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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 2001
Page
7
Governor Graves frames a broad education plan in the budget, seeking full day kindergarten and expanded special education funding, plus higher per pupil spending and multiple year steps. He implies tax increases may be needed and vows to press legislators to examine public school needs during the 90 day session.
A political column critiques Bush's $1.3 trillion four year tax cut plan, arguing past tax cuts favored the rich, ignored inflation risks, and failed to spur growth. It notes Clinton era taxes on the wealthy, the earned income tax credit, Greenspan's warnings, and public debt concerns while contrasting with Reagan era policy and current voter sentiment.
Irish Finance Minister Charlie McCreevy slashed taxes by over 1 billion dollars, spurring a boom with a budget surplus above 2 billion and a 9 percent rise in gross national product. Unemployment fell as people returned to work, boosting tax receipts and corporate profits. The piece contrasts Ireland’s growth with past poverty, notes higher housing starts, and cites Paul Polyconomics praising McCreevy’s reforms.
A columnist argues John Ashcroft’s links to white supremacist and pro Confederate groups could become a political liability for President elect George W. Bush. The piece notes Ashcroft’s 1998 Southern Partisan praise of Civil War figures and a May 1999 Bob Jones University address. It urges Ashcroft to withdraw the nomination to protect party unity.
The Lawrence World of January 9 1901 reports army canteen controversy with officers largely favoring the canteen. It notes a belief that soldiers must drink and will find alcohol by any means if denied legally, reflecting early tensions over military liquor policy. Courtesy Watkins Community Museum.
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