Tag: Featured
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Wichita sales tax hike would hit low income families hardest
Analysis of household expenditure data shows that a proposed sales tax in Wichita affects low income families in greatest proportion, confirming the regressive nature of sales taxes.
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Kansas budgeting “off the tops” is bad policy
Direct transfers of taxpayer money sent to a specific business or industry is always a tough sell to politicians, let alone the voting public. But, that is why some corporations pay lots of money to lobbyists, writes Steve Anderson for Kansas Policy Institute.
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Wichita airport statistics updated
Why do Kansans pay taxes, including sales tax on food, to fund millions in subsidy to a company that is experiencing a sustained streak of record profits?
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Susan Estes of AFP and the upcoming summt
On the Joseph Ashby Show, Susan Estes of Americans for Prosperity-Kansas appeared on August 7, 2014. Bob Weeks is the guest host. We discuss the the goals of AFP and the upcoming Defending the American Dream Summit in Dallas.
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U.S. Rep. Mike Pompeo
On the Joseph Ashby Show, United States Representative Mike Pompeo appeared two days after election day. Bob Weeks is the guest host.
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Voice for Liberty Radio: Hydraulic fracturing: A conjured-up controversy?
In this episode of Voice for Liberty Radio: Dwight D. Keen is former chairman of the Kansas Independent Oil and Gas Association. He spoke to the Wichita Pachyderm Club on the topic “Hydraulic Fracturing: A Conjured-up Controversy.”
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What the Wichita city council could do
While the proposed Wichita city sales tax is a bad idea, the city could do a few things that would not only improve its chance of passage, but also improve local government.
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WichitaLiberty.TV: Primary election results, and a look forward
A look at some of the primary elections results this week. What did voters say, and what should we look for in the November general election and the future past that?
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Sedgwick County elections: Commissioners
In Sedgwick County, two fiscally conservative commission candidates prevailed.