Kansas House Tax Committee to forge plan to balance budget
Editorial urges the Kansas House Tax Committee to craft a better plan after killing Gov Parkinson’s 1 percent three year sales tax proposal. Democrats favored deferral, Republicans rejected it as party lines show. The panel may broaden hearings on removing sales tax exemptions to close a $400 million shortfall and meet state funding needs.
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New Game in Washington Reframes Obama Era
David Shribman argues that politics has shifted after a tumultuous month in Washington. He notes Obama is fallible, Tea Party insurgency rising, and health care reform stalling amid pragmatists and dreamers. The piece compares the new political landscape to a fresh NFL game, with Brown’s Senate rise signaling party realignment.
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Lonborg, KU athletic director, dies at 86 in Kansas
Old Home Town A C Dutch Lonborg internationally known as a Kansas University athlete and administrator and for Northwestern University basketball coach died at his home after a cancer battle. He was 86 and KU's athletic director from 1950 to 1966. From the Lawrence Daily World Feb 1 1910 Kansas University remains officially without a football coach for next fall. Bert Kennedy wants the job but will not beg for it and will not return without a salary raise.
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Democrats rush to curb ruling's impact in politics
Washington observers note President Obama condemned a Supreme Court decision enabling foreign corporations to spend on elections. Democrats push to draft bills within weeks to restrict corporate political spending and require clearer donor identification and potential stockholder approval.
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