Kansas moves to end mortgage registration fee debate rages on
Kansas Senate backed phasing out the 0.26 percent mortgage registration fee to fund county operations, with counties warning of up to 47 million dollars in annual lost revenue. Critics say removing the fee shifts costs to property taxes, while bank and realty groups push the change as relief, and lawmakers warn of higher taxes or fewer services.
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Finney County
County Registers of Deeds
Larry Powell
Garden City
Garrett Love
Montezuma
Kansas, Arizona voter citizenship ruling draws online ire
Editorial quotes mock Kansas in response to a federal judge decision requiring federal officials to aid Kansas and Arizona in enforcing new voter citizenship documentation. A Garden City High School athlete Montana Fuller comments on promoting football in a city dominated by soccer as he joins a United States team for an American Football Worldwide Paris game.
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Ryan criticized for dog whistles on race and poverty
Leonard Pitts argues Barack Obama praised truths in the same statements Paul Ryan is accused of using for racist appeal. The piece defends Ryan’s remarks as addressing culture and poverty, while critics label them dog whistles and contentious.
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Charles Murray
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George Wallace
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Questioning a package deal on Kansas judiciary reforms
Lawton R. Nuss, a longtime Kansan and member of the Kansas Supreme Court since 2002, scrutinizes a proposed package that would decentralize the unified court system in exchange for funding to keep courts open. He notes chief judges oppose the shift and warns of eroding judicial authority. The piece urges Kansans to weigh constitutionality and the danger of judges bargaining for pay to stay open.
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House of Representatives
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Salina
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Remember children already here Remember children already here
Miami Herald columnist Leonard Pitts catalogs child abuse cases in Florida noting Ghanson Debrosse born Oct. 26, 2010 and died Jan. 21 after severe injuries. He cites 477 Florida children who died in six years due to neglect and system failures, criticizing child protection cuts and urging voices for those already here.
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Fafane Caze
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Audra D.S. Burch
Carol Martin Miller
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