Governor vetoes two measures on voter records and farm machinery tax
Kansas Governor Robert Bennett vetoed two bills, one easing public access to voter registration data and the other exempting nonresident purchases of farm machinery from Kansas sales tax. He warned the nonresident exemption creates a loophole and could shift tax burdens, noting potential $200,000 annual revenue loss unless narrowly drafted.
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Topeka
Kan
Robert Bennett
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Kansas
Energy Saving Legislation Moves From Hearings To Draft
A key House committee begins formal drafting of an energy conservation bill aiming to curb foreign oil, with proposals for import quotas, gasoline taxes, and a tax on gas guzzlers. The plan includes tariff options and licensing, targeting a reduced 25 percent foreign oil share by 1985.
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Washington
Frank G. Zarb
Ford Administration
Congress
House
Ways and Means Committee
U.S
United States
Ford's Friend Backs Farm Bill Debate Splits on veto plan
Ford ally Rep. Albert H. Quie and Rep. Charles Thone led a letter urging President Ford to reject Earl Butz's veto advice on a farm price supports bill. The House passed the measure 248 to 166, short of a veto override. Target price hikes include corn to 2.25 a bushel and wheat to 3.10, with dairy parity at 80 percent.
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Ford
Albert H. Quie
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House
Charles Thone
R-Neb
Agriculture
Earl L. Butz
Butz
Peter A. Peyser
R-N.y
Peyser
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