Tag: Government spending
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Wichita perpetuates wasteful system of grants; feels good about it
While praising the U.S. Economic Development Administration for a grant to Wichita State university, Wichita city planners boost the growth of wasteful government spending.
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Wichita school district checkbook updated
An interactive table of checkbook spending by the Wichita public school district.
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WichitaLiberty.TV: Sales tax exemptions, criminal justice reform, and charity
Does the elimination of sales tax exemptions hold the solution to Kansas budget problems? We have a problem with overcriminalization and the criminal justice system. Then, is there a difference between government and charity?
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Kansas Center for Economic Growth and the truth
Why can’t Kansas public school spending advocates — especially a former Kansas state budget director — tell the truth about schools and spending, wonders Dave Trabert of Kansas Policy Institute.
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Wichita’s demolition policy
Wichita homeowners must pay for demolition of their deteriorating homes, but the owners of a long-festering and highly visible commercial property get to use tax funds for their demolition expense.
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Kansas schools shortchanged by accounting systems
Kansas schools could receive $21 million annually in federal funds if the state had adequate information systems in place.
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Richard Ranzau on core American values in Sedgwick County
Sedgwick County Commission Chairman Richard Ranzau spoke about Returning Core American Values to Sedgwick County before a luncheon audience of the Wichita Pachyderm Club Friday, August 28, 2015.
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Some good news on federal spending
According to Dan Mitchell, “First, we made a lot of fiscal progress between 2009 and 2014 because various battles over debt limits, shutdowns, and sequestration actually did result in real spending discipline.” Couple that with some (slow) growth in the economy, and as a result, federal spending as a percentage of GDP has declined.
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WichitaLiberty.TV: Congressman Mike Pompeo
Congressman Mike Pompeo talks about passing legislation like the Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act, the Iran nuclear deal and his role in discovering the secret side deals, and other topics.
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Kansas schools ask to fund extraordinary needs
Asking taxpayer-funded entities whether they are operating efficiently is a perfectly legitimate question that, frankly, should be the starting point of every budget discussion. That some find it offensive is indication that the issue should be much more aggressively pursued across government, writes Dave Trabert of Kansas Policy Institute.
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Kansas Budget Director Shawn Sullivan
Kansas State Budget Director Shawn Sullivan spoke at the Wichita Pachyderm Club on August 21, 2015.
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Wichita property tax delinquency problem not solved
Despite a government tax giveaway program, problems with delinquent special assessment taxes in Wichita have become worse.