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Wichita Downtown Development Corporation and City of Wichita refuse to follow Kansas Open Records Act
Read more: Wichita Downtown Development Corporation and City of Wichita refuse to follow Kansas Open Records ActOn October 15 I made a request under the Kansas Open Records Act, asking for agendas and minutes of the board meetings of the Wichita Downtown Development Corporation for 2009. The City of Wichita, and later the WDDC, denied this request. In its denial, the city stated: “The WDDC is a non-profit organization. Such entities…
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Events calendar launched
Read more: Events calendar launchedFor listings of events in our area that may be of interest to conservatives and libertarians, visit the new upcoming events page.
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Press availability: WDDC refuses to follow Kansas Open Records Law
Read more: Press availability: WDDC refuses to follow Kansas Open Records LawRecently Bob Weeks submitted records requests to the Wichita Downtown Development Corporation. While organized as a non-profit corporation, the WDDC, because it receives its funding from property taxes, is subject to the Kansas Open Records Act. But the WDDC and the City of Wichita have refused to recognize the fact that the WDDC is a…
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Defending insider trading
Read more: Defending insider tradingInsider trading is almost universally judged to be bad. Company insiders, using information not available to the public, making stock trades and usually very high profits: Is that fair? How could allowing abuse like this be beneficial? But if you value the importance of prices as conduits of information, allowing insider trading makes a lot…
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Kansas news digest
Read more: Kansas news digestNews from alternative media around Kansas for October 26, 2009.
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KSN news director meets with critics
Read more: KSN news director meets with criticsOn Saturday October 17, 2009, about 50 Wichitans met in front of Wichita’s KSN Television studio to express their concerns about the state of news media. The event was part of a national protest named “Can you hear us now?” Locally, the South Central Kansas 9.12 Group promoted the event. Jason Kravarik, KSN News Director…
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If Wichita truly seeks community input in downtown planning …
Read more: If Wichita truly seeks community input in downtown planning …As Wichita begins to plan for the revitalization of downtown Wichita, city leaders say they want everyone to be involved. All ideas are welcome and appreciated, they say. In a recent city council meeting, Mayor Brewer said “we need every person’s ideas, recommendations, and their opinion. … Being quiet and then complaining about it later…
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Wichita downtown Q-Line an expensive ride
Read more: Wichita downtown Q-Line an expensive rideOn the first Friday in June — that’s the outdoor music night in Old Town Wichita — I went downtown. One of the things I did was to ride the Q-Line. That’s the free trolley or shuttle bus that provides service in Old Town and downtown, including Exploration Place. I rode the entire route, and…
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Wichita universal tax exemption could propel growth
Read more: Wichita universal tax exemption could propel growthI’m not here to speak as much to the specifics of the current case, but to the city’s policy of granting property tax exemptions and abatements, whether they are implemented through the economic development exemption program or through industrial revenue bonds. At the same time we’re told we must build up our tax base, we…
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City council members on downtown Wichita revitalization
Read more: City council members on downtown Wichita revitalizationAt the meeting of the Wichita City Council last week, several city council members gave their resons for supporting the planning for the revitalization of downtown Wichita. It’s worthwhile to take a look at two members and their remarks.
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Wichita city manager to address Pachyderms
Read more: Wichita city manager to address PachydermsThis Friday, the Wichita Pachyderm Club presents Wichita city manager Bob Layton as guest speaker.
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Kansas news digest
Read more: Kansas news digestNews from alternative media around Kansas for October 19, 2009.