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Kansas government arts supporters: some numbers
Read more: Kansas government arts supporters: some numbersIn the debate over Kansas government funding of the arts and the elimination of the Kansas Arts Commission, a few things stand out. First, when government-funded arts supporters say that loss of funding will result in the loss of events or institutions, this assumes that nothing changes. It assumes that arts organizations can’t — or…
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Kansas Economic Freedom Index released
Read more: Kansas Economic Freedom Index releasedReleased today: the first version of the Kansas Economic Freedom Index for the 2011 legislative session for the House of Representatives.
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Unions disrupt Kansas Legislature
Read more: Unions disrupt Kansas LegislatureKansas union supporters disrupted a session of the Kansas House of Representatives.
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Monday February 21, 2011
Read more: Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Monday February 21, 2011Today: Kansas legislature website; legislators on governor’s plan; Wisconsin demonstrations come to Kansas?; Wichita trash; Wichita mayoral forum didn’t go well; Wichita City Council this week; Sedgwick County commission this week.
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Wichita downtown plan to be considered by county commission
Read more: Wichita downtown plan to be considered by county commissionNext week the Sedgwick County Commission will consider its approval of the Goody Clancy plan for the revitalization of downtown Wichita.
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Atlas Debrief: It’s only “planning,” not “secrecy”
Read more: Atlas Debrief: It’s only “planning,” not “secrecy”Will a closed-door meeting of Democrats receive much coverage and scrutiny?
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KNEA, the Kansas teachers union, open to reform?
Read more: KNEA, the Kansas teachers union, open to reform?Do the teachers unions in Kansas, particularly Kansas National Education Association (KNEA), have the best interests of schoolchildren as their primary goal?
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Wichita should reform its economic development strategy
Read more: Wichita should reform its economic development strategyThe City of Wichita should seek to reform its economic development strategy, as Governor Brownback has proposed for the State of Kansas.
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Affordable Airfares audit embarrassing to Wichita
Read more: Affordable Airfares audit embarrassing to WichitaAn audit of Affordable Airfares produced by the Kansas Legislative Division of Post Audit is an embarrassment to City of Wichita elected officials and staff, the Kansas Regional Area Economic Partnership, and the Wichita State University Center for Economic Development and Business Research.
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Monday February 14, 2011
Read more: Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Monday February 14, 2011Today: KRA guide to elected officials; Wichita Eagle voter guide; campaign signs; Rasmussen polls; organ recital; funny campaign stuff; Wichita teachers union contract; what public sector union leaders think; city council candidates to meet; politicians’ Top 10 Promises Gone Wrong.
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Kansas governor releases economic development plan
Read more: Kansas governor releases economic development planKansas governor Sam Brownback has released an economic development plan that draws on free market principles and relies less on government intervention. The plan calls for a departure from present practices, especially the heavy-handed methods cities like Wichita use.