Sunflower expansion sparks housing and power plans in Kansas
Sunflower project aims to build a plant by 2013 with Tri-State investing 2.5 billion plus 700 million in transmission lines to Colorado. The venture, tied to Sunflower’s 595 megawatt system, spurs regional growth and housing development as local officials prepare for skilled labor needs and faster zoning.
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Healthware Lawmakers No Insurance for Illegal Immigrant Kids
Kansas Hispanic and Latino Affairs Commission head Elias Garcia condemned Miller’s xenophobic question as discriminatory. Miller and Hay noted constituents’ concerns about undocumented migrants using false documents for public services, while Miller urged action on runaway illegal immigration.
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County and City Budget Tax Impact Summaries Across Counties
The report lists 2006 and 2005 mill levies, valuations, and estimated property tax for a $100,000 home across multiple counties and cities. It notes increases or decreases in taxes and highlights which budgets would raise or lower tax bills, with figures for Grant Gray Greeley Hamilton Haskell Kearny Lane Scott Stanton Stevens Wichita Cimarron Coolidge Deerfield Dighton Hugoton Ingalls Johnson City Laking Leoti Manter Montezuma Satanta Scott City Sublette Syracuse Tribune Ulysses and related budgets.
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Greeley County
Hamilton County
Haskell County
Kearny County
Lane County
Lane County Commission
Scott County
Stanton County
Stevens County
Wichita County
Wichita
Cimarron
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Coolidge
Deerfield
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Ingalls
S. Main St
Johnson City
City Hall
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Montezuma
Scott City
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Tribune
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W. Grant
Budget shifts cut mill levies in southwest Kansas counties
In Lane Bennett cites eight mill cuts trimmed to about six to fund road maintenance and public works amid high fuel costs. Stevens County Commissioner David Bozone notes a 51.66 to 48.28 mill decrease tied to rising gas and oil valuations. Dighton mayor Chelle Anderson explains a valuation drop from 4.50 million to 4.20 million but a tax rate rise to 63.129 mills to sustain the budget, with the council approving the measure.
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Bennett
Stevens County
David Bozone
Kansas
Southwest
Dighton
Chelle Anderson
Anderson
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