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WichitaLiberty.TV: Results of and reflection on the Wichita sales tax election and campaign
Read more: WichitaLiberty.TV: Results of and reflection on the Wichita sales tax election and campaignIn this episode of WichitaLiberty.TV: We’ll look at the results of the Wichita sales tax election and what might happen next. Then, we’ll evaluate the Wichita Eagle’s coverage during the campaign. Also, this election raised issues of the privacy of voter data. Episode 65, broadcast November 16, 2014.
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In Kansas, school employment rises again
Read more: In Kansas, school employment rises againFor the fourth consecutive year, the number of teachers in Kansas public schools has risen faster than enrollment, leading to declining pupil-teacher ratios.
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Cato Institute: A discussion of net neutrality
Read more: Cato Institute: A discussion of net neutralityThe debate continues over whether “net neutrality” is the equivalent of old-school utility regulation of telecommunication firms.
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Kansas school spending visualization updated
Read more: Kansas school spending visualization updatedThere’s new data available from Kansas State Department of Education on school spending. I’ve gathered the data, adjusted it for the consumer price index, and now present it in this interactive visualization. Click here to open the visualization in a new window.
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Wichita sales tax election map by district
Read more: Wichita sales tax election map by districtHere’s a map I created of the “No” vote percentage by council district.
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Wichita Mayor Carl Brewer on citizen engagement
Read more: Wichita Mayor Carl Brewer on citizen engagementWichita Mayor Carl Brewer and the city council are proud of their citizen engagement efforts. Should they be proud?
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Wichita Mayor Carl Brewer should stand down on tax projects
Read more: Wichita Mayor Carl Brewer should stand down on tax projectsDespite the stunning defeat of Wichita Mayor Carl Brewer’s proposed sales tax increase, and the fact that in April Brewer’s term limit will expire, he and the City Council are determined to take action in financing the projects that the Wichita voters just shot down, writes Mike Shatz.
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Kansas property tax data, the interactive visualization
Read more: Kansas property tax data, the interactive visualizationHere is an interactive visualization that holds property tax data for Kansas counties from 1997 to 2013.
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Newspaper editorialists with an ideology? Not in Kansas, surely.
Read more: Newspaper editorialists with an ideology? Not in Kansas, surely.Caution, Kansas newspaper editorialists. Your ideology is showing.