Carlin’s future boosted by 81 Kansas legislative session
The 1981 session left Gov. John Carlin politically strengthened despite failing to win a severance tax. Republicans claimed budget discipline while moderates like Wendell Lady pushed reforms, including a Campaign Finance Act and Sunset Law extension. Carlin’s re election odds rose as lawmakers faced school funding, property tax relief, and potential tax shifts for 1982.
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House
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Lady
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Hess
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Emporia
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Wakefield
Hayden
Tobacco sparks political fire shifts in Reagan era debate
AP reports on how tobacco policy and anti smoking campaigns became a political dilemma. The piece traces Reagan administration stance on tobacco subsidies, Califano's role in Carter era health campaigns, and how political considerations shaped public health efforts and tobacco industry messaging. It notes subsidy costs and historical context with Carter Johnson Helms and North Carolina politics.
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Department of Health, Education and Welfare
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White House
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Johnson
Richard M. Nixon
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Jesse Helms
Helms
Budget battle begins as Reagan wins first big test
The House approved a nonbinding budget resolution setting spending and revenue targets, signaling a long path ahead. Committees are already proposing cuts like 1.2 billion in Social Security and 11 billion in unemployment benefits, with farm subsidies also under review. The budget process remains iterative, with later resolutions potentially revising earlier figures, shifting the battle to appropriations and committee actions.
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Reagan
House
Congress
Ways and Means
Senate Agriculture Committee
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Wichita house fire claims second life in Abilene tragedy
A Wichita girl 11 died from smoke inhalation after a two story Abilene blaze that already killed her 13 year old brother Timothy A Dick Tuesday morning. Michele Dick had been unconscious in critical condition at St Francis Barn Center.
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Kan
Abilene
Michele Dick
St. Francis Hospital Barn Center
Timothy A. Dick
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