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Cessna, another Wichita company asking for tax relief
Read more: Cessna, another Wichita company asking for tax reliefAs Wichita considers granting tax relief to a major employer, it becomes more difficult for entrepreneurs and young companies to survive.
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WichitaLiberty.TV December 1, 2013
Read more: WichitaLiberty.TV December 1, 2013In this episode of WichitaLiberty.TV: What is libertarianism? Is it dangerous, as New Jersey Governor Chris Christie recently warned? David J. Theroux, who is Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of The Independent Institute and Publisher of The Independent Review stopped by the WichitaLiberty.TV studios to answer these questions and give the liberty-based perspective on…
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Wichita won’t consider this, I’m sure
Read more: Wichita won’t consider this, I’m sureWill Wichita consider privatization and entrepreneurship for the solution to its transit problems?
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Federal grants seen to increase future local spending
Read more: Federal grants seen to increase future local spendingNot only are we taxed to pay for the cost of funding federal and state grants, the units of government that receive grants are very likely to raise their own levels of taxation in response to the receipt of the grants. This creates a cycle of ever-expanding government.
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Kansas news reporting questioned
Read more: Kansas news reporting questionedIt’s bad enough when facts are ignored in editorials but ignoring facts and choosing sides in news stories is tantamount to journalistic malpractice, writes Dave Trabert of Kansas Policy Institute.
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Kansas school spending, sort of
Read more: Kansas school spending, sort ofA recent article in the Topeka Capital-Journal complained of the plight of schools in Kansas. Like much reporting we see regarding Kansas schools, the story is incomplete.
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Wichita city government ethics workshop
Read more: Wichita city government ethics workshopThe Wichita City Council held a workshop on the topic of government ethics.
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WichitaLiberty.TV November 24, 2013
Read more: WichitaLiberty.TV November 24, 2013In this episode of WichitaLiberty.TV: Host Bob Weeks takes a look at proceedings of a Wichita City Council meeting and uses it to illustrate some of the reasons why the Wichita-area economy is not growing very rapidly.
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Kansas school employment trends de-emphasize classroom teachers
Read more: Kansas school employment trends de-emphasize classroom teachersA large body of research shows that nothing benefits students more than having effective teachers in the classroom. What is the tend of teacher employment in Kansas schools?
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Charles G. Koch: Corporate cronyism harms America
Read more: Charles G. Koch: Corporate cronyism harms AmericaWhen businesses feed at the federal trough, they threaten public support for business and free markets, explains Charles G. Koch.
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Kansas Association of School Boards: Putting institutions and money before individual students
Read more: Kansas Association of School Boards: Putting institutions and money before individual studentsIn Kansas, institutional demands for more money continue to drive the debate, writes Dave Trabert of Kansas Policy Institute.