Kansas Legislature Faces Budget Fight and Tax Debates
The Kansas Legislature enters its penultimate week with funding the $941 million budget and potential $28 million in new taxes as core issues. Welfare cuts threaten thousands of retirees, disabled and children if spending is trimmed, while a severance tax proposal stalls amid lobbying.
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Topeka
Kansas
Robert Docking
Robert Harder
Quality,size of eggs not tied to quality claims
The Consumer and Marketing Service says egg size does not indicate quality. Large eggs can be high or low in quality, and high quality eggs may be either large or small.
Frontier jet lands safely after tire tread loss
A Frontier Airlines jet with 97 passengers lost a tire tread on takeoff in Denver and circled 45 minutes to burn fuel before a normal landing in Kansas City. Emergency crews stood by and the tire tread caused minor wing damage. Captain Charles Weed reported no difficulty.
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Kansas City
Frontier Airlines
Denver
Charles Weed
Weed
Draft Bill Heads for House Vote on Two Year Draft Extension
Washington AP reports a two year draft extension clears for a House vote with minimal changes. Opponents plan floor efforts to free draftees from Indochina service and allow Congress to halt the draft next year, while privately favored amendments back in deferments for divinity students and other students. The Armed Service Committee tripled incentives for volunteers from 987 million to 2.7 billion, softening opposition. The bill would also abolish student deferments as of April 23 and extend nonmilitary service from two to three years. If approved, the measure goes to the Senate with an uncertain fate.
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Harder
Austin Nothern
R-Topeka
House
Nothern
Indochina
Congress
House Armed Service Committee
Senate
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John H. Spearman
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