Community tax credits fund county improvements and donors
The community adopts tax credits to subsidize capital projects, with $4.13 million allocated annually. A $70 yearly hike for homeowners and $185 for commercial property owners on $100,000 properties supports design and eventual groundbreaking. Donors receive 50 percent Kansas tax credits plus potential federal benefits.
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Teachers find summer work amid district budget cuts
Districts reduce staff and programs to save money as enrollment declines. Summer school is trimmed or ended in some areas while staff seek seasonal jobs with farms and other employers. Teachers and administrators note longer school days may offset some cuts, and some workers report稳定 higher summer incomes from farm work.
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Vance Ehmke
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Donations pour into Arizona border defense fund
The Governor's Border Security and Immigration Legal Defense Fund was created to fund legal action defending the Arizona immigration law. Donors from several states, including California and Texas, pledged amounts from five to twenty dollars, with online forms setting a $5 minimum. The fund aims to counter federal challenges and prompt federal action on border security.
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Mary Ann Rohde
Rialto
Calif
Ment
Howard E. Lanner
Houston
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Georganna Myer
Arizona Department of Revenue
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Border Security and Immigration Legal Defense Fund
BP seeks August end for Gulf relief well as moratorium fight lingers
The Gulf relief well faces delays amid ongoing appeals over the Obama drilling moratorium. Crews target access 18,000 feet deep to intersect the Deepwater Horizon pipe, using heavy mud and cement to counter immense pressure, with August as the likely completion window and July 20 to 27 as a possible earlier finish if flawless operations occur.
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Robert Dudley
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Wall Street Journal
Houston Chronicle
Donald van Nieuwenhuise
University of Houston
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