Tag: Robert Layton
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Wichita taxicab regulations likely to impede progress
The Wichita City Council will consider new taxicab regulations that, city hall hopes, will improve tax service in Wichita. But the regulations create high barriers to entry that stifle entrepreneurship and market competition, likely dooming the program to fail.
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Wichita’s bailout culture
The Wichita City Council will consider a bailout of a real estate development. If the council takes this action, it is just one more step in a series of bailouts granted by the city, and it sets up expectations that the city will continue bailouts, creating a severe climate of moral hazard.
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Wichita ethics kerfuffle quashed; lessons learned
What lessons have Wichitans learned from a recent city hall episode involving ethics?
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Monday January 16, 2012
Today: Tax cuts = extra income?; Revenue-neutral tax reform; Peterjohn to speak; Southwest to fly to Wichita; Kansas economic development incentives; Story is broken.
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For Wichita city hall, ethics again an issue
Reports that the Wichita city manager’s fiancee is involved with a group seeking approval from the city for a project indicate that the city’s perspective on ethics could use reform.
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Wichita’s political class
Discussion at a Wichita City Council meeting provided an opportunity for citizens to discover the difference in the thinking of the political class and those who value limited government and capitalism.
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Wichita Mayor Carl Brewer to critics: stop grandstanding
A meeting of the Wichita City Council provided a window into the attitude of Wichita elected officials, particularly Mayor Carl Brewer. Through their actions, and by their words, we see a government that cares little for the rule of law and good government, and one that is disrespectful to citizens who call attention to this.
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Wichita City Council bows to special interests
Yesterday’s meeting of the Wichita City Council revealed a council — except for one member — totally captured by special interests, to the point where the council, aided by city staff, used a narrow legal interpretation in order to circumvent a statutorily required public hearing process.
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Wichita city council to decide between rule of law, or rule by situation
Tuesday’s Wichita City Council meeting will provide an opportunity for the mayor, council members, and city hall staff to let Wichitans know if our city is governed by the rule of law and proper respect for it, or if these values will be discarded for the convenience of one person and his business partners.
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Wichita’s letter of intent for Douglas Place LLC
The City of Wichita intends to issue a letter of intent, and then later on hold a public hearing concerning the items in the letter. This effectively makes the public hearing meaningless.
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Wichita and its political class
Discussion at a Wichita City Council meeting provided an opportunity for citizens to discover the difference in the thinking of the political class and those who value limited government and capitalism.
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Monday February 21, 2011
Today: Kansas legislature website; legislators on governor’s plan; Wisconsin demonstrations come to Kansas?; Wichita trash; Wichita mayoral forum didn’t go well; Wichita City Council this week; Sedgwick County commission this week.