Tag: Wichita city government
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Downtown Wichita regulations on subsidy to be considered
Policies about to be adopted by the City of Wichita means that downtown development is certain to miss out on the benefits of free markets, capitalism, and the dispersed knowledge that only markets can generate and channel.
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Hawker Beechcraft to receive subsidy from Wichita City Council
The decision by Kansas and Wichita to grant subsidy to Hawker Beechcraft in order to retain existing jobs is not a cause for celebration, as the state moves away from creating a dynamic economy.
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Wednesday May 11, 2011
Today: Kansas Arts Commission layoffs; sculpture spending in Wichita; how much more can we soak the rich; school reform in Kansas, this year’s edition; Wichita teacher cuts; real estate to be topic at Pachyderm, followed by tours; immigration.
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Wichita forgivable loan action raises and illustrates issues
The granting of a forgivable loan by the City of Wichita to The Golf Warehouse raises issues of both economics and politics.
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Monday May 9, 2011
Today: Airfares down in Wichita; Wichita City Council this week; Joyland topic of British tabloid; educational freedom to be discussed in Wichita; do you want to live in the world of Atlas Shrugged?; who are the real robber barons?
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Forgivable loan a test for new Wichita City Council members
This week three new members of the Wichita City Council have a chance to live up to — or not — their campaign rhetoric.
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Wichitans mislead on Warren IMAX incentives
With the possibility of another IMAX theater being built not too far from Wichita, we now know that Wichitans were mislead in awarding economic development incentives.
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Government can’t be like business
Despite the claims of government and business leaders in Wichita, our city’s government can’t be run like a business.
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Wichita elections a blow for economic freedom
The victory by Wichita Mayor Carl Brewer and other city council members means a win for crony capitalism and a loss for economic freedom in Wichita.
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Economic development incentives questioned at Sedgwick County Commission
Economic development incentives receive discussion at a meeting of the Sedgwick County Commission.
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Tuesday April 5, 2011
Today: Law, liberty, and the market symposium this week; junket for Wichita lame ducks: the costs.
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Education gap on Wichita City Council
Before January, none of the four men serving on the Wichita City Council had completed a college degree. The three women serving on the council set a better example, with all three holding college degrees.