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
WichitaLiberty.TV: United States Representative Ron Estes
In this episode of WichitaLiberty.TV: Republican candidate for Congress Representative Ron Estes explains why he should continue to be our representative in the United States House of Representatives. View below, or click here to view at YouTube. Episode 214, broadcast October 21, 2018.
Shownotes
- Campaign website: estesforcongress.com
- Representative Ron Estes Congressional Office: estes.house.gov
- Map of Kansas district 4 from U.S.Census Bureau
WichitaLiberty.TV: Candidate for Congress James Thompson
In this episode of WichitaLiberty.TV: Democratic Party candidate for Congress James Thompson explains why he should be our next representative in the United States House of Representatives. View below, or click here to view at YouTube. Episode 213, broadcast October 14, 2018.
Shownotes
- Campaign website: www.votejamesthompson.com
- Map of Kansas district 4 from U.S. Census Bureau
From Pachyderm: Economic development incentives
A look at some of the large economic development programs in Wichita and Kansas.
Here’s video of a presentation I gave at the Wichita Pachyderm Club this week on economic development incentives. The video was produced by Paul Soutar of Graphic Lens. View below, or click here to view at YouTube.
Following, articles that address some of the topics I presented:
- 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.
- 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.
- Community improvement districts in Kansas: In Kansas Community Improvement Districts, merchants charge additional sales tax for the benefit of the property owners, instead of the general public.
- STAR bonds in Kansas: The Kansas STAR bonds program provides a mechanism for spending by autopilot, without specific appropriation by the legislature.
- PEAK, or Promoting Employment Across Kansas: PEAK, a Kansas economic development incentive program, redirects employee income taxes back to the employing company.
- Historic preservation tax credits, or developer welfare: A Wichita developer seeks to have taxpayers fund a large portion of his development costs, using a wasteful government program of dubious value.
WichitaLiberty.TV: Author Lenore Skenazy, “America’s Worst Mom”
In this episode of WichitaLiberty.TV: Author Lenore Skenazy talks about today’s children and the free-range kids movement. View below, or click here to view at YouTube. Episode 212, broadcast October 7, 2018.
Shownotes
- Website: Let Grow
- Articles: Lenore Skenazy at reason.com
- Book: Free-Range Kids, How to Raise Safe, Self-Reliant Children (Without Going Nuts with Worry)
WichitaLiberty.TV: Kansas gubernatorial candidate Kris Kobach
In this episode of WichitaLiberty.TV: Republican Party candidate for Kansas governor and current Secretary of State Kris Kobach joins Bob and Karl to explain why he should be our next governor. View below, or click here to view at YouTube. Episode 211, broadcast September 30, 2018.
Shownotes
- Campaign website: kriskobach.com
WichitaLiberty.TV: Kansas gubernatorial candidate Rick Kloos
In this episode of WichitaLiberty.TV: Independent candidate for Kansas governor Rick Kloos joins Bob and Karl to explain why he should be our next governor. View below, or click here to view at YouTube. Episode 210, broadcast September 23, 2018.
Shownotes
- Campaign website: kloosforkansas.com
WichitaLiberty.TV: Kansas gubernatorial candidate Jeff Caldwell
In this episode of WichitaLiberty.TV: Libertarian Party candidate for Kansas governor Jeff Caldwell joins Bob and Karl to explain why he should be our next governor. View below, or click here to view at YouTube. Episode 209, broadcast September 16, 2018.
Shownotes
- Campaign website: www.caldwellforkansas.com
WichitaLiberty.TV: Kansas gubernatorial candidate Greg Orman
In this episode of WichitaLiberty.TV: Independent candidate for Kansas governor Greg Orman joins Bob and Karl to explain why he should be our next governor. View below, or click here to view at YouTube. Episode 208, broadcast September 9, 2018.
Shownotes
- Campaign website: www.ormanforkansas.com
WichitaLiberty.TV: Sedgwick County and Wichita issues
In this episode of WichitaLiberty.TV: The end of a Sedgwick County Commission election, the Wichita Eagle editorializes on school spending and more taxes, and Wichita Mayor Jeff Longwell seems misinformed on the Wichita economy. View below, or click here to view at YouTube. Episode 207, broadcast August 26, 2018.
Shownotes
- The Wichita Eagle reports there will be a recount: Ranzau and Nicks commission race headed to a recount as Ranzau clings to narrow lead.
- The Wichita Eagle reports on the result of the recount: (cue sound of crickets)
- Article: Wichita school spending, according to the Wichita Eagle: A recent editorial by the largest newspaper in Kansas misinforms its readers.
- Kansas Policy Institute.
- Article: Wichita Eagle calls for a responsible plan for higher taxes. A Wichita Eagle editorial argues for higher property taxes to help the city grow.
- Article: Wichita Eagle argues for higher taxes: The Wichita Eagle editorial board wants higher taxes. Relying on its data and arguments will lead citizens to misinformed and uninformed opinions.
- Article: The Wichita Mayor on employment: On a televised call-in show, Wichita Mayor Jeff Longwell is proud of the performance of the city in growing jobs.
WichitaLiberty.TV: Primary election results, part two
In this episode of WichitaLiberty.TV: Hosts Karl Peterjohn and Bob Weeks continue reporting on some of the results of the August 7, 2018 primary election in Kansas. View below, or click here to view on YouTube. Episode 206, broadcast August 19, 2018.
Since this episode was recorded, the Sedgwick County Commission District 4 Republican primary manual recount was completed. There were no discrepancies between the results reported after the canvass and the results from the recount. The result is Hugh Nicks 3,438 votes, and Richard Ranzau 3,513 votes.
WichitaLiberty.TV: Primary election results
In this episode of WichitaLiberty.TV: Hosts Karl Peterjohn and Bob Weeks report on some of the results of the August 7, 2018 primary election in Kansas. View here, or click below to view on YouTube. Episode 205, broadcast August 11, 2018.