Kansas House eyes alternatives to governor tax plan
Kansas lawmakers weigh options to replace Gov. Bill Graves' tax relief package with measures aimed at food sales tax cuts, property tax relief, and income tax changes. The House Taxation Committee, led by David Adkins, will propose ideas over the next two weeks to balance tax cuts across property, sales, and income taxes while considering local revenue impacts.
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Kansas House Taxation Committee
Bill Graves
House Committee
Lawrence
Douglas County
Kansas
House Taxation Committee
David Adkins
R-Leawood
House
Advised census clash fuels mayoral alarm
Fort Collins mayor Ann Azari, chair of the Census 2000 advisory panel, urges action as partisan fights over sampling threaten the 2000 census. The row centers on using sampling to fix undercounts, with Republicans opposing and Clinton supporters backing it. The Supreme Court split clarified two track planning, while June funding could decide if sampling influences federal aid and representation.
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Washington
Ann Azari
Fort Collins
Colo
Department of Commerce
Bush
Clinton
Paul Revere
Azari
U.S. Conference of Mayors
National Academy of Sciences
Congress
Barbara Bryant
House Republicans
Newt Gingrich
Dennis Hastert
House
Census Bureau
Supreme Court
Sandra Day O'Connor
O'Connor
Dan Miller
Florida
Miller
Carolyn Maloney
New York
Sacramento
David Broder
Washington Post Writers Group
Government Is Unprepared for Y2K Says Anderson Muller
Jack Anderson and Jon Muller warn that federal agencies delay Y2K fixes risk widespread failure. Medicare HCFA and Defense systems lag, audits flag untested critical tools, and a toothless commission lacks enforcement while billions spent. Forecasters expect explanations next year.
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Mary Bandar
Winona
Minn
Bandara
Federal
Stephen Horn
R-Callf
Defense, Energy
Treasury
Horn
Senate
Robert Bennett
Ratah
Medicare
The
Health Care Financing Administration
LICFA
Pentagon
Army
Scott O’grady
Bosnia
Washington
Jack Anderson
Jon Muller
United Feature Syndicate
Postmaster Address Change Advisory
The Journal-World in Lawrence Kansas lists the postmaster as the contact for mailing address changes. Send corrected addresses to P O Box 888 Lawrence Kansas 66044 0888 for updating subscriber records.
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P.O
Lawrence
Kan
Journal-Worl
Liworld
Community letter on Lawrence public schools futures plan
Community members summarize the futures planning conference for Lawrence public schools held January 21 to 23, naming six goals focusing on student centered education, resource use, collaboration, community services, technology, and high quality staff. A public forum is set for February 15 seeking reader input on plans to open a new elementary school in 2000.
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Lawrence Public Schools
Board of Education
Central
Kathleen Williams
Marey Wilkins
Lawrence Board of Education
Clinton
Old Home Tow In 1974 No Fault Insurance Bill
The Kansas Senate Commercial and Financial Institutions Committee voted 6 to 3 to recommend a bill to fix legal deficiencies in the new no fault motor vehicle insurance laws. A January 31, 1899 Lawrence World letter to the editor discussed women on the school board, proposing two seats and noting past attempts by minority groups.
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Lawrence World
Editor World
Education
Watkins Community Museum
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