Tag: Open records
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Open Records in Kansas
Kansas has a weak open records law. Wichita doesn’t want to follow the law, as weak as it is.
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Transparency groups want to know where Wichita tax money is going to promote Wichita
Public or private? GoWichita, Wichita Downtown Development Corporation and the Greater Wichita Economic Development Coalition get more than three million dollars a year. Some of that is taxpayer money.
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WichitaLiberty.TV January 19, 2014
In this episode of WichitaLiberty.TV: How much would you pay to visit the Wichita Art Museum? You might be surprised to learn how much each visit really costs. Then: A transparency agenda for Wichita city government and the Kansas Legislature. Finally, a look at public schools wasting money.
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Kansas school efficiency on display
When you hear that Kansas schools have “cut to the bone,” or are operating at maximum efficiency, or have nowhere else to cut, or there’s no need to audit school district efficiency, think of this.
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A transparency agenda for Wichita
Kansas has a weak open records law, and Wichita doesn’t want to follow the law, as weak as it is. But with a simple change of attitude towards open government and citizens’ right to know, Wichita could live up to the goals its leaders have set.
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Wichita’s legislative agenda favors government, not citizens
Wichita’s legislative agenda contains many items contrary to economic freedom, capitalism, limited government, and individual liberty. Yet, Wichitans pay taxes to have this agenda promoted.
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Wichita can advocate for government transparency, or not
Government should be responsive to citizens when they make legitimate requests for records. Wichita should not hide behind non-profit entities and tortured interpretations of the law in order to keep records secret.
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Sedgwick County delinquent taxes, the useful version
Here is the Sedgwick County delinquent tax list for 2012, able to be manipulated by computer.
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Kansas Open Records Act needs improvement
Thank you for this opportunity to present testimony on problems with the Kansas Open Records Act regarding high fees for the production of records.