Category: Wichita city government
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The state of Wichita, 2014
Wichita Mayor Carl Brewer delivered the annual State of the City address. He said a few things that deserve discussion.
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Wichita, welcoming citizen involvement
How welcoming is Wichita city government to citizens? There is a survey to answer this question.
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Wichita debt levels projected to rise
According to the most recent edition of Wichita’s Performance Measure Report, the city’s debt levels are projected to rise, based on two measures.
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Would you pay $48.62 to visit the art museum?
The normal adult admission to the Wichita Art Museum is $7.00, but that isn’t anywhere near the cost of each visit.
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Wichita’s growth in gross domestic product
Compared to peer areas, Wichita’s record of growth in gross domestic product is similar to that of job creation: Wichita performs poorly.
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Visit Wichita, and pay a tourism fee
The Wichita City Council will consider adding a 2.75 percent tax to hotel bills, calling it a “City Tourism Fee.” Welcome to Wichita!
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Wichita campaign finance reform, and local elections in Kansas
In this excerpt from WichitaLiberty.TV: An illustration of the need for campaign finance reform in Wichita and Kansas. A related issue is the need to change the timing of local elections in Kansas.
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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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For Wichita’s economic development machinery, failure
Compared to a broad group of peer metropolitan areas, Wichita performs very poorly. As Wichita embarks upon a new era of economic development, we need to ask who to trust with this important task.
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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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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.