GOP leaders push to wrap budget and tax bill this week
Kansas legislators return from a long weekend aiming to finish tax reform, abortion limits, gun bills, and most of the state budget within five days. House and Senate Republicans clash over whether to let the 2010 sales tax expire this July or extend it to support a $14 billion 2014 budget. Brownback seeks to keep the 6.3 percent rate, while the Senate backs broader revenue tweaks to cushion income tax cuts enacted last year.
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Topeka
Kansas
Senate
Terry Bruce
Hutchinson
Senate Gop
Bruce
Brownback
Residents cling to hope as Garden City College buys mobile park
Victor Gamez and neighbors at 1706 E Spruce St mobile home park face eviction after Garden City Community College bought the property. Tenants, some behind on rent, seek new housing while the college and spokesman Sam Hermocillo discuss next steps. Some residents cannot relocate. others plan to stay for Easter as utilities concerns loom. Local planner explains moving rules for pre and post 1986 mobile homes in county and city limits.
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Garden City Community College
Mobile Home Park
Spruce St
Victor Gamez
Gamez
Sam
Sam Hermocillo
Hermocillo
E. Spruce St
Roberto Becerril
Gccc Board of Trustees
College
Gomez
Humberto Zamudio
Johnson City
Zamudio
Garden City
Bob Kreutzer
GCCC
Herbert Swender
Swender
Woman writes coping with grief book from a squirrel tale
Doris Arwine, after eight years of seeking a helpful grief book, prayed for guidance and was told to write it herself. She self published a 50 page illustrated work through Xlibris titled 4 Keys to Unlock a Sad Heart, told from a squirrel family perspective about a fire that destroyed her rural Finney County childhood home.
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Doris Arwine
Arwine
Xlibris
Finney County
Neighbors Arcine Looks for a Grief Guide for All Ages
Arcine seeks a book detailing the four keys of grieving for children and adults to think, write, talk, and weep. She notes both kids and grownups struggle with the concepts and emphasizes relatable, shared understanding.
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Arcine
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