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Trump Cabinet Meeting: December 2, 2025 – Complete Analysis
President Trump’s December 2, 2025 Cabinet meeting showcased sweeping policy achievements: $18 trillion in new investment commitments, dramatic prescription drug price reductions through Most Favored Nation policy, six months of zero illegal border crossings, transformative trade deals with the EU, UK, Japan and Korea, and controversial naval strikes against drug cartels. Cabinet members reported historic…
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Wichita Mayoral Debate, October 11, 2023
This is a transcript of a debate between Wichita mayoral candidates Brandon Whipple and Lily Wu on October 11, 2023 .
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Wichita’s high tax hotels
Community improvement district, or CID, taxes are often targeted at visitors to Wichita, and harm our city’s reputation.
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Kansas Tax Revenue, July 2023
For July 2023, Kansas tax revenue was 16.2 percent higher than July 2022, and 2.1 percent more than estimated.
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Wichita-area legislative meeting reveals differences in approach to government
Yesterday’s meeting of the South-central Kansas legislative delegation with citizens featured, in the words of one senator, a level of “intensity” not seen in previous meetings of this body. Senator Dick Kelsey made this observation, remarking that this is the first such meeting where the two parties have been mentioned. Following are a few notes…
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Should Wichita expand a water system that is still in commissioning stage?
In this script from the next episode of WichitaLiberty.TV, I report my concerns about rushing a decision to expand a water production system that has not yet proven itself.
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Taxed Out of Business
From the Junction City Daily Union, March 24, 2005 By Kay Blanken Special to The Daily Union Friday evening, many of us in Junction City opened our newspaper to the headline, “Local Alco Closing Its Doors.” The Kansas City Star reported that 20 Alco stores across Kansas were closing their doors. This is a Kansas…
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Kansas Tax Revenue, January 2023
For January 2023, Kansas tax revenue was 10.8 percent higher than January 2022. Collections for fiscal year 2023 after seven months are 9.2 percent greater than the prior year.
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Tax Day is Here. Take No Cheer.
As the annual tax deadline is here, we should take a moment to examine our level of awareness of the taxes we pay.
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Kansas sales tax exemptions don’t hold all the advertised allure
Advocates of eliminating sales tax exemptions in Kansas point to the great amount of revenue that could be raised if Kansas eliminated these exemptions, estimated at some $4.2 billion per year. Analysis of the nature of the exemptions and the amounts of money involved, however, leads us to realize that the additional tax revenue that…
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Kansas tax burdens getting heavier, studies show
While Kansas ranks in the middle of the states in total tax burden, the state’s take is getting larger, compared to other states.
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In election coverage, The Wichita Eagle has fallen short
Citizens want to trust their hometown newspaper as a reliable source of information. The Wichita Eagle has not only fallen short of this goal, it seems to have abandoned it.