State to Study Imposing Taxes on All Pensions
Kansas House returns for wrapup session to consider taxing all pensions including military, federal and state retirements and private plans. A Senate-amended bill aims to tax veterans while restoring taxes previously collected from them in 1984 91. The issue follows Supreme Court limits on taxing veterans pensions and a five year court stalemate.
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Audit urges closing one state hospital for the mentally retarded
An audit released Tuesday recommends closing one of Kansas three state hospitals for the mentally retarded to speed transfers to community settings. Officials across parties say they will ignore the suggestion, favoring continued patient transfers and policy work over facility closure. The three hospitals are the Kansas Neurological Institute in Topeka Parsons State Hospital and Training Center in Parsons and Winfield State Hospital and Training Center in Winfield. The facilities are run by the Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services.
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PostAudit
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Legislative Post Audit Committee
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Ed McKechnie
Pittsburg
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Kansas Neurological Institute
Topeka
Parsons State Hospital
Winfield State Hospital
Department of Social,and Rehabilitation Services
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