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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Tuesday May 24, 2011
Read more: Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Tuesday May 24, 2011Today: Wichita office condo values; Gates’ education reform criticized; Pawlenty, Gingrich on ethanol; Permission required to export natural gas.
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In Kansas Legislature this year, opportunities for saving were lost
Read more: In Kansas Legislature this year, opportunities for saving were lostThis year the Kansas Legislature lost three opportunities to improve the operations and reduce the cost of state government.
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Pompeo on energy tax simplification
Read more: Pompeo on energy tax simplificationCongressman Mike Pompeo of Kansas calls for application of free market principles to all industries, including the end of special tax treatment for all energy-producing industries.
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Monday May 23, 2011
Read more: Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Monday May 23, 2011Today: Wichita City council; Sedgwick County Commission; Kobach on voter reform in Wall Street Journal; Tiahrt, former Congressman, to address Pachyderms; Wichita speaker lineup set; Blue Ribbon Commission coming to Wichita; School choice cast as civil rights issue; Medicare reform necessary; Science, public agencies, and politics.
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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.