Senator pushes to repeal Kansas 35-mill property tax
Kansas Senate leader Jerry Moran urged elimination of the 35-mill statewide property tax for schools at the Governor's Tax Equity Task Force meeting. He argued Kansas faces a significant tax problem and favors replacing lost revenue with income and sales tax increases while preserving the existing 1.5-mill building levy.
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Topeka
Kansas Senate
Senate
Jerry Moran
Kansas
Moran
Kansas Inc
Bill Graves
Graves
Tax Equity Task Force
Keith Roe
Bob Bennett
Roe
House
Flooding closes roads near Wichita as heavy rains hit Sedgwick County
Overnight downpours flood streets and basements around Wichita, with McConnell Air Force Base at 7.79 inches in the last 24 hours. Emergency crews rescue motorists as rivers rise along Whitewater and Arkansas, and a woman clings to a tree before rescue.
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Wichita
Sedgwick
Whitewater
Arkansas
National Weather Service
McConnell Air Force Base
Peck
Derby
Lou Lombard
Lombard
Wichita Fire Department
Ted Austin
Battalion
Baldwin school board approves 1995 96 budget
The Baldwin school board approved a 5.9 million dollar budget for 1995 96 raising the overall levy by 0.38 mill to 9.55. An owner of an 80000 home would pay 547 86 in property taxes under the new budget an increase of 3 50 from last year. The district says 0 05 mill of the hike funds recreational programs the rest covers taxes under the district authority. The board also approved hiring a new third grade teacher at Baldwin Elementary to keep class sizes reasonable.
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Baldwin School Board
Baldwin
John Naspl
Nuspl
Board approves rental space for Lawrence education programs
The board approved a 25,000 lease for a 5,000 square foot building at 201 Perry in North Lawrence to house the Lawrence Early Education Program and the Diagnostic Center. A one-year lease will relocate more than 15 staff this fall to relieve crowded conditions as district searches for a long term solution.
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Liberty Memorial High School
Perry
North
Lawrence
Lawrence Early Education
LEEP
Diagnostic Center
Azinger
Cordley School
New York School
Southwest Junior High School
Locker Supply Company
Memorial services mark life of Ottawa resident Pratt
Memorial services for 83 year old Harry M. Pratt of Ottawa will be held at First Baptist Church. He died August 12 1995 at his home after a life spent in Ottawa including service station work and dairy ventures. Survived by wife Jessie and three sons a daughter sister and many grandchildren. Memorials to Ottawa University Scholarship Fund. Funeral arrangements by Dengel and Son Mortuary.
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Ottawa
Harry M. Pratt
First Baptist Church
Pratt
Childs
George Herbert
Mary Carolyn Mott Pratt
Bucyrus High School
Ottawa University
Baldwin
Bennett Creamery
Select Dairy
North Baptist Church
Boy Scout
Ottawa Lodge No. 18
Ancient Free and Accepted Masons
Kiwanis
Society For the Preservation and Encouragement of
Barber Shop
America
Barberhawks
Jessie Marie Rich
Derby
Dale M
Aurora
Colo
Marvin R
Denver
Allen V
Phoenix
Lilly M. Coultis
Ia Nevins
Spring Hill
S. Hickory
Dengel and Son Mortuary
Charles Raymond Lown Jr
Lawrence
Warren-McElwain Mortuary
Hollis Bredeweg
Oak Hill Cemetery
Mr. Lown
Spearfish
M.D
Charles Raymond
Ella Durfee Lawn
University of Iowa
Stanford University
15Th Calvary
U.S. Army
Fort Riley
Eudora
Mildred Ruth Diedrich
Eudora United Methodist Church
Dorothy Forinash Knetsch
Eudora Cemetery
Diedrich
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Norman
Oklo
Edward Stanton
Carrie Warner Forsythe
Douglas County
Phebe Cornelia Bailey Gates
Tacoma
Wash
First United Methodist Church
David Watson
Fort Scott
Gates
Louisburg
Charles
Mary Starks Bailey
Chicago University
Baker University
Brownsville
Tex
Arcadia Air Field
Florida
Camp Holabird
Webster Grove
Kansas City
Wichita
Dodge City
Topeka
Baldewin High School
United Methodist Church
Order of the Eastern Star
Baker University Alumni Assn
Delta Delta Delta Sorority
Alpha Delta Sigma Honors Association
American Legion Auxiliary Post No. 228
The
Daughters of the American Revolution
P.E.O
Kensington Club
Douglas County Historical Society
Orchard Lane
Chester W. Gates
Fd Gates
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Richard Gwin
Journal-World Phot
Bob Chavez
Massachusetts
Chavez
Eudora Masonry
Board Oks
North Lawrence
Lown Services
University of Georgia
University of Chicago
Drake University
University of Nebraska
University of California, Los Angeles
Kansas University
Carnegie Foundation
University of Costa Rica
Teatro Nacional
San Jose
Guatemala City
West Junior High School
Lawrence Community Theatre
Lown
American Theatre Assn
National Association of Schools of Theatre
United States Institute For Theatre Technology
Mluminating Engineering Society
Kansas Theatre Hall of Fame
Annalee Cleveland
Santa Monica
Calif
Lewis Services
Mildred Lewis
St. Luke A.M.E
Stanley
Memorial Park Cemetery
Lewis
Colonial Manor Nursing Home
William Ellsworth
Aquilla Fuel Taylor
St. Like A.mle, Church
Otho Lewis
Fudara
Robert Taylor
Gene
Taylor Saltus
Calfornia
Waryton-McElwain Mortuary
Phebe Bailey Gates
Esther Gilbert
Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home
Gilbert
Mees
West
Pere
Kansas Basement & Foundation Repair
Marcia Boehle
Scrambir
Jim Lark Motors, Inc
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