Kansas faces budget gap amid tax policy debate
Editorial urges state lawmakers to revisit income tax policy after Brownback era tax cuts. It notes a proposed plan to restore taxes for farmers and small businesses, raise rates, and balance the budget, while criticizing Senate allies and urging public input during a chamber coffee event on tax and Medicaid issues.
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Sam Brownback
Kansas
Senate
Brownback
Bud Estes
Dodge City
House
Estes
Kansans
Heartland Cancer Center
E. Spruce St
Garden City
ArtStart program blooms in Garden City arts scene
Downtown Vision and Garden City Arts unveil ArtStart, pairing art with urban revitalization. Myca Bunch discusses cultivating creativity downtown amid flowers and a growing banner art project. Community reactions include calls for medical marijuana access and compassionate care.
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Downtown Vision
Myca Bunch
ArtStart
Garden City Arts
Letters Policy and Submission Details
The Telegram prints signed letters under 500 words with writer address and phone. All letters are confirmed before publication and may be edited for libel and length. Thank you letters should be general and form letters, poems, complaints, and business testimonials will not be printed. Attach to Attn Editor 310 N Seventh St Garden City KS 6784 email editor telegram online www actelegram com
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N. Seventh St
Garden City
Brownback blocks Kansas tax bill in stormy statehouse clash
H. Edward Flentie reports a dramatic Kansas session where Gov. Sam Brownback vetoed a major tax bill, the House overrode, and the Senate narrowly sustained. The measure would have reversed the tax experiment, raised some rates, restored balance, and aimed to close the $ billion budget gap, with a bipartisan push led by centrist Republicans and accompanied by praise for faster action and accountability. Brownback remains torn between ideology and finance as leaders seek a resolution.
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Sam Brownback
House
Senate
Brownback
Kansas
Ron Ryckman
Susan Wagle
Don Hineman
Jeff Longbine
Jim Ward
Anthony Hensley
Boston's Burns Case Reignites Abolitionist Resistance
A historical reflection links modern immigrant rescues to Boston's 1854 Burns fugitive capture. Massive demos, armed marshals, and a 50,000-strong protests led to Burns' extradition to Virginia. The episode helped shape Massachusetts abolitionist sentiment and sanctuary traditions.
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Donald Trump
Phoenix
Boston
Anthony Burns
Virginia
Massachusetts
Burns
Faneuil Hall
U.S. Navy
Long Wharf
Josiah Henson
Thoreau
Amos Lawrence
Lawrence Cotton Mills
End the failed experiment in Kansas governance
Citizens in southwestern Kansas press for an override of Governor's veto on HB 2178. Senate defections aside, the House voted 85 to 40 to override. but 24 to 16 failed in the Senate. The piece urges co-equal branches and voter advocacy to curb experimentation and restore fiscal stability.
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House
Brownback
Kansas State Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Americans For Prosperity
The
Club For Growth
Ryckman
Wagle
Kansas
Senate
Sen
Estes
Dodge City
Sen. Estes
Parker
Kan
Caryn Tyson
Larry Powell
Powell
Republican Central Committee
Finney County
Doll
Taylor
People’s Legislature
Gerry Schultz Named 2016 Southwest Kansas Bar Award Recipient
Gerry Schultz, past president of the Finney County Bar and member of the 25th Judicial Nominating Commission, received the 2016 Distinguished Service Award from the Southwest Kansas Bar Association for his long career practicing law in Garden City since 1984.
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Gerry Schultz
Finney County Bar
25Th Judicial Nominating Commission
Southwest Kansas Bar Association
Garden City
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