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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Monday December 12, 2011
Read more: Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Monday December 12, 2011Today: Kansas budget; Trade protectionism makes us poorer; A new day in politics?; Harm of expanding government explained; Youthful senator to speak; Markets: exploitation or empowerment?
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Wichita open records issue buried
Read more: Wichita open records issue buriedThe City of Wichita is burying an issue related to its refusal to act in a genuinely open and transparent manner.
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CSAPR not friendly, not a ghost
Read more: CSAPR not friendly, not a ghostEvery citizen on the planet bears a responsibility toward stewardship of the environment. In the United States we have been blessed by much improved air and water quality over many decades of dedicated effort. There are, however, practical limits as to how far to push the envelope of “clean.”
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Friday December 9, 2011
Read more: Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Friday December 9, 2011Today: Ethanol subsidy; Cronyist Warren Buffet; Natural gas subsidies for Pickens; Planning grant to be topic of meeting; Tilting at wind turbines;
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Wichita’s political class
Read more: Wichita’s political classDiscussion at a Wichita City Council meeting provided an opportunity for citizens to discover the difference in the thinking of the political class and those who value limited government and capitalism.
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Regulatory Accountability Act of 2011
Read more: Regulatory Accountability Act of 2011Last week the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 3010: Regulatory Accountability Act of 2011. This law would, if passed by the Senate and signed by the president, would require regulatory agencies to “base all preliminary and final determinations on evidence,” among other reforms.
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Wednesday December 7, 2011
Read more: Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Wednesday December 7, 2011Today: Wichita petitions; Petitions being contested; Smart Taxpayers Exposing Waste; Planning grant to be topic of meeting; Kansas history writer to speak; Wichita City Council.
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Wichita should reject tax increment financing
Read more: Wichita should reject tax increment financingWichita should reject tax increment financing for the good of the entire city.
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Wichita turns taxation over to private interests
Read more: Wichita turns taxation over to private interestsIn a free society with a limited government, taxation should be restricted to being a way for government to raise funds to pay for services that all people benefit from. But in the city of Wichita, taxation for private gain is overtaking our city.