Tag: Wichita city council
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Sedgwick County votes for harmful intervention
It’s harmful when citizens are not armed with information and research. But when government officials and bureaucrats with the power to tax and plan our economies are uninformed, people suffer as our economy becomes less prosperous than it could be.
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Why is business welfare necessary in Wichita?
A company in Wichita requires business welfare in order to capture a new business opportunity. What’s wrong with this picture?
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Could Wichita be the next Detroit?
That Detroit has declared bankruptcy: Does this mean anything for Wichita?
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WichitaLiberty.TV July 21, 2013
In this episode of WichitaLiberty.TV, host Bob Weeks recommends the Crony Chronicals website and explains the harm of cronyism. Westar, our electric utility, is asking for a rate increase, and cronyism is part of the application. Finally, Wichita Mayor Carl Brewer feels he can’t shop for his personal car in Wichita, but dishes out no-bid…
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Paying taxes, but not quite
A complicated economic development mechanism used in Wichita hides the true business welfare transaction.
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CID signs missing at some Wichita merchants
Not all merchants located in Wichita’s Community Improvement District program are displaying the required signage.
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Concern over state office building decision politics
Speculation that politics might influence a decision over the location of State of Kansas offices is amusing, given that one of the players has a history of awarding campaign contributors and friends
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WichitaLiberty.TV July 14, 2013
In this episode of WichitaLiberty.TV, host Bob Weeks explains the attitude of the Wichita City Council regarding ethical behavior and reports on incidents that illustrate the need for campaign finance reform and pay-to-play laws in Wichita and Kansas. Also, Bob notices a document produced this year titled “Wichita Area Future Water Supply: A Model Program…
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Wichita city code seemingly ignored
A Wichita city statute seems to be clear in its meaning, but the city decides not to apply it.
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The speck and the logs
What can we say about a mayor who is concerned about the appearance of impropriety when shopping for his personal automobile, but is not able to understand the problems with his own behavior in office?
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WichitaLiberty.TV, June 30, 2013
On this episode of WichitaLiberty.TV, host Bob Weeks discusses trust in government, public choice, logrolling, Kansas school standards, whether we should trust what we’re told about Southwest Airlines and its economic benefit, and whether we should trust the City of Wichita to adhere to its economic development policies.
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Downtown Wichita: What happened?
An update on a few public policy issues related to downtown Wichita.