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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.”
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More questions surround WaterWalk hotel proposal
Read more: More questions surround WaterWalk hotel proposalYesterday the Wichita Eagle printed a letter from citizen activist John Todd concerning the proposal for City of Wichita subsidy for a hotel in the downtown WaterWalk development. This is the unabridged version of the letter. In 2002 elected city officials leased a prime 20-acre parcel of city owned downtown land known as the East…
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‘Keeping Kansas Conservative’ forum with Joe the Plumber, Todd Tiahrt, Mary Pilcher-Cook
Read more: ‘Keeping Kansas Conservative’ forum with Joe the Plumber, Todd Tiahrt, Mary Pilcher-CookOn Friday, January 29, 2010, the Great American Forum Steering Committee will host its fifth public forum.
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At Wichita city council, does the field tilt?
Read more: At Wichita city council, does the field tilt?At the January 12 meeting of the Wichita City Council, several citizens and one council member addressed the “unlevel playing field” and its implications for development in downtown Wichita.
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Kansas news digest
Read more: Kansas news digestNews from alternative media around Kansas for January 25, 2010.