Brownback tax plan targets income tax as Kansas weighs tax mix
Gov. Sam Brownback presses to end state income tax, proposing to keep the sales tax at 6.3 cents while ending the mortgage interest deduction. The plan shifts more burden to sales and property taxes, with potential negative effects on low and middle income Kansans and on home values and rents. The proposal faces concern over regressive effects and the implied impact on housing and tenants.
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Inaugural Dawn Marks End of Old Era
Leonard Pitts Jr reflecting on Richard Blanco’s inaugural poem One Today and Barack Obama’s second address. He notes Blanco as the first Cuban American and openly gay inaugural poet, tying the dawn to a new era of inclusive rights. Pitts argues Obama’s speech signaled progress on gay, women’s, and voting rights while Republicans aim to roll back change.
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Obama opens second term with ambitious policy agenda
Doyle McManus analyzes Obama's second inaugural address, portraying a progressive call to arms rather than postpartisan unity. The speech outlines bold goals across tax reform, healthcare costs, immigration, gun control, education, and climate action, signaling a bigger, not smaller, agenda and hints at seeking Republican cooperation.
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Public Forum: Education Must Be Kansas Priority
Bruce Johanning of Lawrence urges the Kansas governor and Legislature to place education as a top priority to ensure youth are competitive in a tech era. He warns that redefining science standards toward medieval levels would under-educate and deter job growth, urging timely action to support education and tax policy. Letters policy details follow.
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Bruce Johanning
Lawrence
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Petition Drives for Lawrence Commission Government
More than 1,200 signatures have been affixed to a petition urging that Lawrence voters decide on commission government in the spring election. The committee plans to present the petitions at the February council meeting, expressing satisfaction with the progress of the drive.
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