Immigrants and Farm Labor in Rural Kansas Debate
Farm Bureau leaders urge Congress to replace the H-2A program with a new visa and to adjust citizenship rules to stabilize the immigrant workforce vital to Kansas agriculture. They warn that raids and executive orders create anxiety and threaten dairy, cattle, and irrigation sectors, noting foreign born workers make up a large share of farm labor and support steady production.
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L Farm Bureau
Congress
Boswell
Farm Bureau
Mexico
U.S
Trump
Flickner
Kansas
Texas
Carole Keeton Strayhorn
American Farm Bureau
Zippy Duvall
American Farm Bureau Federation
Usda Forum
Washington
Joe Jury
Kansas Farm Bureau Board of Directors
Clark, Edwards, Ford, Hodgeman
Lane Meade
Pawnee
Rush
Scott Counties
Jury
Shannon Dick
Western Kansas Statistical Laboratory
Finney and Kearny
United States
Kansas revenue outturn beats forecasts as withholdings rise
February tax collections exceed estimates by about 14.8 percent driven by higher individual income and retail sales receipts. The state tally shows $40.6 million above forecast, with income tax receipts $26 million over estimates while cigarette taxes lag. lawmakers debate long term fixes and fund use to cover the current fiscal gap as Brownback aides praise growth.
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Sam Brownback
Sam Williams
John Alcala
Topeka
Kansas Department of Revenue
Kansas
Brownback
Senate
Susan Wagle
Wichita
Anthony Hensley
Birthday milestones and local club results in Finney County
Southwest Ruth Richards marks her 85th birthday with March 11 celebrations in Garden City. Carol Bradford leads a Monday double pinochle at Finney County Senior Center with Bob Baker second and Donna Preston third. John Bunnell wins high in Tuesday four tables of pitch as Jeannie Spor and Margaret Hibler claim second and third. Leslie J. Unruh of Copeland to celebrate his 90th birthday March 11 with a memory program at the Copeland Santa Fe Senior Center. born 1927 in rural Haskell County, he and his late wife Gertrude Fricke ran Unruh Grain Inc. and farms across several counties.
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Ruth Richards
E. Spruce St
Apt
Garden City
Carol Bradford
Finney County
10Th
Bob Baker
Donna Preston
John Bunnell
Jeannie Spor
Margaret Hibler
Leslie J. Unruh
Copeland
Copeland Santa Fe
Leslie
Haskell
Lincoln
Elda Unruh
Gertrude Fricke
Unruh Grain, Inc
Gray
Meade
Seward
Unruh
Copeland Usd 476
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Ryan Flickner
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Countries
Debra Bolton
Kansas State University Research and Extension
Bolton
Leslie Unruh
Todd Strait
Bob Bowman
Danny Embrey
Mike Steiner
Pauline Joyce
GCCC
FETC
Marché
Ange A
Heaniz
Gian Ge
Thur
MVR
Uclas
American Legion
S. Main
Sela Olin
VFW
W. Mary
Eagles Lodge
Sun
N. 8Th St
Telegram
Gctelegram
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