Kansas lawmakers dodge tax plan amid veto threats
Kansas legislators struggled to balance the budget while Gov. Sam Brownback warned he would veto any plan that reduces the 2012 business tax cuts. Lawmakers finally adopted spending cuts and tax increases, but the veto threat kept tax code reform from advancing. The debate centers on rolling back the exemption to help finance food tax relief, with Brownback unlikely to budge.
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Ryan elected House speaker faces Freedom Caucus test
Doyle McManus reports that Rep. Paul Ryan faces the same fiscal and ideological battles that felled Boehner and McCarthy as he seeks to unite a fractured GOP. The Freedom Caucus demands rule changes, while outside pressure from conservatives tests his bid to govern. Ryan must navigate debt limits funding bills and budget talks with Obama and wary Republicans.
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Public forum questions city traffic department and ELNA role
Readers scrutinize Lawrence traffic planning amid road diets and a new 31st Street intersection. Aaron Paden cites perceived missteps, asks for accountability, and highlights ELNA boards efforts to engage neighbors and support community events ahead of the November 2 election.
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Battle brewing in East Lawrence Neighborhood Association
East Ninth becomes focus of ELNA election as new group presses for shift. Letter writer applauds Journal-World coverage of Clinton video lie linked to Benghazi attack and accuses administration of a cover-up. names John Stark.
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Old Home Town Years Ago 1915 University Festivity
Lawrence Daily Journal World recounts 1915 revelry at the University of Kansas. Students sparked a midnight celebration with a bonfire on 1400 Tennessee Street and a loud hoot that echoed through the town, drawing a fire department response and foreshadowing a rally before the university team’s departure for Norman.
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