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Top GOP lawmakers in Kansas stalemated on taxes
Top Republicans in the Kansas Legislature still don't have a deal on taxes that would clear the way for the annual session to adjourn. House and Senate negotiators planned to resume talks Thursday, hoping to resolve differences on cutting income...
Tags: Politics, Kansas Legislature, Personal Income
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Tornado Relief: How to Help
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsHere are some of the many ways you can help the people of Oklahoma as they deal with massive cleanup and recovery efforts. If you want to help in the relief efforts - the best thing you can do is send money. The Kansas Division of Emergency...Tags: Environmental Issues, Relief and Aid Organizations, American Red Cross, Natural Disasters, Politics
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How to help Oklahoma tornado victims? Donate money
The Kansas City StarKANSAS CITY, Mo. Relief organizations are urging people to donate cash to help with Oklahoma relief efforts. "The best way we can help right now is to donate cash so that emergency relief organizations can purchase exactly what is needed when it is...Tags: Environmental Issues, Relief and Aid Organizations, American Red Cross, FEMA, The Salvation Army
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In Kansas, it's lawmakers versus the courts
The Kansas City StarKansas lawmakers began the year turning away the chief justice of the state Supreme Court from his traditional speech to the Legislature. The legislative session nears an end with the chief justice accusing a leading senator with political coercion....Tags: U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, Greg Smith, Politics, Parties and Movements, Government
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Bill would prevent lobbying about gun control, pro or con
The Wichita EagleKansas state government could be barred from lobbying against gun control in Washington by a gag rule designed to prevent local governments from lobbying in favor of gun control at the Statehouse. The state Senate on Friday gave its final approval to...Tags: Politics, Gun Control, Interior Policy, Kansas Legislature, Lobbying
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Kansas House, Senate Republicans meet to compare budgets, tax plans
The Wichita EagleHouse and Senate Republicans still can't find harmony on their dueling income tax reduction proposals, so attention Thursday shifted to their competing spending plans. In a joint meeting of House and Senate Republicans, Senate leaders conceded that both...Tags: Politics, Republican Party, Petroleum Industry, Religion and Belief, Government
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3 Kan. senators vote no to NBAF funding
The Hutchinson News, Kan.Three Kansas Senators from the region voted against measures that passed the Senate with ease this week. Sen. Steve Abrams, R-Arkansas City, opposed additional state bond financing for the planned National Bio- and Agro-Defense Facility near Kansas...Tags: Politics, Economy, Business and Finance, Government, National Government, Finance
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Chemical company PQ Corp. plans $120 million expansion in Kansas City, Kan.
The Kansas City StarPQ Corp. on Thursday announced plans to invest $120 million to expand its chemical plant in Kansas City, Kan., and add 40 to 50 jobs. The Pennsylvania-based company held a groundbreaking Thursday with Gov. Sam Brownback and other state and local...Tags: Local Government, Science and Technology, Investments, Chemical Industry
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Kansas soldier dies while serving in Afghanistan
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsA soldier from the Kansas town of Oakley has died while serving in Afghanistan. 33-year-old Sergeant First Class Trenton L. Rhea died in Kandahar on May 15. According to a Department of Defense report, Rhea drowned while trying to cross a body of...Tags: Politics, Afghanistan, Government, U.S. Department of Defense, Executive Branch
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Legislators weigh $87,000 in grants for Wichita-area golf tournaments
The Wichita EagleAs lawmakers debate painful funding cuts, they're considering giving $87,000 in grants to bolster two Wichita-area golf tournaments. A budget proviso pitched by Rep. Marc Rhoades, R-Newton, would provide a $45,000 grant to the Air Capital Classic, a...Tags: Sports, Golf
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Kansas House Republicans outline new tax plan
Republicans in the Kansas House have drafted a new plan for cutting income taxes in hopes of breaking stalemate on tax issues. The proposal presented during legislative negotiations Wednesday would stabilize the budget by canceling part of a sales...
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Possible Kansas tax compromise in the works
The Kansas City StarA simmering standoff between the Kansas House and Senate over taxes cooled Wednesday amid a compromise extending part of a controversial addition to the state's sales tax. House negotiators offered to extend three-tenths of a penny sales tax that was...Tags: Politics, Voting, Personal Income, Republican Party, Les Donovan
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