Tax break for business gaining wide backing
The Kansas legislature weighs Gov. Bill Graves plan offering a 10 percent annual machinery and equipment property tax rebate. Democrats Hensley and Sawyer back the idea, AFL-CIO backs the approach, and business groups say it helps competitiveness. A few House Republicans want more direct homeowner relief and oppose tapping the general fund beyond school mill reductions.
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Bill Graves
Kansas
Senate
House
Anthony Hensley
Topeka
Tom Sawyer
Wichita
Graves
Afl-Cio
Wayne Maichel
Maichel
Kansas Inc
Charles Warren
Wichita Area Chamber of Commerce
Bernie Koch
Wichita Manufacturers
Pete Worldwide
Koch
House Taxation Committee
Phill Kline
Joe
Mary
Balanced-budget amendment on Brownback's priority list
Senator Sam Brownback predicts strong Senate leadership this term starting with a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution. He cites 1996 near miss and says the new Senate is more conservative likely to pass. President Clinton aims to curb deficits, while Brownback argues an amendment helps balance beyond a blueprint.
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Washington
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Sam Brownback
Senate
Clinton
Congress
Haley Barbour
GOP
U.S. Department of Education
Kansas History Society Auction Fetches $53753 Of Newspapers
The Kansas State Historical Society auctioned thousands of newspapers spanning up to 200 years, grossing $53,753. Top bid was $7,400 for 1846-1899 New York Daily Tribune issues. Notable sales included Topeka Daily Commonwealth copies from 1870 to 1888 and Las Vegas Daily Optic issues linked to Billy the Kid.
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Historical Society
Kansas
Yippee
Commonweal
Topeka
Kansas State Historical Society
Abraham Lincoln
Dan le
New York Daily Tribune
Rick Brown
Newspaper Collectors Society of America
Lansing
Mich
Brown
The
New York Times
Las Vegas
N.M
Optic
Billy the Kid
Cities struggle to hire vacant city administrators in Kansas
Wichita area towns Andover Rose Hill and Halstead face difficulty filling top posts. Residency rules cost candidates and salaries vary from 33 000 in Rose Hill to 53 000 in Andover while Halstead seeks 38 000 to 42 000. Hugo Wall Center aids Halstead as officials seek the right match.
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Wichita State University
Hugo Wall
Andover
Stuenkel
Bush
Rose Hill
Woydziak
Kathy Chandler
Halstead
Marla Flentje
Hugo Wall Center
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Iowa
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Love Norton
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