Tag: Capitalism
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An ill wind blows in Kansas: The politics of renewable energy
Kansas Representative Charlotte O’Hara, who represents Kansas House District 27 in southern Johnson County, offers a look at the politics surrounding wind power in Kansas.
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No-bid contracts a problem in Wichita
Wichita Eagle reporting uncovers a problem with no-bid contracts for construction projects in Wichita. This revelation illustrates these things: a Wichita City Council almost totally captured by special interests, crony capitalism on steroids, and another example of why Wichita and Kansas need pay-to-play laws.
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Wichita Chamber of Commerce
Most people probably think that local chambers of commerce, since their membership is mostly business firms, support pro-growth policies that embrace limited government and free markets. But that’s not the case in Wichita.
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Carl Brewer: State of the City for Wichita, 2012
Wichita Mayor Carl Brewer delivers his State of the City Address for 2012.
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Wednesday January 11, 2012
Today: A legislator would do this?; Where to see, listen to State of State Address; Kansas Policy Institute launches blog; Kansas House Speaker criticized; Kansas presidential caucus; Democrats urged to help Republicans; Kansas health issues; Separation of art and state; Numbers trouble Americans; and Capitalism.
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Tuesday January 3, 2012
Today: Legislators to hear from citizens; Romney seen as ‘good enough’; Brownback Chief of Staff in Wichita; Arrogance of Trump; Ethanol; 180 miles in an electric car; Kansas Policy Institute research; Capitalism.
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Friday December 30, 2011
Today: Year in review, Wichita Liberty-style; Patriots New Years Eve; Legislators to hear from citizens; California’s redevelopment nightmare to end; Growth will heal nation’s economy; Assumptions about capitalism; Resources on Austrian economics; Cato University.
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Monday December 19, 2011
Today: Boeing tanker and Wichita; Wichita school dress code; Kansas legislator briefing book; Velvet Revolution voice has died; Open records in Wichita; Cellulosic ethanol; Overcriminilization; Stevens, Pachyderm President, honored; Occupiers and crony capitalism.