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Clinton Concedes Spain’s Green Jobs Program “Has Cost Many Jobs”
Read more: Clinton Concedes Spain’s Green Jobs Program “Has Cost Many Jobs”Spain’s decade-long program to subsidize the creation and continued existence of so-called green jobs through a massive infusion of taxpayer resources “has cost many jobs,” former President Bill Clinton admitted to a Spanish audience at the European University of Madrid this week, according to the Spanish daily newspaper El Mundo.
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Chemical Facility Security Authorization Act threatens American economy
Read more: Chemical Facility Security Authorization Act threatens American economyEarlier this week I reported on legislation being considered by Congress that would, under the lofty goal of national security, impose a huge burden on the American chemical industry. (Chemical security law goes beyond protection) Our agricultural industries need to be concerned, too. The article Homeland Security To Regulate Farm and Ranch Inputs? details some…
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Study of public and private school teachers reveals sharp differences
Read more: Study of public and private school teachers reveals sharp differencesLast week the Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice published research that examines how teachers feel about their jobs. In particular, the study compared how public school teachers and private school teachers viewed their jobs and working conditions.
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Special: Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission in need of reform
Read more: Special: Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission in need of reformJames Meier of Lawrence tells of the trouble (that’s an understatement) he had trying to file an ethics complaint, and of a catch-22 that needs fixing. This story has been told on a Kansas conservative mailing list. Meier prepared this version as a special for Voice For Liberty in Wichita readers.
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Schools need to be more productive
Read more: Schools need to be more productiveIf your blood test comes back with bad results, do you address the problems it reveals — or do you blame the doctor who interprets the test? The U.S. Department of Education just released the latest long-term results of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). The NAEP, an important diagnostic tool for measuring the…
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Kris Kobach campaign in Wichita
Read more: Kris Kobach campaign in WichitaRepublican Kris Kobach stopped by Wichita yesterday afternoon in his trip across Kansas supporting his candidacy for the Kansas Secretary of State. Kobach’s main reason for running, he says, is ACORN and the voter fraud it spreads. “It is a political organization, but it is also a criminal enterprise. It’s a criminal enterprise that is…
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Kansas school funding lawsuit proposed
Read more: Kansas school funding lawsuit proposedDr. John Morton, the Newton school superintendent, said “I am fearful that we have fallen well below adequacy.” He also complained that “we did not get anywhere in proposing a one-cent sales tax increase.” The lesson to learn from Newton’s Morton is that there is probably no level of taxation and spending that would satisfy…
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Chemical security law goes beyond protection
Read more: Chemical security law goes beyond protectionCongress is about to consider legislation that, on the surface, seems like it implements an important goal. Its name — Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards — suggests something that no one could oppose. The proposed legislation, however, would extend government control into another of our nation’s most important industries. It would require companies to change their…
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Sedgwick County industrial park presentation available
Read more: Sedgwick County industrial park presentation availableLast week’s meeting of the Board of Sedgwick County Commissioners featured a presentation by Chris Chronis, Chief Financial Officer for Sedgwick County. Now his presentation is available to the public.
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Harold Koh nomination threatens American law and sovereignty
Read more: Harold Koh nomination threatens American law and sovereigntyPresident Barack Obama has appointed Harold Koh to be Legal Advisor to the State Department. While a job with this title might seem to be relatively minor, it turns out that this position is quite influential and powerful. Koh’s views on the law indicate that he should not be confirmed by the Senate for this…
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Kansas open records sleuth stymied in Washington
Read more: Kansas open records sleuth stymied in WashingtonThe Kansas Meadowlark tells how on a recent trip to Washington, he wasn’t able to use digital photography to capture records. The post is Don’t take pictures near open records at Legislative Research Center or Office of Public Records on Capitol Hill.
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Downtown Wichita revitalization on Kansas Week
Read more: Downtown Wichita revitalization on Kansas WeekBob Weeks discusses government-led revitalization of downtown Wichita on the KPTS public affairs television program Kansas Week on May 22, 2009.