New sales tax hike hits Lawrence Monday
Lawrence voters approved a half cent city tax increase to 5.25 percent, funding police and fire staffing and reducing property taxes. Merchants report easy tax updates for computerized stores, while some rely on rate cards for noncomputerized cashiers. Estimated first year revenue tops 2.7 million with 1.465 million for police and fire staffing and 1.235 million to cut property taxes.
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Lawrence considers juvenile detention facility to ease local burden
Lawrence eyes a proposed juvenile detention center to relieve gaps in county services. Judge Jean Shepherd warns against no consequences for youth, while Jim Baze calls it a major service hole. An October 15 public forum could decide if Lawrence hosts the facility after a September recommendation by Westridge Group.
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Global leaders unite at UN to tackle childhood scourges
Over 70 presidents kings and prime ministers gathered at the United Nations on Saturday to coordinate a campaign against childhood disease war poverty and illiteracy. The page also lists sections such as Classifieds Business and Editorials across multiple pages with page references.
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Budget negotiators weigh tax options
Washington sources report top Congressional and White House leaders weighing higher taxes on Social Security recipients to shrink the federal deficit. A capital gains tax cut appears dead, with negotiators considering inflation indexing as an alternative. The plan aims for about 50 billion in the coming year and 450 billion over five years, to cut the deficit to record lows. House Speaker Foley remained cautiously optimistic as talks stretched past midnight.
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Bush works to forge alliance against Iraq
President Bush met with more than two dozen world leaders in New York to build a united front against Iraq's invasion of Kuwait and to align U N action. Soviet Foreign Minister Shevardnadze pledged troops under UN authorization, and Kaifu and Thatcher joined the talks. Tariq Aziz visited Amman amid Jordan’s role as a key Iraqi trading partner prior to the invasion.
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Panel aims to boost Kansas University undergrad program
KU professor Elizabeth Schultz sits on Teaching Commons, formed to implement 17 Esse Quam Videri proposals to improve undergraduate education. She cites crowded classrooms, flooded offices, and unequal pay as current problems. Del Brinkman says KU must address these weaknesses.
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