Tag: James Clendenin
The power and influence of the Wichita mayor
When pursuing a large Wichita city contract, did the winning company lobby all council members, or primarily Mayor Jeff Longwell?
Starlite loan isn’t needed
The Wichita City Council seems poised to enter an unnecessarily complicated transaction.
On big contracts, Wichita has had problems
As Wichita prepares to award a large construction contract, let’s hope the city acts in an ethical manner this time.
Wichita being sued, alleging improper handling of bond repayment savings
A lawsuit claims that when the City of Wichita refinanced its special assessment bonds, it should have passed on the savings to the affected taxpayers, and it did not do that.
From Pachyderm: Local legislative priorities
From the Wichita Pachyderm Club: Local government officials present their legislative priorities.
From Pachyderm: Legislative Agendas for 2017
From the Wichita Pachyderm Club this week: Representatives of local governments presented issues important to them in the upcoming session of the Kansas Legislature.
CID and other incentives approved in downtown Wichita
The Wichita City Council approves economic development incentives, but citizens should not be proud of the discussion and deliberation.
WichitaLiberty.TV: News media, hollow Kansas government, ideology vs. pragmatism
In this episode of WichitaLiberty.TV: New outlets for news, and criticism of the existing. Is Kansas government “hollowed out?” Ideology and pragmatism.
In Wichita, Meitzner, Clendenin sow seeds of distrust
Comments by two Wichita city council members give citizens more reasons to be cynical and distrusting of politicians.
