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Stopping crony capitalism
Read more: Stopping crony capitalismVoters in Wichita, Kansas, went to the polls, Tuesday, to smash a measure that would have forked over $2.25 million in tax rebates to a downtown hotel project. Those supporting the giveaway spent $300,000 to promote the deal, while opponents ponied up a scant $30,000 against it. The vote nevertheless strongly weighed against the big…
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Kansas and Wichita lag the nation in tax costs
Read more: Kansas and Wichita lag the nation in tax costsIf we in Kansas and Wichita wonder why our economic growth is slow and our economic development programs don’t seem to be producing results, there is now data to answer the question why: Our tax rates are high — way too high.
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Mike Pompeo: We need capitalism, not cronyism
Read more: Mike Pompeo: We need capitalism, not cronyismA big obstacle on the path to restoring limited government in America is cronyism, writes U.S. Representative Mike Pompeo.
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Wichita, Kansas voters reject corporate welfare and cronyism
Read more: Wichita, Kansas voters reject corporate welfare and cronyismTuesday, Kansas voters made a bold statement, rejecting a plan favoring cronyism and big government, instead choosing to take a stand for fiscal responsibility.
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Wichita school board meeting: Not for the public
Read more: Wichita school board meeting: Not for the publicWichita school board president Betty Arnold said “This board meeting is held in public, but it is not for the public, or of the public.”
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In Wichita, pushing back against political cronyism
Read more: In Wichita, pushing back against political cronyismTonight the people of Wichita witnessed a victory for common sense over political cronyism.
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Solution for empty Wichita school buildings
Read more: Solution for empty Wichita school buildingsIn Wichita, empty school buildings could be used to expand educational opportunities for Wichita children.
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Wichita economic development isn’t working
Read more: Wichita economic development isn’t workingEconomic development in Wichita isn’t working very well. The Greater Wichita Economic Development Coalition along with long-serving politicians and bureaucrats need to be held accountable, and our strategy must change.
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Ambassador Hotel discussed on This Week in Kansas
Read more: Ambassador Hotel discussed on This Week in KansasOn Sunday Bob Weeks discussed the Wichita Ambassador Hotel election on the KAKE Television public affairs program This Week in Kansas.