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Community Improvement Districts discussed in Wichita
Read more: Community Improvement Districts discussed in WichitaAt yesterday’s meeting of the Wichita City Council, council members approved the start of the process to create two Community Improvement Districts in Wichita. Yesterday’s action sets August 10 as the date for a public hearing.
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The Climategate Whitewash Continues
Read more: The Climategate Whitewash ContinuesLast year’s disclosure of email correspondence between climate scientists was a wake-up call to the world. The emails showed leading climate scientists exhibiting “professional misconduct, data manipulation and jiggering of both the scientific literature and climatic data.”
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Wichita community improvement districts should have warning signs
Read more: Wichita community improvement districts should have warning signsAt today’s meeting of the Wichita City Council, council members may approve the start of the process to create two Community Improvement Districts in Wichita. CIDs are a creation of the Kansas Legislature from last year. They allow merchants in a geographic district to collect additional sales tax of up to two cents per dollar.…
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Kansas fourth district poll shows Pompeo lead, Hartman drop
Read more: Kansas fourth district poll shows Pompeo lead, Hartman dropA new poll of candidates seeking the Republican Party nomination for United States Congress from the fourth district of Kansas shows Wichita businessman Mike Pompeo maintaining a lead over his chief rival, Wichita businessman Wink Hartman.
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Kansas Legislator offers more rebuttal of Kansas Senate President Morris
Read more: Kansas Legislator offers more rebuttal of Kansas Senate President MorrisRecently Kansas Senate President Stephen Morris wrote an op-ed in which he explained the legislature’s reasons for passing a one cent per dollar increase in the statewide sales tax. That tax started on July 1. His piece may be read at State of the State KS.
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Sedgwick County Commission Republican candidates to speak
Read more: Sedgwick County Commission Republican candidates to speakThis Friday (July 16) the Wichita Pachyderm Club will feature Republican candidates for the Sedgwick County Commission. While three positions are open, in one position there is no contest in the Republican primary. In district four, the candidates are Lucy Burtnett and Richard Ranzau. In district five, the candidates are Dion Avello, Jim Skelton, and…
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In Kansas, government spending is intertwined
Read more: In Kansas, government spending is intertwinedWhile conservative political candidates talk of reducing spending, the reality is that federal government spending is so intertwined in our lives that spending reductions — much less actual cuts — are almost impossible to fathom.
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Wichita downtown boom could be over before it starts
Read more: Wichita downtown boom could be over before it startsAs Wichita moves towards the release of the plan for the revitalization of its downtown, urban planners — both local and out-of-town — tell us that there’s a big demand for downtown living. People are tired of suburban living, they say. The recent draft presentation by the city’s planning firm Goody Clancy contained bullet points…
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In Kansas Legislature, a bad year for freedom and liberty
Read more: In Kansas Legislature, a bad year for freedom and libertyIt was a bad year for economic freedom in the Kansas Legislature. There were the big votes that most people know of — the big-spending budget, the increase in the sales tax, and the statewide smoking ban — but the legislature passed — and the governor signed — many other laws that chip away at…
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Kansas Republican Assembly endorsements announced
Read more: Kansas Republican Assembly endorsements announcedThe Kansas Republican Assembly has released its endorsements for federal and state offices. The list of endorsed candidates may be viewed here.