Author: Bob Weeks
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WichitaLiberty.TV January 5, 2014
In this episode of WichitaLiberty.TV: A look back at a few problematic issues regarding ethical government in Wichita in 2013. Topics include: Campaign contributions, the timing of city and school board elections, Mayor Carl Brewer’s integrity and threats, the need for campaign finance reform, the firing of a television news reporter, the apparently non-transparent way…
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Wichita’s policymaking on display
Wichita and its leaders want its citizens to trust their government. But in order to gain that trust, the city needs to avoid episodes like this.
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Medicaid found to increase, not decrease, emergency room usage
For years, it has been the number one talking point of Obamacare supporters. People who are uninsured end up getting costly care from hospitals’ emergency rooms.
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In Wichita, more tax for more transit?
Government-provided transit is expensive and supplies lousy service. Wichita should consider private sector alternatives to expansion of the present system.
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WichitaLiberty.TV December 29, 2013
In this episode of WichitaLiberty.TV: Are Kansas school leaders beng honest with schoolchildren and parents regarding Kansas school test scores? Then: Walter Williams on greed. Finally: Do we have too many laws? A look at the problem of overcriminalization.
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Here’s why Kansans are misinformed about schools
Is the Kansas City Star editorial board uninformed, misinformed, or simply lying to its readers?
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Job growth, Kansas and other states
Critics of Kansas Governor Sam Brownback may not know that Kansas has produced substandard performance in job growth for a long time.
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Year in review, 2013
A look back at some of the stories covered by Voice for Liberty in 2013.