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In the Wichita school district, supplies must be really tight
Read more: In the Wichita school district, supplies must be really tightTwo questions: With $13,000 to spend each year per pupil, why do teachers have to spend their own personal money on supplies? Does the Wichita school district really have to rely on the teachers union for supplies such as paper?
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Wichita Tea Party on Tax Day Flyer
Read more: Wichita Tea Party on Tax Day FlyerSusan Estes has created a printable flyer to promote the Wichita tea party protest on tax day, April 15. Click on Wichita Tea Party Planned for Tax Day, April 15 to learn more about the event. Thanks to Susan Estes for creating the flyer, and for the great imagery. It hints of one of the…
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Articles of Interest
Read more: Articles of InterestStimulus, invisible hand, Kansas wind.
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Free to Choose
Read more: Free to ChooseMilton Friedman’s best-selling book Free to Choose: A Personal Statement is based on a television series by the same name. This book, and the television episodes, are important works that explain the importance of economic and political freedom. You can view the television episodes at IdeaChannel.tv by clicking here.
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Wichita downtown arena contract seems to require Sedgwick County approval
Read more: Wichita downtown arena contract seems to require Sedgwick County approvalSedgwick County, owner of the Intrust Bank Arena (the downtown Wichita arena), has a five-year contract with SMG that outsources the management of the arena. Yesterday, SMG announced a 10.5 year lease with the Wichita Thunder hockey team. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed, and SMG is resisting their release, as explained in Wichita Eagle…
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Burton Folsom, writer on capitalism, to speak in Wichita
Read more: Burton Folsom, writer on capitalism, to speak in WichitaHere’s a message from AFP-Kansas and the Flint Hills Center for Public Policy. Please join Americans for Prosperity-Kansas and the Flint Hills Center for Public Policy for a policy luncheon in Wichita next week, featuring noted author Burton Folsom Thursday, March 26, 12 p.m. Wichita Country Club, 8501 East 13th Street The luncheon costs $25…
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Wichita downtown arena open records failure
Read more: Wichita downtown arena open records failureYesterday, the company that manages the Intrust Bank Arena (the downtown Wichita arena) announced a lease with the arena’s flagship tenant, the Wichita Thunder hockey team. But we don’t know the details of the lease. Unbelievably, some Sedgwick County Commissioners and managers are okay with that.
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Eminent domain abuse, then economic failure
Read more: Eminent domain abuse, then economic failureThe Cato Institute has a new video that details the history of Kelo v. City of New London, in which Suzette Kelo’s house was taken from her using eminent domain and given to a private developer for purposes of economic development. “As it happens, the space where Kelo’s house and others once stood is still…
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KNEA doesn’t care for Proposition K
Read more: KNEA doesn’t care for Proposition KYou can often tell how good a measure will be for taxpayers and prosperity by how strongly the people who live on government spending protest. When they distort arguments to the point of lying, you know it’s going to be really bad for them if a measure passes — and really good for everyone else.…
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Kansas Governor in 2010
Read more: Kansas Governor in 2010Larry Sabato of the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia has a great website and accompanying email newsletter. In its own words: “Larry J. Sabato’s Crystal Ball features analyses of presidential elections, Senate, House and gubernatorial races.” Here’s what he has to say about the gubernatorial race in Kansas next year: KANSAS —…
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Cornejo & Sons campaign contributions history
Read more: Cornejo & Sons campaign contributions historyA recent Wichita Eagle news story jogged readers’ memories about the company that’s the target of the story, Cornejo & Sons, Inc., and their campaign contributions a few years back. The company asked some of its employees to make campaign contributions, and then the employees were reimbursed. That’s illegal.