In 2014 Wichita voters rejected a sales tax which would have provided $250 million to spend on a water project. What were the city's concerns?
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Wichita City Manager Robert Layton
As Wichita prepares to award a large construction contract, let's hope the city acts in an ethical manner this time.
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.
Despite promises, Wichita fails to inform citizens on important activities of its government.
Wichita decides to have someone else conduct public engagement.
A City of Wichita town hall meeting ends in less than nine minutes, with a question pending and unanswered.
Wichita city hall failed to uphold the terms of a development agreement from five years ago, not monitoring contracts that protect the public interest.
A records request to the City of Wichita results in data as well as insight into the city’s attitude towards empowering citizens with data.
Here are highlights from Voice for Liberty for 2016. Was it a good year for the principles of individual liberty, limited government, economic freedom, and free markets in Wichita and Kansas?
A small Kansas city provides an example of what Wichita should do.
Wichita City Manager Robert Layton held a discussion titled "What are Wichita's Strengths and Weaknesses: A Conversation for a Positive Community and City Agenda."
Does the City of Wichita really want to "empower and engage citizens by providing information necessary to keep them informed on the actions their government is taking?"
A records request to the City of Wichita results in data as well as insight into the city’s attitude towards empowering citizens with data.
Despite a government tax giveaway program, problems with delinquent special assessment taxes in Wichita have become worse.
Wichita is ready to consider another giveaway to politically-connected interests at the expense of citizens and taxpayers.
The City of Wichita asks for citizens to trust that it has policies in place that will be followed.
Despite a policy change, the Wichita city council still votes for no-bid contracts paid for with taxpayer funds.
To protect itself against self-defeating appeals of property valuation in tax increment financing districts, the City of Wichita once included a protective clause in developer agreements. But this consideration is not present in two proposed agreements.
Will Wichita city officials and sales tax boosters attend an educational event produced by a leading Kansas public policy institute? It will be an opportunity for city officials to demonstrate their commitment to soliciting input from the community.
Does Wichita have a problem with cronyism? The mayor, city council, and bureaucrats say no, but you can decide for yourself. Then, from LearnLiberty.org, the harm of cronyism at the national level.