Tax proposals under fire over fairness claim
Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback's administration released an internal report showing that his latest income tax plan would mostly help the state's poorest taxpayers but critics say the analysis favors top earners. The revenue department skipped nonpaying filers and those earning $25,000 or less, drawing skepticism from House Democrats about potential numbers manipulation.
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FSHS senior named 2013 Youth of the Year in Lawrence
Free State High School senior Ajala Anavberokhai was named 2013 Youth of the Year by the Lawrence Boys and Girls Club in a Lied Center ceremony attended by 250 plus. Runner up Jalyn Brecheisen and Dudley, last year’s winner, spoke as Anavberokhai thanked club members while accepting a 1000 dollar Reader's Digest scholarship and state-level competition bid.
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Senate clash over Kansas union political spending bill
The Senate debated a bill restricting public employee unions from using dues for political activity. Supporters call the measure constitutional and necessary. opponents like Sen. Holland warn it blocks political participation and cites ALEC as the model. House action and vetting timelines linger as senators defend or challenge the bill.
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KU Medical Center seeks private funding carveout on abortion training
Kansas legislators consider a bill to ban state funds for abortions that would affect KU Medical Center's obstetrics and gynecology residency program accreditation. Officials push for a permanent private-funding exception, with residents training off site on private dollars to avoid state funding. The bill, introduced by Rep Brunk, asserts unborn child rights and privileges.
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Kansas Senate President Wagle to receive cancer research award
Topeka Kansas University Cancer Center will present its 2013 Leadership Award to Senate President Susan Wagle for support of cancer research therapies and prevention. Wagle a Republican from Wichita has survived lymphoma and recently underwent chemotherapy for non-Hodgkin lymphoma. She was given a clean health bill last fall and elected Senate president in December.
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Nobel winner to speak at Dole Institute Kansas talk on retirement finance
Nobel Prize winner and MIT professor Robert Merton will present at the Dole Institute of Politics at 1 p.m. February 15 in Lawrence. The lecture, titled A Next Generation Solution for Funding Retirement, covers financial innovation and options pricing theory. KU alumnus David Booth will comment, KUJH-TV will livestream via business.ku.edu.
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Lawrence inspectors find 60 critical violations across 40 restaurants
Kansas Department of Agriculture inspectors visited 40 Lawrence restaurants in January and found 60 critical violations of the food code. The Journal-World continues a project collecting Lawrence restaurant inspection data. View this month’s inspections at LJWorld.com/restaurant inspections.
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Rost talks roads delay on recreation center in Lawrence
Lawrence candidate Rost, a litigation special counsel with The IMA Financial Group, advocates a conservative fiscal path for city governance. He cites potholes as a reason to prioritize road repair over a $25 million recreation center and questions incentives for tourism. He emphasizes goal setting, data tracking with a power meter for cycling, and a long term city vision ahead of the February 26 primary and April 2 general election.
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