Lawmakers at odds over business tax exemption in Kansas
At a Kansas Economic Policy Conference, lawmakers pressed a Brownback administration economist about how to tax small businesses if the exemption were repealed. Rep. Melissa Rooker and Sen. Jim Denning urged reconsideration, while officials warned of revenue shortfalls and potential budget cuts or transfers as the state heads toward a downgraded forecast and a $14 billion base budget.
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Sam Brownback
Kansas
Brownback
Kansas Economic Policy Conference
University of Kansas
Department of Revenue
Michael Austin
Austin
Melissa Rooker
R-Fairway
Jim Denning
Overland Park
Rooker
Michael
Denning
Booker
Kansas Association of School Boards
KASB
Duane Goossen
John Carmichael
Wichita
Wheelen
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Author Jen McMurrain to appear at Peddlers Market
Award winning author Jennifer McMurrain will sign her latest novel Missing Quail Crossings at the Finney County Exhibition Building during a weekend event from 10 AM to 6 PM Saturday and 11 AM to 4 PM Sunday. She resides in Bartlesville Oklahoma with her family and has earned multiple accolades for her short stories and novels.
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Finney County Exhibition Building
McMurrain
Amazon
Yellowstone National Park
New Mexico
Midwestern State University
Wichita Falls
Texas
Bartlesville
Okla
Stabilization fund at risk as lawmakers consider diversions
Kansas lawmakers face pressure as the Health Care Stabilization Fund may be swept to cover deficits. The oversight committee urges strong language in the annual report to keep the 271 million dollar fund in trust, noting its purpose to stabilize malpractice costs for providers and hospitals. Executives warn a loss would raise provider charges, and advocates probe legal options if funds are diverted.
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Health Care Stabilization Fund Oversight Committee
Dennis George
Jerry Slaughter
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Kansas Medical Society
Slaughter
Chip Wheelen
Wheelen
Kansas
Mark Parkinson
Richard Proehl
Parsons
Oversight Committee
Proehl
Kansas Supreme Court
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