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Opposition to Wichita public schools proposed lawsuit against Kansas
Read more: Opposition to Wichita public schools proposed lawsuit against KansasSuperintendent John Allison, President Barbara Fuller, and members of the USD 259 Wichita Public School Board: My name is John Todd. I am here to speak as a private citizen, and a resident living in the Wichita Public School District who pays both USD 259 school taxes and Kansas state taxes. I agree with testimony…
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Statement opposing Kansas tax funded lawsuits
Read more: Statement opposing Kansas tax funded lawsuitsAs the parent of children attending Wichita Public Schools I am here tonight as a citizen, a taxpayer, a parent, and not as a county commissioner. The news reports that I have seen indicate that the Wichita school board is about to join another lawsuit against the state of Kansas. The news reports indicate that…
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Kansas news digest
Read more: Kansas news digestNews from alternative media around Kansas for January 4, 2010.
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Mark Gietzen should be compensated by Wichita
Read more: Mark Gietzen should be compensated by WichitaIn 2000, a bridge was built by the City of Wichita near Mark Gietzen’s house. Vibration from the construction process damaged Gietzen’s house. Nearly ten years later, Gietzen has not been compensated for damages. It’s not that Gietzen hasn’t tried to receive payment for his damages. The mayor of Wichita at the time assured Gietzen…
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Tiahrt to address Wichita Pachyderms
Read more: Tiahrt to address Wichita PachydermsThis Friday, United States Representative from the fourth district of Kansas Todd Tiahrt will address the members and guests of the Wichita Pachyderm Club. Tiahrt is running against Jerry Moran for the Republican nomination for the United States Senate from Kansas. Moran will speak at the same vent one week later.
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What’s missing from the Dennis editorial on Kansas school funds
Read more: What’s missing from the Dennis editorial on Kansas school fundsToday’s Wichita Eagle carries an editorial by Kansas School Board member David Dennis taking issue with claims that Kansas schools have money that can be spent. At issue is the claim made by the Kansas Policy Institute and Kansas School Board member Walt Chappell that Kansas schools have hundreds of millions in funds that could…
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New Kansas test scores not good news
Read more: New Kansas test scores not good newsKansas school spending advocates point to years of rising test scores as evidence that increasing school spending in Kansas has been a good investment. They also use this as a reason as to why school spending should not be cut further, and that taxes in Kansas ought to be increased to pay for additional school…
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Wichita schools on the funding decrease
Read more: Wichita schools on the funding decreaseHow much has Wichita and Kansas public school funding decreased? It depends on who you ask, and the context, too.
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Raj Goyle is not moderate or conservative, even for a Democrat
Read more: Raj Goyle is not moderate or conservative, even for a DemocratIn its article 10 to watch in 2010, the Wichita Eagle included short profiles of the candidates in the race for the Kansas fourth district Congressional seat. For Democrat Raj Goyle, the article describes Goyle as a “blue dog Democrat.” A blue dog Democrat describes a moderate or conservative Democrat. This doesn’t describe Goyle. He…
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Wichita’s economic development strategy: rent seeking
Read more: Wichita’s economic development strategy: rent seekingAs Wichita embarks on our planning for the revitalization of downtown Wichita — or as we look back at actions the Wichita city council takes almost every week — we ought to take a look to see if these actions produce an increase in wealth for our community. It is wealth, after all, that defines…
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Kansas state budget crisis largely self-inflicted
Read more: Kansas state budget crisis largely self-inflictedWhat should citizens do when they feel that local news media is not covering issues as they should be covered? You could do as I did, starting Voice For Liberty in Wichita. Others start think tanks like the Kansas Policy Institute and its featured projects Kansas Watchdog and Kansas Reporter. Now the Kansas Policy Institute…
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Kansas Policy Institute site launched
Read more: Kansas Policy Institute site launchedThe Flint Hills Center for Public Policy, a Kansas-based think tank, recently changed its name to the Kansas Policy Institute. Now the organization’s website, formerly at www.flinthills.org, has changed. The new site is Kansas Policy Institute at www.kansaspolicy.org.