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Some Kansas Democrats are reluctant to show their party affiliation
Read more: Some Kansas Democrats are reluctant to show their party affiliationOver the weekend the Wall Street Journal had an online piece (Kansas GOP Could Be Its Own Worst Enemy) that mentioned how Raj Goyle, candidate for United States Congress from the fourth district, doesn’t mention his party affiliation on his website or campaign materials. It’s not only Goyle that omits this information.
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Wichita’s pursuit of convention business: a wise strategy?
Read more: Wichita’s pursuit of convention business: a wise strategy?One of the reasons Wichita city leaders say we need to provide subsidy to a proposed hotel in the downtown WaterWalk development is that the rooms are needed to support the city’s effort to gain convention business. On its face, this pursuit of convention business seems like a noble effort by city leaders. Vast streams…
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At Kansas Days, the fourth district Congressional campaign is on
Read more: At Kansas Days, the fourth district Congressional campaign is onAt the annual Kansas Days festival in Topeka, the Kansas fourth district Republican candidates all hosted hospitality suites, looking to boost their chances with Kansas Republican voters. On Saturday, the Wall Street Journal ran an online piece titled Kansas GOP Could Be Its Own Worst Enemy, giving a run-down of the current political scene in…
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Kansas teachers union makes it easy to ask for money
Read more: Kansas teachers union makes it easy to ask for moneyThanks for Kansas Liberty for uncovering an effort of the Kansas National Education Association (or KNEA, the teachers union) to make it easy for school spending advocates to ask for more tax money.
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Arizona case rules on economic development subsidy
Read more: Arizona case rules on economic development subsidyIn its press release titled Arizona Supreme Court Strikes Down Future Taxpayer Subsidies, the Goldwater Institute reports on a ruling by the Arizona Supreme Court that dealt a blow to government subsidies for the purpose of economic development.
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Spalding lecture examined liberty, progressivism
Read more: Spalding lecture examined liberty, progressivismThis Tuesday in Emporia, constitutional scholar Matthew Spalding delivered a lecture titled “Liberty and the Constitution.” An important topic presented in this lecture is that modern American progressivism is in opposition to the principles of liberty as expressed in the founding of the United States.
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Kansas taxes have impact
Read more: Kansas taxes have impactDo Kansas taxes have an impact on business location decisions? Are Kansas taxes lower than surrounding states, as claimed by supporters of raising Kansas taxes?
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Urban planning to be explored in Wichita
Read more: Urban planning to be explored in WichitaAs Wichita is presently engaged in a downtown planning process that holds the promise of more centralized planning, more government spending, and tax increases, Wichitans need to be aware of alternatives. Noted author and Cato Institute Senior Fellow Randal O’Toole will be in Wichita next week for several events. O’Toole is author of The Best-Laid…
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Kansas tax alert system launched
Read more: Kansas tax alert system launchedThe Kansas chapter of Americans for Prosperity has created an information system to help keep Kansans notified when legislators propose to increase taxes.
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Cause of Kansas budget gap is spending
Read more: Cause of Kansas budget gap is spendingKansas Governor Mark Parkinson says Kansas has a $400 million budget gap, and he’s proposed increasing sales and cigarette taxes to close it. … If we could hold spending steady for next year — and remember that inflation is running at very low levels — we could get by without a tax increase. If the…
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With downtown Wichita hotels doing well, why the need for subsidy?
Read more: With downtown Wichita hotels doing well, why the need for subsidy?At a recent presentation by Wichita’s downtown revitalization planning firm Goody Clancy, data was presented that is at odds with the city’s plans.
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Real estate development to be topic at Pachyderm Club
Read more: Real estate development to be topic at Pachyderm ClubAt the Wichita Pachyderm Club this Friday, Wichita real estate developers Steve Clark and Johnny Stevens will speak on “The Waterfront, A History of a Private Development.”