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Seven principles of sound public policy
Read more: Seven principles of sound public policyLawrence W. Reed, now the president of the Foundation for Economic Education, has a short booklet available that can help citizens analyze whether a government policy is sound. Titled Seven Principles of Sound Public Policy, it’s a comfortably short pamphlet of just 11 pages. But it’s full of a lot of wisdom.
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Kansas historic tax credits should end
Read more: Kansas historic tax credits should endThe Wichita Business Journal reports that without historic tax credits, some redevelopment projects might stop. In other words — the Business Journal isn’t quite so blunt — if taxpayers don’t give developers money, some of their projects might not be economically feasible. Or so the developers say.
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Budget battles in Topeka
Read more: Budget battles in TopekaThe following analysis by Flint Hills Center for Public Policy Fellow Jonathan Williams provides a useful summary of the past legislative session in Kansas regarding the budget. Now that lawmakers have left Topeka after adjourning the 2009 legislative session, we have some time to reflect on their actions.
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Another Evangelical’s view of creation
Read more: Another Evangelical’s view of creationWichita Geophysicist Dennis Hedke explains the problems with the beliefs held by radical environmentalist Rev. Richard Cizik. This is the unabridged version of a letter that appeared in the Wichita Eagle.
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Government-run health care focus of June 6 demonstration
Read more: Government-run health care focus of June 6 demonstrationThis Saturday, Wichita-area citizens will have an opportunity to let their fellow citizens and the Obama administration know of the dangers of government control of health care. The event will be on Saturday, June 6, 2009, from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm.
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Video message can’t rehabilitate Wichita’s reputation
Read more: Video message can’t rehabilitate Wichita’s reputationThe Wichita organization ROKICT.com has produced a video that attempts to rehabilitate Wichita’s reputation in light of the events of yesterday. Introduced as “About wichita — a reaction from the arts community to the kansas stigma after the murder of dr. tiller” it’s been viewed over 750 times on YouTube.
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Winston Brooks a bully in Albuquerque, too
Read more: Winston Brooks a bully in Albuquerque, tooAlbuquerque blogger Ched MacQuigg has discovered what many Wichitans have known for a long time. His post Winston Brooks mad dogged me! tells the story.
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Kansas school spending lawsuit possible
Read more: Kansas school spending lawsuit possibleAccording to press reports, Schools for Fair Funding — the Montoy school lawsuit finance districts — is examining the possibility of re-opening the school finance lawsuit because of the cuts to education that were made by the 2009 legislature.
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Kansas campaign press release archive started
Read more: Kansas campaign press release archive startedKansas campaign press release archive started
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Update on 2009 Kansas legislature
Read more: Update on 2009 Kansas legislatureHere’s a summary of the 2009 Kansas legislative session prepared for Sedgwick County Commissioners by the county’s lobbyist.
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Sedgwick County keeps lease agreement secret
Read more: Sedgwick County keeps lease agreement secretA few months ago in March, SMG, the company that is managing the Intrust Bank Arena (formerly known as the downtown Wichita arena) signed a lease with the Wichita Thunder Hockey team. Details of that lease weren’t made available to the public. Not to Sedgwick County Commissioners, either. So the public and even elected government…