Senator unveils tax hike proposal in Kansas budget fight
A state senator proposed a roughly 350 million dollar tax increase to close the Kansas budget gap. The plan includes a permanent sales tax rise to six percent with food tax exempted from July 2018, plus a 55 cent cigarette tax hike and higher tobacco levies. Supporters cite education funding needs. opponents warn of stalling economic recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
Les Donovan
Senate
Wichita
House
Donovan
Ray Merrick
Parkinson
Governor argues for more road projects
Governor Mark Parkinson, joined by two former Republican governors, urged funding for more road projects amid bleak state revenues. He cited Kansas’s top Reader’s Digest highway ranking and warned that the 10,000 mile system could deteriorate within years without renewed maintenance and a new transportation plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
Mark Parkinson
Parkinson
Reader’s Digest
Wisconsin
Montana
New Mexico
Utah
Louisiana
Hawaii
Finney County moves to raise guest tax to 6 percent
County commissioners approved a charter resolution to lift the hotel guest tax from 4 percent to 6 percent, with potential effect as early as July 1 after two newspaper publications. The vote, 4 to 1, followed a public meeting where hotel operators urged higher funding for the Finney County Convention and Tourism Bureau, though Commissioner Don Doll opposed citing accountability concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finney County
Don Doll
Doll
Finney County Convention and Tourism Bureau
Garden City Area Chamber of Commerce
Pete Olson
Government openness debated as FOIA use rises
An AP review finds 17 major federal agencies increased use of FOIA exemptions in fiscal year 2009, despite Obama pledges. The exemption shielding internal decision making was cited 70,779 times, up from 47,395 under Bush. Obama’s nine months as president amid a push for disclosure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Barack Obama
Associated Press Review of Freedom of Information Act
Obama
George W. Bush
Justice Department
Strongsville
Ohio
Associated Press
Also Mentioned on This Page
SuperCroc
J. D. Farr
Nam
Mittee
Kansas Chamber of Commerce
Laurie Sisk
Madilynne Pate
Michele Michalek
Kid’s College
Garden City Community College
Annie
Rover
Fox
Main St. A
Scott City
Garden City
Jileaveradvertising
Gctelegram.com
Inspiring Minds
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!