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Kauffman paper on local business incentive programs
Read more: Kauffman paper on local business incentive programsThe paper “Evaluating Firm-Specific Location Incentives: An Application to the Kansas PEAK Program,” from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation introduces a proposed evaluation method and applies it to Promoting Employment Across Kansas (PEAK), one of that state’s primary incentive programs.
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WichitaLiberty.TV: Kansas school finance and reform, Charles Koch on why he fights for liberty
Read more: WichitaLiberty.TV: Kansas school finance and reform, Charles Koch on why he fights for libertyThe Kansas legislature passed a school finance bill that contains reform measures that the education establishment doesn’t want. In response, our state’s newspapers uniformly support the system rather than Kansas schoolchildren. Then, in the Wall Street Journal Charles Koch explains why liberty is important, and why he’s fighting for that.
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On a sunny day in downtown Wichita you can see the street lights
Read more: On a sunny day in downtown Wichita you can see the street lightsAt noon on a sunny day in downtown Wichita the street lights are switched on, competing for influence with the sun.
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In Kansas City, private schools seen as ‘a perversion’
Read more: In Kansas City, private schools seen as ‘a perversion’If you’ve ever wondered about the difference between public schools and private schools, a top Kansas school administrator knows the difference.
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Gosnell movie smashes through crowdfunding record
Read more: Gosnell movie smashes through crowdfunding recordThe movie on Philadelphia abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell has just become the most successful film ever on the Indiegogo crowdfunding website.
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Competition in markets
Read more: Competition in marketsCompetition must surely be one of the most misunderstood concepts. As applied to economics, government, and markets, the benefits of competition are not understood and valued.
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Kansas school finance reporting and opinion
Read more: Kansas school finance reporting and opinionKansas school finance reporting and opinion
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Rich States, Poor States for 2014 released
Read more: Rich States, Poor States for 2014 releasedIn the 2014 edition of Rich States, Poor States, Kansas continues with middle-of-the-pack performance rankings, and fell in the forward-looking forecast.
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WichitaLiberty.TV: Schools and the nature of competition and cooperation, Wind power and taxes
Read more: WichitaLiberty.TV: Schools and the nature of competition and cooperation, Wind power and taxesA Kansas newspaper editorial is terribly confused about schools and the nature of competition in markets. Then, we already knew that the wind power industry in Kansas enjoys tax credits and mandates. Now we learn that the industry largely escapes paying property taxes.
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Shame, says Wichita Eagle editorial board
Read more: Shame, says Wichita Eagle editorial boardThe Wichita Eagle editorial board rebukes the Kansas Legislature.
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In Kansas, education is all about money and politics for UMEEA
Read more: In Kansas, education is all about money and politics for UMEEAMedia reaction to the school finance legislation has been pretty predictable, focusing almost exclusively on institutions and ignoring the impact on students, writes Dave Trabert of Kansas Policy Institute.
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Kansas values, applied to schools
Read more: Kansas values, applied to schoolsA Kansas public policy advocacy group makes an emotional pitch to petition signers, but signers should first be aware of actual facts.