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Sedgwick County Treasurer Ron Estes will address Pachyderms
Read more: Sedgwick County Treasurer Ron Estes will address PachydermsOn Friday March 5, Sedgwick County Treasurer Ron Estes will address members and guests of the Wichita Pachyderm Club. Estes is the Sedgwick County Treasurer and is a candidate for the Republican nomination for Kansas state treasurer.
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Wichita schools seek public input on budget priorities
Read more: Wichita schools seek public input on budget prioritiesOn Monday, the Wichita public schools board of education will be holding two meetings seeking input from the public on school budgets.
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Importance of economic freedom explained in Wichita
Read more: Importance of economic freedom explained in WichitaYesterday Robert Lawson appeared in Wichita to deliver a lecture titled “Economic Freedom and the Wealth and Health of Nations.” The lecture explained how Lawson and his colleagues calculate the annual “Economic Freedom of the World” index, which ranks most of the countries of the world in how the “policies and institutions of countries are…
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Sedgwick County industrial land absorption
Read more: Sedgwick County industrial land absorptionIn May 2009 the Greater Wichita Economic Development Coalition pressured the Sedgwick County Commission to purchase roughly 808 acres of land from the city of Bel Aire citing the pressing economic need for “shovel-ready” industrial development land. Fortunately, for the taxpaying citizens of Sedgwick County, this land purchase transaction was never completed.
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Kansas Republican online efforts lag
Read more: Kansas Republican online efforts lagIf online political activity has any value, Kansas Republicans aren’t providing much. Many Kansas Republican websites and online outreach efforts are stale and lagging behind in providing timely and quality information.
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‘For Liberty’ to be shown in Wichita
Read more: ‘For Liberty’ to be shown in WichitaOn Sunday, April 18, the Wichita State University chapter of Young Americans for Liberty is showing the film For Liberty: How the Ron Paul Revolution Watered the Withered Tree of Liberty.
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Your Kansas Tax Dollars: Efficient, Effective & Targeted?
Read more: Your Kansas Tax Dollars: Efficient, Effective & Targeted?following is a press release concerning an event of interest this Saturday in Arkansas City. Arkansas City (February 16, 2010) – “In any economy, but especially our current economy, the use of tax dollars is an issue every Kansas taxpayer should be interested and involved in. As we visit with citizens, we’re finding they do…
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Andover schools advocacy website not complete, accurate, or balanced
Read more: Andover schools advocacy website not complete, accurate, or balancedThe Andover Parent Legislative Council has created a website and wiki in support of the Andover, Kansas public school system (USD 385). This site, titled Andover Parent Legislative Council, is described as helping Andover schools “through legislative advocacy.” Andover parents wishing for complete facts and a balanced approach will need to supplement their research with…
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Destination ICT rollout presents a look at the future of Wichita
Read more: Destination ICT rollout presents a look at the future of WichitaYesterday Rebecca Ryan of Next Generation Consulting presented “Destination ICT.” This is a program designed to “attract and retain talent to Wichita.” It’s sponsored by Young Professionals of Wichita which is an initiative of the Wichita Metro Chamber of Commerce.
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Assessment of Wichita’s Intrust Bank Arena’s success premature
Read more: Assessment of Wichita’s Intrust Bank Arena’s success prematureAny rational assessment of the success of the Intrust Bank Arena in downtown Wichita must realize that the arena is in its honeymoon period. Until initial enthusiasm dies down and the arena has a track record of a year or more, we simply have no idea what the financial performance of the arena will be.…
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United States Government customer service: think twice
Read more: United States Government customer service: think twiceFor those who argue that we should turn over more activity — such as health care — to the federal government, take a close look at a government monopoly that’s been around for a long time.
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Kansas sales tax exemptions don’t hold all the advertised allure
Read more: Kansas sales tax exemptions don’t hold all the advertised allureAdvocates of eliminating sales tax exemptions in Kansas point to the great amount of revenue that could be raised if Kansas eliminated these exemptions, estimated at some $4.2 billion per year. Analysis of the nature of the exemptions and the amounts of money involved, however, leads us to realize that the additional tax revenue that…