Barnett Plans Growth Tax Cut With Education Spending Hike
Sen. Jim Barnett and running mate Sen. Susan Wagle unveil a Prescription for Growth plan aimed at cutting income taxes and eliminating estate taxes while boosting public school funding over four years. The proposal rests on assumptions of 5.5 percent revenue growth, frozen government spending in many areas, and delayed highway projects, drawing skepticism from Democrats and questions about long term budget stability.
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Interchange support grows in Douglas County area
Eudora, Tonganoxie and Baldwin City Council members back an Interstate 70 and Leavenworth County Road 1 interchange north of Eudora. Officials say the project would spur commercial and residential growth and boost the tax base, with hopes for greater state and federal funding access. Commissioners to tour the Douglas County 4-H Fair grounds storage facility and jail security area.
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Eudora seeks County backing for turnpike interchange
City Administrator Cheryl Betty Beatty will ask the Douglas County Commission to support a proposed turnpike interchange near Tonganoxie. The move aims to secure regional backing and expedite the project.
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Miss Northeast Kansas crowned Sarah Jump and Miss Kansas River Valley Erin Harveth
Jared Soares reports at Free State High School the Miss Northeast Kansas and Miss Kansas River Valley pageant where talent swimwear and casual wear contests led to two winners. Sarah Jump Washburn senior from Basehor and Erin Harveth KU junior from Tulsa won. Ashley Crane took People’s Choice. Jump and Harveth advance to Miss Kansas in June at Pratt.
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