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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 2013
Page
3
Kansas legislators face budget debates, policy votes, and committee meetings this week. Key topics include education funding, transportation needs, and tax policy were flagged by aides and lawmakers in weekly updates.
The House Appropriations Committee considers the next higher education budget step as KU faces cuts and restored funding. The Senate Ways and Means panel approved removing 10 million for a new health education building at KU Medical Center. The House education subcommittee backed reinclusion, with full committee analysis this week.
The Kansas Center for Economic Growth says 95 percent of state education spending goes to instruction and support services, with 62 percent to instruction and 33 percent to support services and 5 percent to food services. Gov Brownback claims 54 percent to instruction amid ongoing funding debates. A House committee will hear House Bill 2371 at 1 30 p.m. to eliminate the KIDS Higher Education Savings Match Program.
Historian Robert C. Jones, in the bleed Kansas lectures series final talk, examines John Brown’s abolitionist work in Kansas and the nation. He notes Brown’s Pottawatomie Massacre role and its controversial impact on ending slavery, while acknowledging the complexity of his actions. Reporter Shaun Hittle.
Douglas County officials say a Kansas Legislature bill could remove property taxes on certain industrial properties, narrowing from an earlier version that would have reclassified permanent fixtures as machinery and equipment. Officials estimate potential multi‑million losses for counties and cities, with residential taxes likely to rise to cover gaps. County appraiser Steve Miles notes the revised measure SB 2285 still risks broader industrial tax impacts over time.
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