Tag: Paul Gray
Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Tuesday January 18, 2011
Today: Education reformer to speak in Kansas; Wichita council candidate websites spotted; schools’ funding claims questioned; Kansas schools rated; Insurance costs on the rise in Kansas.
Economic freedom at decline, across the U.S. and in Wichita
As government, both national and local, increases its intervention in markets and more decisions are made by politicians and bureaucrats rather than markets, wealth is lost.
Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Monday December 6, 2010
Today: Economic freedom lecture, liberal success factor, Joshua Blick, economy, Rasmussen polls, Kansas Democrats, young Republicans.
Wichita trash cooperative: gateway to mandatory recycling?
A proposed Wichita trash cooperative would lead to greater regulation of trash in Wichita, including a potential mandate to recycle.
Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Wednesday November 3, 2010
Today: Elections, Dave Unruh, Jim Skelton, Gwen Welshimer, Republican Party, Wichita Pachyderm Club, Paul Gray, Jeff Longwell, Rhonda Holman, Sue Schlapp, Carl Brewer.
Community Improvement Districts discussed in Wichita
At yesterday’s meeting of the Wichita City Council, council members approved the start of the process to create two Community Improvement Districts in Wichita. Yesterday’s action sets August 10 as the date for a public hearing.
Wichita Bowllagio hearing produces only delay
Yesterday’s meeting of the Wichita City Council featured a lengthy public hearing for a proposed west-side entertainment development known as Bowllagio. Bowllagio is planned to have a bowling and entertainment center, a boutique hotel, and a restaurant owned by a celebrity television chef.
Wichita city council signals possible change in economic development incentive policy
At today’s meeting of the Wichita City Council, discussion by council members and their vote may signal a change in the city’s stance toward economic development incentives.