Kansas ends 2012 with stronger revenue than forecast
Kansas officials report December revenue of 602 million, beating the forecast 572 million by 30 million. Individual income tax payments exceeded estimates by 27 million, while December sales tax brought in 184.6 million, about 5 million below expectations. First-half FY totals run 32.7 million ahead of projections as Revenue Secretary Nick Jordan calls it a positive sign for the economy.
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Topeka
Kansas
Revenue Department
Nick Jordan
First Day Hikes Offered Across Five Kansas Parks
Kansas parks officials promote New Year health with guided hikes in Cross Timbers Eisenhower Elk City Kaw River and Turtle Creek state parks. Most hikes run one to two miles and are free with a park pass. Kaw River requires no daily permit while a $5 daily permit applies at other parks today.
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Topeka
Kansas
Cross Timbers
Eisenhower
Elk City
Kaw River
Turtle Creek
Kansas 2012-13 politics and weather dominate year
The year 2012 saw Gov. Sam Brownback push sweeping income tax cuts, with conservatives gaining full control of the Legislature in 2013. A proposed privatization of Medicaid, budget shortfalls, and a looming sales tax decision shaped the headlines. A statewide heat wave and drought battered agriculture, while Kansas State rose to top football ranks before a loss to Baylor. Secretary Kris Kobach advanced partisan efforts, shaping election and policy battles.
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Topeka
Kansas
Sam Brownback
House
Senate
Brown
Islative
Brownback
Hill City
Kansas State Wildcats
Baylor
Kris Kobach
Kansans complain of Kansas labor benefits phone woes on social media
Frustrated residents accuse the Kansas Department of Labor of a broken phone system as they seek unemployment benefits. An agency spokeswoman Cassie Sparks cites high call volume from winter layoffs and urges online filing, listing several contact numbers for callers unable to reach staff.
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Kansas
Kansas Department of Labor
Cassie Sparks
Sparks
Topeka
Kansas City
Wichita
Speaker rejects justice's request to address legislature
JW Staff and Wire Reports report Kansas House Speaker Ray Merrick rejected Chief Justice Lawton Nuss’s request to address the 2013 Legislature, calling it time better spent on other matters. Later he signaled interest in hearing from the court in a written or different format.
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Ray Merrick
Kansas Supreme Court
Lawton Nuss
Merrick
Nuss
Court
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