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Kansas school spending, slashed?
Read more: Kansas school spending, slashed?In this segment of KAKE TV “This Week in Kansas,” Richard Schrock, Peter Hancock, and Bob Weeks discuss education funding in Kansas. Tim Brown is the host.
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WichitaLiberty.TV August 18, 2013
Read more: WichitaLiberty.TV August 18, 2013In this episode of WichitaLiberty.TV, host Bob Weeks shows his “Prezi” that illustrates the disregard for the law shown by Wichita’s mayor. Then, Bob walks viewers through a visualization that illustrates the unintended consequences of government intervention at the Wichita Airport. Finally, Bob introduces Henry Hazlitt’s book “Economics in One Lesson,” which will be the…
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Wichita income is not keeping up
Read more: Wichita income is not keeping upVisioneering Wichita uses per capita income growth as one benchmark of economic progress. What do the numbers say about the city’s progress?
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Intellectuals vs. the rest of us
Read more: Intellectuals vs. the rest of usWhy are so many opposed to private property and free exchange — capitalism, in other words — in favor of large-scale government interventionism? Lack of knowledge, or ignorance, is one answer, but there is another.
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Do you know this about Kansas school test scores?
Read more: Do you know this about Kansas school test scores?Public school leaders in Kansas are proud of Kansas schools, often citing our state’s high ranking compared to other states. This video takes a look at Kansas test scores.
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Kansas school spending advocates take to Twitter
Read more: Kansas school spending advocates take to TwitterKansas school spending advocates are not always familiar with facts.
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Change in needed in Wichita
Read more: Change in needed in WichitaChange is desperately needed in Wichita — change to allow exceptionalism and end failed economic subsidies.
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WichitaLiberty.TV August 11, 2013
Read more: WichitaLiberty.TV August 11, 2013In this episode of WichitaLiberty.TV, host Bob Weeks asks if shoppers have ever paid extra sales tax in Wichita’s Community Improvement Districts, and describes efforts by the city to avoid disclosure of this tax. Then, are there similarities between Wichita and Detroit? Finally, a Sedgwick County Commissioner is worried about agriculture being driven out of…
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Wichita job growth under the Visioneering/Brewer regime
Read more: Wichita job growth under the Visioneering/Brewer regimeWichita has set ambitious goals in job growth, but it doesn’t seem that the Visioneering program has produced results. But apparently Wichita government officials are satisfied.
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More illumination of Wichita City Council ethics
Read more: More illumination of Wichita City Council ethicsToday on the Joseph Ashby Show, the host shines additional light on problems with the Wichita City Council.
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Wichita Airport statistics: The video
Read more: Wichita Airport statistics: The videoTo keep airfares low at the Wichita Airport, the Wichita City Council in partnership with Sedgwick County and the State of Kansas pays a discount air carrier to operate in Wichita. While the program almost certainly has the intended effect on airfares, there is another effect: The trend of flights and seats available in Wichita…
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Wichita City Council hears citizen concerns over West Bank development
Read more: Wichita City Council hears citizen concerns over West Bank developmentIn this video, citizens express their concerns to the Wichita City Council regarding the process of developing a parcel of land in downtown Wichita.