to retiring City Manager Robert Layton and heated public debate, Council voted 7-0 to place a controversial 1% sales tax ($840M over 7 years) on the March ballot for public safety, homelessness services, property tax relief, and performing arts facilities. Meanwhile,…
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Wichita City Council Navigates Sales Tax Details, Public Safety Innovation, and Youth Engagement
Read more: Wichita City Council Navigates Sales Tax Details, Public Safety Innovation, and Youth EngagementWichita City Council deferred its performing arts center funding resolution after Mayor Wu demanded stronger taxpayer protections, including requiring private dollars fund all design costs before public matching begins. The council will hold a comprehensive January 27 workshop covering all five sales tax ballot projects. Meanwhile, QuikTrip donated funds to expand the city’s drone surveillance…
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Fact-Check: December 2025 Jobs Report – What the Data Really Shows vs. Administration Claims
Read more: Fact-Check: December 2025 Jobs Report – What the Data Really Shows vs. Administration ClaimsThe December 2025 jobs report shows 50,000 jobs added and 4.4% unemployment, but administration claims of “blockbuster growth” contradict economist consensus. Our analysis examines five major news sources to separate fact from spin on employment data.
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December 2025 Jobs Report: Only 50K Jobs Added as Labor Market Cools Dramatically from 2024
Read more: December 2025 Jobs Report: Only 50K Jobs Added as Labor Market Cools Dramatically from 2024The December 2025 employment report reveals a significantly weakened labor market with only 50,000 jobs added and unemployment steady at 4.4 percent. The year saw just 584,000 total jobs created compared to 2 million in 2024, marking the slowest growth since the pandemic recovery.