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Eminent domain reserved for use in Wichita
Read more: Eminent domain reserved for use in WichitaAs part of the plan for the future of downtown Wichita, the city council was asked to formally disavow the use of eminent domain to take private property for the purpose of economic development. The council would not agree to this restriction.
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Kansas economic expert to speak in Wichita
Read more: Kansas economic expert to speak in WichitaThis week Dr. Art Hall will appear twice in Wichita. Hall is the Director of the Center for Applied Economics at the Kansas University School of Business. Hall has performed extensive research on the Kansas economy, and has produced a number of reports that have generated controversy, largely for their blunt assessment of the situation…
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Wichita should reject Goody Clancy plan for downtown
Read more: Wichita should reject Goody Clancy plan for downtownWichita should reject the plan for the redevelopment or revitalization of its downtown.
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Timothy Sandefur: The right to earn a living
Read more: Timothy Sandefur: The right to earn a livingLast Friday’s meeting (December 10) of the Wichita Pachyderm Club featured noted Cato Institute scholar, Principal Attorney at the Pacific Legal Foundation, and author Timothy Sandefur. He discussed his recent book The Right to Earn a Living: Economic Freedom and the Law. A description of the book at Amazon.com reads: “America’s founders thought the right…
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Sunday December 12, 2010
Read more: Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Sunday December 12, 2010Today: Wichita City Council, Sedgwick County Commission, Wichita Eagle: Adopt downtown plan, City planning by “Those Who Know Best,” Anderson appointment criticized.
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Friday December 10, 2010
Read more: Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Friday December 10, 2010Today: “This Week in Kansas,” Cato scholar to speak on economic freedom, tea party regional blogs, tax rates still a secret, federal spending oversight, high speed rail, New York Times, taxation.
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Kansas ranks low in policies on teacher quality
Read more: Kansas ranks low in policies on teacher qualityStates are the primary drivers of teacher policy, and the states, particularly Kansas, are not doing a good job promoting teacher quality.
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Wichita downtown planning, not trash, is real threat
Read more: Wichita downtown planning, not trash, is real threatWhile city takeover of the management of trash service is bad, the real threat to economic freedom in Wichita is downtown planning.
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Brownback appointments a mixed bag
Read more: Brownback appointments a mixed bagIncoming Kansas governor Sam Brownback has made some appointments to his economic team. Two of the appointments illustrate why Kansans need to maintain a cautious watch on Brownback as he takes over the governor’s office. A third gives us hope that the Kansas budget can be fully understood and managed.
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For Wichita city government, open records are not valued
Read more: For Wichita city government, open records are not valuedThe City of Wichita decides again to be open and transparent on its own terms, and to not follow the Kansas Open Records Act.
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Tuesday December 7, 2010
Read more: Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Tuesday December 7, 2010Today: Political pretense vs. market performance, “Begging for Billionaires,” O’Toole on urban planning, Kansas House of Representatives leaders elected, school lessons learned.
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Kansas school spending: the charts
Read more: Kansas school spending: the chartsKansas school spending was down for the most recent school year.