Kansas lawmakers wrestle with tax plan as deadline nears
Kansas legislators struggle to craft a viable tax package to move to the floor. Democratic leaders push for fair, broad tax reform while Republicans split over income tax repeal versus a mixed plan. Budget talks hinge on sales tax, education funding, and a structural deficit near eight hundred million, with June payroll and July tax changes in play.
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Sam Brownback
House
Tom Burroughs
Burroughs
Brownback
Senate
Kansas Chamber of Commerce
Eric Stafford
Chamber
DeGraaf
Kansas
Executive Branch
Kansas Department of Transportation
American Legislative Exchange Council
Ron Ryckman Jr
Russell Jennings
Lakin
Jennings
School districts set to swap superintendents regionwide
Lakin USD 215 reorganizes leadership with Mikel Ward becoming superintendent and Mindi Brennaman as assistant, effective July 1. Ward and Brennaman will retain principal roles, with two lead teachers aiding. The plan aims to save about 50 000 annually while maintaining district stability.
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Howie
Crawford
Hugoton
McPherson
Lakin Usd 215
USD 215 Board of Education
Mikel Ward
Mindi Brennaman
Sue King
Ward
Lakin Middle School
Brennaman
Lakin
Jeff Fuss
Brenda Blackburn
Fuss
Blackburn
SFA
Tim Robertson
Healy
Larry Lysell
Paul Sellon
Deerfield
Daniel Flack
Cheryl Keim
Garden City
Steve Karlin
Rick Atha
Weather severity brings floods and hail across Kansas farms
Emergency manager Debbie Brown reports tornado damage and flooding on county roads with eight destroyed farm bins and a grain trailer. Hail underscored by 30 minutes of hail in Satanta and Sublette, while counties report mixed crop impacts and rising rainfall totals through May.
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Debbie Brown
Haskell County
Highway 160
Highway 56
Brown
Satanta
Sublette
Gree
Lane County
Vance Ehmke
Bill Taldo
Gray County
Rayna Maddox
Stanton County
Bret Kendrick
Jeff Elliot
Kansas State University Southwest
Garden City
Christopher Redmond
Kansas State University Department of Agronomy
Lane
Kearny
Finney
Haskell
Kellman
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