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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Tuesday January 3, 2012
Read more: Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Tuesday January 3, 2012Today: Legislators to hear from citizens; Romney seen as ‘good enough’; Brownback Chief of Staff in Wichita; Arrogance of Trump; Ethanol; 180 miles in an electric car; Kansas Policy Institute research; Capitalism.
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In Wichita, Southfork TIF is politics, and therefore should be rejected
Read more: In Wichita, Southfork TIF is politics, and therefore should be rejectedThere are many reasons why the Sedgwick County Commission should reject the establishment of a tax increment financing, or TIF, district, in Wichita.
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Tax increment financing (TIF) and economic growth
Read more: Tax increment financing (TIF) and economic growthThere is clear and consistent evidence that municipalities that adopt tax increment financing, or TIF, grow more slowly after adoption than those that do not.
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Does tax increment financing (TIF) deliver on its promise of jobs?
Read more: Does tax increment financing (TIF) deliver on its promise of jobs?When looking at the entire picture, the effect on employment of tax increment financing, or TIF districts, used for retail development is negative.
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Friday December 30, 2011
Read more: Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Friday December 30, 2011Today: Year in review, Wichita Liberty-style; Patriots New Years Eve; Legislators to hear from citizens; California’s redevelopment nightmare to end; Growth will heal nation’s economy; Assumptions about capitalism; Resources on Austrian economics; Cato University.
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2011: The Year in Review
Read more: 2011: The Year in ReviewFollowing is a selection of stories that appeared on Voice for Liberty in 2011. Was it a good or bad year for the causes of economic freedom, individual liberty, limited government, free markets, and civil society?
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Wichita falls in economic performance ranking
Read more: Wichita falls in economic performance rankingThe City of Wichita has fallen in a ranking of the performance of its economy, according to the Milkin Institute.
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Kansas teacher quality policies ignored
Read more: Kansas teacher quality policies ignoredIn Kansas, the Brownback school reform plan bypasses an area in which Kansas needs improvement: teacher quality policies.
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Kansas school spending: the complete picture
Read more: Kansas school spending: the complete pictureIn an effort to drum up support for school spending in Kansas, advocates seize on a partial picture of school spending to make their case.
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In Wichita, disdain for open records and government transparency
Read more: In Wichita, disdain for open records and government transparencyOn an episode of KAKE Television’s “This Week in Kansas,” the disdain of Go Wichita Convention and Visitors Bureau and the City of Wichita towards open records and government transparency is discussed.
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Wichita City Council sets hotel tax election date
Read more: Wichita City Council sets hotel tax election dateDiscussion of setting an election date provided another example reinforcing the realization that Wichita has a city council — with the exception of one member — that is entirely captured by special interests.