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Fact checking Wichita Mayor Carl Brewer
Read more: Fact checking Wichita Mayor Carl BrewerLast week Wichita Mayor Carl Brewer appeared on the KPTS Television public affairs program Impact to discuss his recent State of the City Address for 2012. While the mayor didn’t say much that is factually incorrect, examining some of his statement in a larger context is a valuable exercise.
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Wichita HOME program has negative consequences
Read more: Wichita HOME program has negative consequencesThe Wichita City Council will consider a program designed to boost the sale of newly-constructed homes. While this program was undoubtedly developed with good intentions, government intervention almost always has many other effects other than the desired effect. Unfortunately, many of these unintended consequences have a negative impact, often far exceeding the good that the…
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An ill wind blows in Kansas: The politics of renewable energy
Read more: An ill wind blows in Kansas: The politics of renewable energyKansas Representative Charlotte O’Hara, who represents Kansas House District 27 in southern Johnson County, offers a look at the politics surrounding wind power in Kansas.
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Fact checking a Wichita Ambassador Hotel “Vote Yes” mailer
Read more: Fact checking a Wichita Ambassador Hotel “Vote Yes” mailerClaims made by supporters of a special tax rebate for the Wichita Ambassador Hotel don’t withstand scrutiny.
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Kansas Bioscience Authority hearings, day 2
Read more: Kansas Bioscience Authority hearings, day 2At the second day of testimony regarding a forensic audit of the Kansas Bioscience Authority, a representative of Kansas Governor Sam Brownback was strongly critical of the audit itself, and also of the Board of Directors of KBA. Kansas Secretary of Agriculture Dale A. Rodman, who oversaw the audit process on behalf of the Brownback…
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The effect of government grants
Read more: The effect of government grantsThe ends (accomplishment of a project that local groups want but will not fund locally) do not justify the means (stealing now, and in the future, from all citizens), writes John D’Aloia Jr. in a Trackside column.
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No-bid contracts a problem in Wichita
Read more: No-bid contracts a problem in WichitaWichita Eagle reporting uncovers a problem with no-bid contracts for construction projects in Wichita. This revelation illustrates these things: a Wichita City Council almost totally captured by special interests, crony capitalism on steroids, and another example of why Wichita and Kansas need pay-to-play laws.
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Fracking movie proposed
Read more: Fracking movie proposedFilmmakers Ann McElhinney and Phelim McAleer produced the 2009 film “Not Evil Just Wrong” that uncovered the myths and misinformation spread by radical environmental extremists. Now the two have looked at fracking and hope to produce a documentary film on this topic.
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For the Ambassador Hotel in Wichita: 8 or 9 government subsidy programs?
Read more: For the Ambassador Hotel in Wichita: 8 or 9 government subsidy programs?Supporters of a guest tax rebate program for Wichita’s Ambassador Hotel don’t tell you that the vote on February 28th concerns only one of the potential nine taxpayer-funded government subsidy programs designed for the hotel.
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Wichita Ambassador Hotel illustrates need for pay-to-play laws in Kansas
Read more: Wichita Ambassador Hotel illustrates need for pay-to-play laws in KansasIn the City of Wichita, Sedgwick County, the State of Kansas, and even in Washington DC, we have a problem with rampant legal corruption. The problem deals with the pay-to-play policies of our governments, writes Clinton D. Coen.
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Kansas needs pay-to-play laws
Read more: Kansas needs pay-to-play lawsIn Wichita, campaign contributions made to city council candidates often are not about supporting political ideologies — liberal, moderate, or conservative. It’s about opportunists seeking money from government. Pay-to-play laws can help control this harmful practice.