Budget plan taps one time sources for deficit
Governor Sam Brownback unveils a plan to borrow $317 million from idle state funds and rely on one time revenue to close a $340 million shortfall in the current Kansas fiscal year. The proposal includes higher sin taxes on tobacco and alcohol but leaves the LLC loophole that shields 330,000 business owners intact. Republicans call it groundwork for a final budget, while Democrats dismiss it as delusional and insufficient to address long term finances.
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Diverse coalition backs Kansas People's Agenda rally
A crowded Topeka Capitol rotunda gathered a diverse mix of liberal and progressive groups Wednesday to push a Kansas People's Agenda. The coalition highlighted causes such as environmental justice health care access LGBT rights immigrant rights gun policy reform and anti-corruption measures.
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Coalition of interest groups rallies at Kansas Statehouse
Statehouse Live notes the rally gathered diverse interests that seldom align, highlighting how a single bill touches issues spanning decades. In Kansas, environmental advocates usually appear when bills address a lone issue like relaxing clean air rules for coal plants.
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Douglas County seeks state partnership in 2017 mental health and justice push
Elwyn Jones reports Douglas County commissioners released the 2017 legislative report developed with county heads and the administrator. The document asks Kansas to increase funding for local health departments and Medicaid expansion while urging the Legislature to avoid meddling in local control matters such as isement management. It notes the timing before Michelle Derusseau’s swearing in to the County Commission.
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Lawrence Leads State with Fastest Sales Tax Growth
Lawrence posted the strongest year over year growth in the state’s sales tax for 2016 as monthly collections rose faster than any other city. The data shows continued, rapid expansion in Lawrence’s retail market across the year.
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