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‘Efficiency Kansas’ introduced in Wichita
Read more: ‘Efficiency Kansas’ introduced in WichitaAt stops in Topeka and Wichita, Kansas officials introduced the Efficiency Kansas loan program. This is a program funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, better known as the stimulus bill. In Kansas, the State Energy Office, a subsidiary of the Kansas Corporation Commission, was awarded $38 million to foster energy efficiency…
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Pompeo to present to Pachyderms
Read more: Pompeo to present to PachydermsThis Friday, the Wichita Pachyderm Club presents Kansas fourth district congressional candidate Mike Pompeo. This is another in a series of addresses by the Republican candidates for this position.
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Lord’s Diner debate focused on wrong issues
Read more: Lord’s Diner debate focused on wrong issuesAt today’s meeting of the Wichita City Council, an item no longer on the agenda still caused some controversy.
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Fake stimulus exposed by Watchdog group
Read more: Fake stimulus exposed by Watchdog groupThere’s a new dog in town, and doing a great job already. In New Mexico, the New Mexico Watchdog reported the story More Than 4,800 New Jobs Created in New Mexico in Less than a Month from Stimulus, According to Obama Administration Data, which is apparently the first news story to notice the glaring errors…
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Kansas news digest
Read more: Kansas news digestNews from alternative media around Kansas for November 16, 2009.
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Kansas economy debated in Wichita
Read more: Kansas economy debated in WichitaLast Thursday at a meeting of the City Clerks and Municipal Finance Officers Association of Kansas, the effectiveness of the federal economic stimulus and the Kansas economy were discussed. Americans For Prosperity National Director of State Operations Alan Cobb and Kansas Secretery of Revenue Joan Wagnon were the participants, with Dale Goter, Wichita Governmental Relations…
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Kelo abandonment holds lesson for Wichita
Read more: Kelo abandonment holds lesson for WichitaIn New London, Conn., developers wanted to build a new business complex on land owned by a number of homeowners, including Suzette Kelo. She didn’t want to sell, and the case eventually wound its way to the United States Supreme Court. In the decision, the court ruled in favor of the ability of cities to…
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In Central-Northeast Wichita, government is cause of problem, not solution
Read more: In Central-Northeast Wichita, government is cause of problem, not solutionFrom the November 2007 archives. Since then, the Wichita schools have a new superintendent, and Kansas has raised its minimum wage. An article in The Wichita Eagle “Plan offers hope for city’s troubled heart” (November 14, 2007) reports on the development of a plan named New Communities Initiative, its goal being the revitalizing of a…
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Failure of one program doesn’t justify forming another
Read more: Failure of one program doesn’t justify forming anotherThe blogger at the KRA got it just right in the post Liberal-socialists ignore government failure in insuring children.
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Tiahrt gains endorsement of Rick Santorum
Read more: Tiahrt gains endorsement of Rick SantorumYesterday former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum appeared in Wichita to endorse the candidacy of Todd Tiahrt for the Republican party nomination for the Senate
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Carlos Mayans addresses state and local issues
Read more: Carlos Mayans addresses state and local issuesLast Friday immediate past Wichita mayor Carlos Mayans addressed members and guests of the Wichita Pachyderm Club. Speaking of his experience as a member of the Kansas House of Representatives, Mayans said that Kansas state spending must be brought under control. Having served under governors from both parties, he said that Republicans spend as much…