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Pickens and his energy plan
Read more: Pickens and his energy planWhether natural gas is good for our future is an issue that deserves discussion. But the way T. Boone Pickens wants to accomplish his goal is harmful, and the arguments he makes are mistaken.
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Charles Koch: Advancing economic freedom
Read more: Charles Koch: Advancing economic freedomCharles and David Koch defend the principles of economic freedom that leads to prosperity for everyone, and warn against the dangers it faces.
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Thursday May 19, 2011
Read more: Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Thursday May 19, 2011Today: Kansas growth clusters; Obamacare waivers go to Pelosi district; SRS chief to speak in Wichita; Kansas welfare money gets around; Kansas Bioscience Authority contract; Medicare reform explained.
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Wichita on corporate welfare, again
Read more: Wichita on corporate welfare, againAn award of $2.5 million by the City of Wichita to aircraft manufacturer Hawker Beechcraft to ward off a threatened move to Louisiana stands out as an example of corporate welfare given for its own sake, and not in response to any real threat.
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In Kansas, school choice programs could help the most needy students achieve
Read more: In Kansas, school choice programs could help the most needy students achieveSchool choice programs in Kansas could help close the gap between low-performing students and the rest, according to the Kansas Policy Institute.
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Downtown Wichita regulations on subsidy to be considered
Read more: Downtown Wichita regulations on subsidy to be consideredPolicies about to be adopted by the City of Wichita means that downtown development is certain to miss out on the benefits of free markets, capitalism, and the dispersed knowledge that only markets can generate and channel.
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Hawker Beechcraft to receive subsidy from Wichita City Council
Read more: Hawker Beechcraft to receive subsidy from Wichita City CouncilThe decision by Kansas and Wichita to grant subsidy to Hawker Beechcraft in order to retain existing jobs is not a cause for celebration, as the state moves away from creating a dynamic economy.
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Wednesday May 11, 2011
Read more: Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Wednesday May 11, 2011Today: Kansas Arts Commission layoffs; sculpture spending in Wichita; how much more can we soak the rich; school reform in Kansas, this year’s edition; Wichita teacher cuts; real estate to be topic at Pachyderm, followed by tours; immigration.
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Wichita forgivable loan action raises and illustrates issues
Read more: Wichita forgivable loan action raises and illustrates issuesThe granting of a forgivable loan by the City of Wichita to The Golf Warehouse raises issues of both economics and politics.
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Monday May 9, 2011
Read more: Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Monday May 9, 2011Today: Airfares down in Wichita; Wichita City Council this week; Joyland topic of British tabloid; educational freedom to be discussed in Wichita; do you want to live in the world of Atlas Shrugged?; who are the real robber barons?