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WichitaLiberty.TV November 3, 2013
Read more: WichitaLiberty.TV November 3, 2013In this episode of WichitaLiberty.TV: Host Bob Weeks notices a recent Kansas City Star editorial made the case for higher school spending in Kansas, but is based on a premise that doesn’t exist in fact. Bob wonders if the City of Wichita is concerned with measuring and managing its economic development efforts. Amanda BillyRock illustrates…
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Should Wichita expand its convention facilities?
Read more: Should Wichita expand its convention facilities?Wichita city leaders seem prepared to seek economic development through convention business.
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Kansas school spending, visualized
Read more: Kansas school spending, visualizedNow that Kansas State Department of Education has released spending figures for the 2012-2013 school year, I’ve gathered the data and prepared two interactive visualizations.
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Wichita school district checkbook updated
Read more: Wichita school district checkbook updatedHere is checkbook data for the Wichita public school district analyzed in several ways.
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Kansas sales tax exemptions, according to Kansas City Star
Read more: Kansas sales tax exemptions, according to Kansas City StarHere’s a look at just how bad some Kansas newspaper articles and editorials have been.
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Economic freedom improves our lives
Read more: Economic freedom improves our livesEconomic freedom, in countries where it is allowed to thrive, leads to better lives for people as measured in a variety of ways. This is true for everyone, especially for poor people.
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Shortchanging Kansas schoolchildren, indeed
Read more: Shortchanging Kansas schoolchildren, indeedThis month the New York Times published an editorial that advocates for more spending on Kansas public schools. While getting some facts wrong, the piece also overlooks the ways that Kansas schoolchildren are truly being shortchanged.
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Study: Kansas premiums to spike following Obamacare rollout
Read more: Study: Kansas premiums to spike following Obamacare rolloutA new report from the Heritage Foundation says Obamacare premiums are significantly higher in Kansas compared to average rates before the rollout of the new health care law.
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WichitaLiberty Podcast, episode 2
Read more: WichitaLiberty Podcast, episode 2In this episode of WichitaLiberty Podcasts: David Boaz, Executive Vice President of the Cato Institute, visits the WichitaLiberty.TV studios and explains the ideas behind libertarianism and its approach to government and society. New figures from the Kansas State Department of Education show that spending on public schools in Kansas is rising, and at a rate…
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WichitaLiberty.TV October 27, 2013
Read more: WichitaLiberty.TV October 27, 2013In this episode of WichitaLiberty.TV: David Boaz, Executive Vice President of the Cato Institute, visits the WichitaLiberty.TV studios and explains the ideas behind libertarianism and its approach to government and society. Episode 18, broadcast October 27, 2013.
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USA versus You: The problem of overcriminalization
Read more: USA versus You: The problem of overcriminalizationOvercriminalization is a threat to the liberty of Americans. A new booklet from Heritage Foundation explains.
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Kansas school spending holding steady
Read more: Kansas school spending holding steadyNew figures from the Kansas State Department of Education show that spending on public schools in Kansas is rising in actual dollars, and holding steady in inflation-adjusted dollars.