Senate Blocks Quick Vote On Obama Tax Plan
Democrats and Republicans block a swift Senate vote on President Obama's plan to extend expiring tax cuts for all but high earners. Reid pledges a vote before August recess. McConnell demands clarity on proposed tax increases. Expiring Bush era cuts threaten the economy, with action aimed at business tax relief facing likely defeat.
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Feds declare 82 Kansas counties drought disasters
The U S Department of Agriculture will designate 82 Kansas counties as federal disaster areas because of drought. Gov. Sam Brownback says eligible farmers and ranchers may receive federal assistance for crop and livestock losses. Primary disasters cover 66 counties with 16 nearby counties added.
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Foreclosures Loom as Banks Move on Unpaid Mortgages
Notable banks are pushing homes with unpaid mortgages toward foreclosure, signaling a surge of properties by early next year and potential downward pressure on home values. RealtyTrac reported June marked a continued rise in first-time foreclosure filings in annual terms. The euro plunged to a two year low against the dollar after Fed minutes suggested no immediate bond-buying expansion.
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Markets Move Mixed As Dow Dips Near Close
Wednesdays market snapshot shows the Dow down 48 points to 12,604.53 while the Nasdaq slips 14.35 to 2,887.98. Corn falls 13.5 cents to 7.04, soybeans drop 16 cents to 15.23, wheat holds, oil rises $1.90 to 85.81, gold falls $41 0 to 1,575.70, silver down 1410 to 27.02.
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Drought tests corn yields as new varieties promise recovery
Amid a Midwest drought the worst in 25 years yields fall and farmers cut fields for hay. Yet researchers tout hybrids and genetic advances that could lift per acre output to record levels. Farmers planted 96.4 million acres, the most since 1937, with forecasts of 166 bushels per acre despite heat and dryness.
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Kansas corn crops cut for silage amid drought
Kansas farmers cut corn for silage to feed livestock as drought and heat pressure yields. Jere White of the Kansas Corn Growers Association notes silage is common under current conditions while the state reports 43 percent of corn in poor to very poor condition and USDA's provisional yield estimate averages 146 bushels per acre.
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County approves resolution for new recreation center plan
In a brief meeting the Douglas County Commission and city unanimously approved a joint resolution guiding a northwest Lawrence recreation center. The 146 acre site at the K-10 and US 40 corridor shifts from industrial to commercial retail zoning and aims to avoid big box retailers while aligning with West of K-10 plans and community-building goals.
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Jim Flory
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Record early Kansas wheat harvest hits 396 million bushels
Kansas Agricultural Statistics Service reports winter wheat output at 396 million bushels, a 43 percent rise from last year and the earliest harvest on record. Yields averaged 44 bushels per acre across 9 million harvested acres, with harvest 99 percent complete by July 1.
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