Wichita Mayor Carl Brewer Saves Us From Covered Wagons
Posted on August 14, 2008 - Filed Under Wichita | Leave a Comment
At a recent meeting of the Wichita City Council, Mayor Carl Brewer delivered remarks that I found … well, I’m still trying to find the words that fully describe my astonishment. See Wichita Mayor Carl Brewer Saves Us From Covered Wagons.
Read More..>>Reverend Kevass Harding’s Wichita TIF District: A Bad Deal in Several Ways
Posted on August 12, 2008 - Filed Under Education, Schools, Wichita, free markets | Leave a Comment
I’m tempted to ask this rhetorical question: Why don’t we strip away all the confusion and obfuscation surrounding TIF districts and just give the developers $2.5 million? See Reverend Kevass Harding’s Wichita TIF District: A Bad Deal in Several Ways
Read More..>>How to Pass the Wichita School Bond Issue
Posted on August 11, 2008 - Filed Under Wichita | 1 Comment
Confusion over who is in charge of formulating the Wichita school bond issue plan and running the campaign harms the district’s reputation. There is a solution that would give the pro-bond group needed transparency and leadership. The full article is How to Pass the Wichita School Bond Issue.
Read More..>>Questions Wichita Reverend Kevass Harding Will Not Answer
Posted on August 6, 2008 - Filed Under Kansas, Wichita | Leave a Comment
A Wichita minister and school board member seeks a large benefit for his real estate development, but will not answer questions posed by a constituent. See Questions Wichita Reverend Kevass Harding Will Not Answer.
Read More..>>The Wichita Eagle’s Preference For Government
Posted on June 19, 2008 - Filed Under Kansas, Wichita, free markets | Leave a Comment
An article in the June 19, 2008 Wichita Eagle (Many businesses owners say they carry too much of local tax burden) provides an example of the frequently-expressed bias against individuality and markets, and in favor of government and its institutions.
The full article is at http://wichitaliberty.org/node/712
Wichita Public School District’s Taxation Without Information
Posted on June 19, 2008 - Filed Under Education, Kansas, Taxes, Wichita | Leave a Comment
Taxation without information. I wish I could take credit for inventing this phrase that I recently heard someone use. It captures very well the key characteristic of USD 259, the Wichita public school district, and its campaign for the proposed 2008 bond issue.
The full article is here: http://wichitaliberty.org/node/711
Wichita School Bond Issue: Surrounding Districts Are Growing and Building New Facilities
Posted on June 17, 2008 - Filed Under Education, Kansas, Schools, Wichita | Leave a Comment
Supporters of the proposed bond issue for USD 259, the Wichita, Kansas public school district, say that Wichita schoolchildren deserve the same nice and new facilities that many of the surrounding suburban districts have been building. Typical is an editorial in The Wichita Eagle on February 10, 2008, stating “The [Wichita school] district officials kept [...]
Read More..>>Wichita School Bond Issue: Is Economic Impact Real?
Posted on June 16, 2008 - Filed Under Education, Kansas, Schools, Wichita | Leave a Comment
The fact that government spends money does not mean it is spent wisely in ways that create wealth and makes people better off. Does a study the Wichita, Kansas school district relies on have an opinion about the wisdom of school district spending?
The full story is here: http://wichitaliberty.org/node/707.
Wichita School District Economic Impact
Posted on June 5, 2008 - Filed Under Economics, Education, Kansas, Schools, Wichita | 1 Comment
In February 2008, Janet Harrah of the Center for Economic Development and Business Research at Wichita State University produced a report titled “Wichita Public Schools: Impact Analysis Operations Impact, Bond Impact and Success Measures.” This report painted a glowing picture of the USD 259 (Wichita, Kansas public school district) bond issue in 2000. The district [...]
Read More..>>Wichita City Manager Search: Look Before You Leap
Posted on June 2, 2008 - Filed Under Kansas, Wichita | Leave a Comment
By James Barfield
In the business world, there’s an old adage that says “look before you leap.” So, upon hearing that the Wichita city council was going to hire the only city manager candidate interviewed, I decided to do some looking. What I have seen thus far, has not been all that pretty to me. One [...]
