Senate OKs large tax hike to close Kansas budget gap
The Republican Senate narrowly approved a 470 million dollar tax increase to cover a more than 400 million dollar deficit for the next fiscal year. Final margin 21-17 with 9 Republicans breaking pledges. Democrats opposed. House reconvenes Monday amid actions to block furloughs for 24,000 state employees as negotiators push a compromise plan. Governor Brownback supportive. pressure expected on the House to pass the measure. See Taxes, Page A5
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Julia Lynn
House
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Tax Committee
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Kansas legislature ends day 107 amid historic gridlock
On day 107 of the 2015 session lawmakers faced severe budget impasse that threatened furloughs and a partial government shutdown. The chaos traces to broader policy shifts under Gov. Sam Brownback since 2010, including major tax cuts and contested economic reforms shaping a deeply divided Kansas.
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Daily Show
Sam Brownback
Tom Holland
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From the Ranch to the Ring Ranch Rodeo Crowns Winners
Mark Bird, 42, collapsed at the Beef Empire Days Ranch Rodeo finishing line with a pinched nerve and a bad back. His team 2MH Cattle from Brookover Ranch earned 1650 dollars and a saddle for second in a three-task event. Lazy B Ranch of Ellsworth won 1925 dollars and a saddle for first with a 1 minute 25 second time led by Eric Bohl 36, Clint Donley 37, and Austin Rathburn 30.
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Mark Bird
Bird
Brookover Ranch
Lazy B Ranch
Ellsworth
Eric Bohl
Bohl
Clint Donley
Austin Rathburn
Kansas
Kansas oil worker discovers painting passion in retirement
Terry Anderson of southwest Kansas spent 36 years in petroleum, tending pumps and machines. Now retired, he pursues painting inspired by the Kansas landscape, a hobby he began around 1980 after early doodling as a child.
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Terry Anderson
Garden City Arts
Anderson
Kansas
Southwest
Neighbors artist finds inspiration from nature and history
Anderson discusses 36 years on the job shaping his outdoor plein air art. He cites library visits to see Charles Russell and Frederic Remington works, love of early American history, reenactment experiences as a mountain man, and the idea sparked by changing light and clouds on familiar sites.
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Ulysses
Charles Russell
Frederic Remington
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