Bizarre and troubling Wichita city council meetings
Inside jokes or a public shaming: Either way, it isn’t good. Those who watch meetings of the Wichita City Council may have become accustomed to Wichita Mayor Jeff Longwell and his unusual sense of...
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A Wichita social media town hall
A City of Wichita town hall meeting ends in less than nine minutes, with a question pending and unanswered. As part of its engagement with citizens, the City of Wichita holds social media town hall...
View ArticleWichita being sued, alleging improper handling of bond repayment savings
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. A lawsuit filed in...
View ArticleEducation gap on Wichita City Council
Currently there is discussion in Wichita on whether higher education is valued by residents. Following, from April 2011, a look at the educational achievement of the Wichita City Council. The members...
View ArticleOn big contracts, Wichita has had problems
As Wichita prepares to award a large construction contract, let’s hope the city acts in an ethical manner this time. As the Wichita City Council prepares to make a decision regarding a contract for the...
View ArticleKing of Freight move a step sideways
A Wichita firm plans to move its offices to what was billed as the city’s premier entertainment district. King of Freight, a Wichita freight brokerage firm, is planning to move its operations to the...
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City code on ethical conduct in Wichita
Wichita has a city code governing ethical conduct by council members, but it seems to have no teeth. Here’s an excerpt from the Wichita city code as passed in 2008 (full section below): “[Council...
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The Making of the Wichita Mayor 2019
The Making of the Wichita Mayor 2019 By Karl Peterjohn There are eight major lessons for Wichita voters when they cast their ballots on or before November 5, 2019, concerning the revelations of...
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Longwell: ‘There is no corruption’
Wichita Mayor Jeff Longwell says there is no corruption involving him, but this is only because of loose and sloppy Kansas and Wichita laws. In an advertisement in the November 3, 2019 Wichita Eagle,...
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Wichita to Ghana, again
News of a Sedgwick County Commissioner’s trip to Africa has raised some controversy, and something like this has been tried before. The Wichita Eagle reported this regarding Sedgwick County...
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