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Wichita-area Legislators Hear Pleas From Government
Read more: Wichita-area Legislators Hear Pleas From GovernmentYesterday I attended a meeting of the South Central Kansas Legislative Delegation, held at Wichita State University. This meeting is billed as an opportunity for local governments to make their case to local legislators. Scheduled to start at 1:00 pm, it actually started at 1:20. Senator Carolyn McGinn chaired. This meeting was better attended by…
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Americans for Prosperity — Kansas to hold second Defending the American Dream Summit
Read more: Americans for Prosperity — Kansas to hold second Defending the American Dream SummitEvent to kick off 2009 Kansas Legislative Session TOPEKA — The free-market grassroots group Americans for Prosperity-Kansas will hold its second statewide Defending the American Dream Summit in Wichita Saturday, January 10, 2009, just two days prior to the start of the 2009 Kansas Legislature. “This event will serve as a kick-off for the new…
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More Subsidy for Downtown Wichita Developers
Read more: More Subsidy for Downtown Wichita DevelopersToday’s Wichita Eagle reports that Wichita’s “Minnesota Guys,” formally known as Real Development, are seeking yet another subsidy as they work in downtown Wichita. The article in the Eagle is HUD loan sought for downtown Wichita apartment plan. In this case, the subsidy sought is a loan guarantee from the U.S. Department of Housing and…
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I Tested My Politics
Read more: I Tested My PoliticsI came across a test designed to place you and your political thoughts on a map of political ideologies. The test I took is here. These tests can be fun, but in the case of this particular example, I wondered how some questions had any relevance to politics. In these tests I also find that…
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Wichita-area Legislators Hear From Citizens
Read more: Wichita-area Legislators Hear From CitizensLast night, Wichita-area legislators met in the jury room at the Sedgwick county courthouse to hear from citizens about their concerns for the upcoming Kansas legislative session. About 22 legislators attended. Absent by my reckoning were Jason Watkins (it was explained that he was in Topeka), Brenda Landwehr, Raj Goyle, Steve Huebert, Mike Petersen, Delia…
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Arkansas Democrat-Gazette publishes editorial in Paul Jacob’s defense
Read more: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette publishes editorial in Paul Jacob’s defenseFrom FreePaulJacob.com A super editorial appeared in yesterday’s Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, defending Paul (and, more generally, the First Amendment) and calling AG Drew Edmondson a “zealot” and “a bully with considerable power, a high state office, and more ambition than respect for the rights of others.” The Sunday lead editorial read in part: This indictment has…
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Prudence Requires Postponement of Wichita TIF District: The Video
Read more: Prudence Requires Postponement of Wichita TIF District: The VideoBob Weeks recommends postponing approval of a Wichita TIF district until new procedures are put in place. Plus, a question about future mill levies, with a response from council member Sharon Fearey. The remarks in printed form are at this link: Prudence Requires Postponement of Wichita TIF District.
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Markets are the best regulators
Read more: Markets are the best regulatorsSince the start of the current financial crises, we’re told that markets are at fault. The most common diagnosis is that there’s not enough regulation in place, and only a move away from reliance on markets and toward more laws and regulations will save the economy.
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Prudence Requires Postponement of Wichita TIF District
Read more: Prudence Requires Postponement of Wichita TIF DistrictRemarks to be delivered to the Wichita City Council on January 6, 2009. Mr. Mayor, members of the council: Last month it was discovered that procedures used to investigate the background of potential city business partners were lacking in some respects. It is now recognized that the process that were in place failed to give…