Kansas Governor Defends Tax Plan in Year End Interview
Gov Sam Brownback reiterates positive outcomes of his tax plan while downplaying negative effects. He blames media scrutiny for exposing policy flaws in a year end Kansas City Star interview.
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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 2016
Page
4
Gov Sam Brownback reiterates positive outcomes of his tax plan while downplaying negative effects. He blames media scrutiny for exposing policy flaws in a year end Kansas City Star interview.
Editorial argues the state’s budget crisis stems from tax cuts and policy choices by Governor Brownback. It blames official messaging and media manipulation while noting critics including market analysts and credit agencies foresaw imbalances. The piece predicts a reckoning in 2017 as legislators defend the state against the governor’s narrative.
The Edith Scheuerman Elementary School hosted Tuesday’s Glimpses of Christmas Around the Globe event featuring students and staff sharing cultures. Principal Christy Botts emphasized promoting world understanding and acceptance through the school activity.
Community readers are invited to submit signed letters with full address and phone number for possible publication. Letters must be 500 words or fewer and are subject to editing for libel and length. General thank you notes and form letters may be printed.
Dr John Richard Schrock argues Kansas should shift to using the ACT as the state assessment, noting 74 percent of Kansas students already take the ACT and that widespread underwriting could cut costs. He says this would restore teacher professionalism, reduce double testing, and align state and national benchmarks.
Wichita columnist Davis Merritt argues President-elect Donald Trump must fully divest from global business holdings and place proceeds in a true blind trust to avoid ethical and legal conflicts. He warns partial steps or leaves of absence fail to prevent constitutional issues and ongoing scrutiny from Day One.
A columnist critiques political hope and humility in the Obama era, contrasting Michelle Obama's remarks to Oprah with polls on Donald Trump. It argues personal virtues like education, work ethic, and self-control matter more than government action, and questions political leadership's influence on individual life outcomes.
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