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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 16, 2015
Page
3
ToPERA Lawrence area delegates largely sat on the sidelines Friday as a bill to raise about 363 million dollars in new taxes collapsed. Lawrence’s four delegates opposed the measure citing higher sales taxes and fewer itemized deductions, while a conservative Republican majority in the chamber defeated it.
Kansas House Republicans defeated a proposal to raise the sales tax from 6.15 to 6.85 percent to trim a budget deficit. The plan would have cut food tax and lowered income tax rates, but was halted by a voice vote. The measure aimed to fund a 363 million dollar shortfall for the upcoming year, with broader gaps totaling 406 million after past tax cuts pushed by Gov. Sam Brownback.
A Saturday column notes KU’s 143rd commencement with about 4500 graduates at Memorial Stadium. It highlights faculty members finishing careers, such as John Gaunt, Ed Meyen, Mike Davis, Martin Dickinson, Robert Foster, James Barnes, and Ronald Borchardt, whose leadership and research shaped the university, while urging public focus on both graduates and the educators who guided them.
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