Tag: Sam Brownback
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Monday January 31, 2011
Today: Some downtown Wichita properties plummet in value; Kansas Days; Mises University; “Rosa Parks moment” for education; the state against blacks; politics and city managers; Wednesdays in Wiedemann; Professor Cornpone; Government bird chirping.
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Prospects for successful deregulation in Kansas
Based on experience from the Reagan Administration, regulation reform in Kansas will be difficult.
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Arts funding in Kansas
Kansas would be better off without government-funded art for two reasons: economic and artistic.
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Stossel on politicians’ promises
A television show by John Stossel shows how government programs often don’t work as promised and cause unintended and harmful consequences.
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Saturday January 8, 2011
Today: “This Week in Kansas” special edition; tax cuts are not a cost to government; Sedgwick County officeholders to be sworn in.
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Kansas: business-friendly or capitalism-friendly?
While Kansas Republicans want to create a business-friendly environment, we have to be watchful for harmful crony, or false, capitalism.
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Thursday December 30, 2010
Today: Kansas Meadowlark blog recast; Longwell site noted; Kansas legislative issues to watch; Local governments are a model; Truce in culture wars; Wind power: the transmission subsidy.
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Wind power again reaps subsidy
Despite poor economics, wind power again reaps taxpayer subsidy.
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Tuesday December 28, 2010
Today: Hawker Beechcraft deal breaks new ground, TSA as fine literature; Love, not yet seated in House, moves to Senate; Wichita historic preservation board; Bureaucrats will do what Congress doesn’t; Brownback to focus on core; Schools sue again, and again.
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Monday December 27, 2010
Today: This week at Wichita City Council, Kansas schools’ unspent funds, Which Brownback will govern, Rapidly rising costs at Kansas Universities criticized, States and their pension problems, Airport security found lacking.
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Wind power: a wise investment for Wichita and Kansas?
The economics of wind power should cause us to question the wisdom of Kansas and Wichita pursuing it as an economic development strategy.
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Tuesday December 21, 2010
Today: Steineger switches teams, Kansas school funding reform to wait, Tax cuts in Kansas not likely says new senate leader, McGinn to lead Ways and Means, Kansas holds on to House seats.