Tag: Government transparency
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WichitaLiberty.TV: Immunizations, spending and taxing in Kansas, and getting data from Wichita
In this episode of WichitaLiberty.TV: Should Sedgwick County be in competition with the private sector? What are attitudes towards taxation and spending in Kansas? Finally, what is it like to request data from the City of Wichita? Episode 138, broadcast February 12, 2017.
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Sedgwick County economic freedom accountability index
A new initiative to provide residents of Sedgwick County with more information about their elected county commissioners.
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WichitaLiberty.TV: Blight, guns, testimony, and KPERS
Co-host Karl Peterjohn joins Bob Weeks to discuss the fight on blight and property rights, guns on campus, availability of testimony in the Kansas Legislature, and KPERS, our state’s retirement system.
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Availability of testimony in the Kansas Legislature
It is easy to provide Kansans with written testimony from the Kansas Legislature. At least I think so.
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Wichita check register
A records request to the City of Wichita results in data as well as insight into the city’s attitude towards empowering citizens with data.
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In Wichita, we’ll not know how this tax money is spent
Despite claims to the contrary, the attitude of the City of Wichita towards citizens’ right to know is poor, and its attitude will likely be reaffirmed this week.
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Video in the Kansas Senate
A plan to increase visibility of the Kansas Senate is a good start, and needs to go just one or two steps farther.
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Towards government transparency in Wichita: Legal notices
Kansas law requires publication of certain notices in newspapers, but cities like Wichita could also make them available in other ways that are easier to use.
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Wichita doesn’t have this
A small Kansas city provides an example of what Wichita should do.
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Sedgwick County economic development incentives status report for 2015
Sedgwick County has released its annual report on the performance and status of economic development incentives for 2015.
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Kansas school districts compliance with transparency law
Some Kansas school districts are not complying with basic transparency, even though there is a law, finds Kansas Policy Institute.
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Empowering and engaging Wichitans, or not
Does the City of Wichita really want to “empower and engage citizens by providing information necessary to keep them informed on the actions their government is taking?”