In this short video, John Todd tells us why the city is not acting in the best interest of citizens regarding the land development deal near the new Wichita ballpark. View below, or click here to view at YouTube.
Videos
Derek Yonai: Teaching the Morality of Free Enterprise
Derek K. Yonai, JD, Ph.D., Director of the Koch Center for Leadership & Ethics at Emporia State University, spoke to the Wichita Pachyderm Club January 11, 2019, on the topic of Teaching the Morality of Free Enterprise. View below, or click here to view at YouTube.
WichitaLiberty.TV: Judge Kevin Smith and foster care
In this episode of WichitaLiberty.TV: Judge Kevin Smith explains some of the problems in the foster care system in Kansas, and what we can do to improve it. View below, or click here to view at YouTube. Episode 221, broadcast December 16, 2018.
Shownotes
- Opinion column by Judge Smith: Stop whining about the foster care system and do something to fix it (alternate location here)
- CASA of Sedgwick County
- Judge Kevin Smith campaign page, with columns and articles
WichitaLiberty.TV: Kansas Representative Leo Delperdang
In this episode of WichitaLiberty.TV: Representative Leo Delperdang joins Bob Weeks to discuss the recent election and the upcoming session of the Kansas Legislature. View below or click here to view at YouTube. Episode 220, broadcast December 2, 2018.
Shownotes
- Representative Leo Delperdang at Kansas Legislature
- Delperdang for Kansas on Facebook
- Representative Leo Delperdang on WichitaLiberty.TV, June 22, 2017
WichitaLiberty.TV: Economic development incentives
In this episode of WichitaLiberty.TV: A look at some economic development incentive programs in Wichita and Kansas. Second in a series. Tax increment financing (TIF) is prominent in this episode. View below, or click here to view at YouTube. Episode 219, broadcast November 25, 2018.
Shownotes
- Wichita TIF projects: some background. Tax increment financing disrupts the usual flow of tax dollars, routing funds away from cash-strapped cities, counties, and schools back to the TIF-financed development. TIF creates distortions in the way cities develop, and researchers find that the use of TIF means lower economic growth.
- Industrial revenue bonds in Kansas: Industrial Revenue Bonds are a mechanism that Kansas cities and counties use to allow companies to avoid paying property and sales taxes.
- From Pachyderm: Economic development incentives
- Personal income in Wichita rises, but slowly. For 2017, personal income in Wichita rose, but slower than the national rate.
- Growing the Wichita economy. Wichita leaders are proud of our region’s economic growth. Here are the numbers.
- Sedgwick County’s David Dennis on economic development. Following the Wichita Mayor, the Chair of the Sedgwick County Commission speaks on economic development.
- Personal income in Wichita rises, but slowly. For 2017, personal income in Wichita rose, but slower than the national rate.
- Wichita employment, September 2018. For the Wichita metropolitan area in September 2018, jobs are up, the labor force is up, and the unemployment rate is down, compared to the same month one year ago.
- Wichita economy shrinks, and a revision. The Wichita economy shrank in 2017, but revised statistics show growth in 2016.
WichitaLiberty.TV: Economic development incentives
In this episode of WichitaLiberty.TV: A look at some economic development incentive programs in Wichita and Kansas. First in a series. View below, or click here to view at YouTube. Episode 218, broadcast November 18, 2018.
Shownotes
- Industrial revenue bonds in Kansas: Industrial Revenue Bonds are a mechanism that Kansas cities and counties use to allow companies to avoid paying property and sales taxes.
- From Pachyderm: Economic development incentives
- Growing the Wichita economy. Wichita leaders are proud of our region’s economic growth. Here are the numbers.
- Sedgwick County’s David Dennis on economic development. Following the Wichita Mayor, the Chair of the Sedgwick County Commission speaks on economic development.
- Personal income in Wichita rises, but slowly. For 2017, personal income in Wichita rose, but slower than the national rate.
- Wichita employment, September 2018. For the Wichita metropolitan area in September 2018, jobs are up, the labor force is up, and the unemployment rate is down, compared to the same month one year ago.
- Wichita economy shrinks, and a revision. The Wichita economy shrank in 2017, but revised statistics show growth in 2016.
WichitaLiberty.TV: Bob and Karl look at election results
In this episode of WichitaLiberty.TV: Bob and Karl look at election results nationally, in Kansas, and in Sedgwick County. View below, or click here to view at YouTube. Episode 217, broadcast November 11, 2018.
Shownotes
- Election results at Politico. This is one of the best sites for analysis of election results.
- Election results for Sedgwick County.
- Election resuts from Kansas Secretary of State.
WichitaLiberty.TV: Election 2018 preview
In this episode of WichitaLiberty.TV: Karl Peterjohn and Bob Weeks provide a preview of the congressional and gubernatorial election for the Wichita area in November 2018. View below, or click here to view at YouTube. Episode 216, broadcast November 4, 2018.
Shownotes
- Candidate appearances on WichitaLiberty.TV: Ron Estes, James Thompson, Jeff Caldwell, Rick Kloos, Kris Kobach, and Greg Orman.
- School spending in Kansas: Charts
- Sedgwick County Commission: Richard Ranzau and Renee Duxler.
WichitaLiberty.TV: Richard Ranzau and Renee Duxler
In this episode of WichitaLiberty.TV: Sedgwick County Commissioner Richard Ranzau explains the current problems with corruption in the county. Then, Renee Duxler tells us why she’s running for Sedgwick County Commission. View below, or click here to view at YouTube. Episode 215, broadcast October 28, 2018.
Shownotes
- Campaign website for Richard Ranzau: www.voteranzau.org
- Campaign website for Renee Duxler: www.reneeduxler.com
