Kansas plans tax cuts to spur growth and attract business
Revenue secretary outlines changes to Kansas tax policy aimed at boosting small business and reversing population decline. The plan lowers personal tax brackets, eliminates non-wage income taxes for many small businesses, and extends revenue from oil production by ending the two year severance tax exemption on new pools. Local leaders expect benefits for existing firms, job growth, and easier recruitment from out of state.
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Jordan
Kansas
Lena DuVall
Finney County Economic Development Corp
DuVall
Busi
Nesses
David Hetrick
Lewis, Hooper and Dick
Garden City
Hetrick
Election laws clash as voting access battles unfold nationwide
As states push photo ID and early voting limits, courts block or delay measures in Florida Ohio and other states. Analysts note a trend of mixed rulings with implications for the November vote where Obama faces Romney. Proponents say reforms protect integrity while opponents warn of minority disenfranchisement.
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Miami
Barack Obama
Mitt Romney
Congressiona
Florida
Ohio
US Supreme Court
Obama
Wendy Weiser
New York University
Brennan Center For Justice
South Carolina
University of Florida Political Science
Daniel Smith
Catherine Engelbrecht
Houston
Colorado
U.S. Supreme Court
Hamilton County
Kansas Education Faces Major Changes Next Year
Kansas educators face shifts in standards and assessments as the state adopts Common Core language arts and math, considers Smarter Balanced testing, ties evaluations to student achievement, and weighs a new accreditation model aligned with federal waivers. Five of ten state board seats are up for election influencing the framework.
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Kansas
ACT
DeBacker
Carolyn Campbell
Topeka
Lawrence
Douglas County
Jack Wu
David Dennis
Wichita
Kathy Martin
Clay Center
Dennis
Kathy Busch
Harvest moisture welcomed as wheat planting nears finish
Kansas wheat states rainfall helped crop progress with weekend showers improving the 2013 winter wheat status though drought still looms. About 90 percent of winter wheat is planted with emergence slowed by dry soil and only 42 percent rated good to excellent. Garden City foresees dry week ahead as irrigation remains strained.
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Knapp
Kansas Wheat
Kansas
Goodland
Colby
Liberal
Ulysses
Manhattan
Salina
Kansas Agricultural Statistics
Daryl Strouts
Kansas Wheat Alliance
Garden City
National Weather Service
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Conservative Heritage Foundation
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Cindy Neighbor
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Larry Johnston
Garden City Community College
Larry
Johnston
Geccks
Dee Wigner
Campus Drive
Dee.wigner
GCCC
Community College
Ity College
Adly
Carlo Wozzi
Pauline Joyce
Hewlett-Packard
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Jeff
Southern
CCC
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