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More evidence of low Kansas school standards
Read more: More evidence of low Kansas school standardsA study of school testing standards has found that Kansas has low standards compared to other states.
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How to grow the Kansas economy
Read more: How to grow the Kansas economyIn this 14 minute video from April, Art Hall, who is Director of Center for Applied Economics at Kansas University, talks about how to grow the Kansas economy.
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Kansas school employment trends are not what you’d expect
Read more: Kansas school employment trends are not what you’d expectKansas school employment statistics don’t reflect the doom-and-gloom stories you may have heard from Kansas political leaders and newspaper editorialists.
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Kansas school fund balances on the rise
Read more: Kansas school fund balances on the riseKansas schools don’t spend all the money they’ve been given, and the pile of unspent cash continues to grow, although it leveled off in the most recent year for which there is data.
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WichitaLiberty.TV July 7, 2013
Read more: WichitaLiberty.TV July 7, 2013In this episode of WichitaLiberty TV, host Bob Weeks explains the importance of local government, and provides some ways that citizens can get involved.
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Wichita city code seemingly ignored
Read more: Wichita city code seemingly ignoredA Wichita city statute seems to be clear in its meaning, but the city decides not to apply it.
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The speck and the logs
Read more: The speck and the logsWhat can we say about a mayor who is concerned about the appearance of impropriety when shopping for his personal automobile, but is not able to understand the problems with his own behavior in office?
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Westar rate increase contains business welfare
Read more: Westar rate increase contains business welfareThe rate increase that Westar Energy has applied for contains a large dose of discretionary business welfare spending.
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On Stossel, Pompeo defends NSA programs
Read more: On Stossel, Pompeo defends NSA programsLast week U.S. Representative Mike Pompeo of Wichita appeared on Stossel to defend the programs the National Security Agency uses to gather data on Americans and others.
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Kansas bonds downgraded; economic development programs imperiled
Read more: Kansas bonds downgraded; economic development programs imperiledMoody’s Investor Service has downgraded the credit rating of a series of bonds that Kansas uses to fund an economic development program. The utility of other programs may be in doubt.
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WichitaLiberty.TV, June 30, 2013
Read more: WichitaLiberty.TV, June 30, 2013On this episode of WichitaLiberty.TV, host Bob Weeks discusses trust in government, public choice, logrolling, Kansas school standards, whether we should trust what we’re told about Southwest Airlines and its economic benefit, and whether we should trust the City of Wichita to adhere to its economic development policies.