Tag: Wichita city council
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For Wichita city government, open records are not valued
The City of Wichita decides again to be open and transparent on its own terms, and to not follow the Kansas Open Records Act.
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Wichita Community Improvement District policy to be decided
Wichita will decide whether notifying consumers of special high-tax districts is good public policy.
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Perhaps an end to legislative time-wasting
Legislative bodies should stop wasting time and money on proclamations and other “feel-good” measures.
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Monday December 6, 2010
Today: Economic freedom lecture, liberal success factor, Joshua Blick, economy, Rasmussen polls, Kansas Democrats, young Republicans.
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Sunday December 5, 2010
Today: Wichita city council, Wichita and Kansas schools, Community Improvement Districts
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Wichita trash cooperative: gateway to mandatory recycling?
A proposed Wichita trash cooperative would lead to greater regulation of trash in Wichita, including a potential mandate to recycle.
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Monday November 29, 2010
Today: Earmarks, Economic development, Free markets, Health care, Wichita city council, Wichita Pachyderm Club, Subsidy, Downtown Wichita revitalization, Initiative and referendum.
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At Wichita planning commission, downtown plan approved
The Wichita Metropolitan Area Planning Commission approves the plan for downtown Wichita, despite learning of unreliable data used in the plan.
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Monday November 22, 2010
Today: Economic development, Wichita city council, Wichita city government, Recycling, Education, Wichita and Kansas schools.
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The problem with public-private partnerships
As the City of Wichita gets ready to undertake the revitalization of downtown Wichita, we need to make sure we understand the many problems inherent in the “public-private partnership.” The following commentary by Fred L. Smith, Jr. President of the Competitive Enterprise Institute originally appeared on OpenMarket.org, and it does an excellent job explaining these…
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Monday November 15, 2010
Today: Wichita city council, Wichita Pachyderm Club, Politics, Downtown Wichita revitalization, Wichita Metropolitan Area Planning Commission, Taxation, Education, United States Congress, Term limits.