Tag: Politics
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WichitaLiberty.TV: United States Congressman Mike Pompeo
Congressman Mike Pompeo talks about risks to America from overseas, Benghazi, congressional scorecards, the Grant Return for Deficit Reduction Act, and labeling food with genetically engineered ingredients.
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Wichita mayoral candidates at Pachyderm Club
Wichita mayoral candidates Jeff Longwell and Sam Williams at the Wichita Pachyderm Club.
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How TIF routes taxpayer-funded benefits to Wichita’s political players
In Wichita, tax increment financing (TIF) leads to taxpayer-funded waste that benefits those with political connections at city hall.
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Republican candidates for Wichita mayor
On February 19, 2015, the Sedgwick County Republican Party held a forum for Republican candidates for Wichita mayor.
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Wichita mayoral candidate forum
On February 17, 2015, Coalition for a Better Wichita sponsored a forum for the ten candidates running for Wichita mayor
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In Kansas, you may display a political sign in your yard
Kansas law overrides neighborhood covenants that prohibit political yard signs before elections.
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As lawmakers, Kansas judges should be selected democratically
While many believe that judges should not “legislate from the bench,” the reality is that lawmaking is a judicial function. In a democracy, lawmakers should be elected under the principle of “one person, one vote.” But Kansas, which uses the Missouri Plan for judicial selection to its highest court, violates this principle.
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Kansas spring elections should be moved
Moving spring elections to fall of even-numbered years would produce more votes on local offices like city council and school board.
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Ray Merrick on the gotcha factor
The Kansas House of Representatives, led by its Speaker, decides to retain the ability to cast votes in secret.
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WichitaLiberty.TV: Wichita city government and upcoming elections
In this episode of WichitaLiberty.TV: We’ll take a look at how city government and council meetings operate. Then, there are city elections coming up. How can you get involved? How can you decide which candidates to support?
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Wichita Eagle labels hold a clue
How Wichita Eagle news stories label outside organizations is a window into the ideology of the paper’s newsroom.
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The Overcriminalization of America
Overcriminalization has led to the mass incarceration of those ensnared by our criminal justice system, even though such imprisonment does not always enhance public safety, write Charles G. Koch and Mark V. Holden.