Editorial urges delay on corporate tax cuts in tough budget times
Kansas Inc. urged reducing corporate taxes to attract business, but lawmakers should wait until the state fixes ongoing budget shortfalls. The report notes high business machinery and equipment taxes and offers relief options while acknowledging current $108 million cuts.
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Economic Development Research Agency
Kansas Inc
Kansas
Bill Graves
Reader urges FOIA and CAFR checks on municipal budgets
Jason Littlejohn of Ottawa asks readers to explore CAFR accounts and FOIA rights to uncover how municipalities collect and spend tax revenue. He cites The Spotlight and Nikki Schwerdfeger, condemns hidden funds and urges public accountability for tax decisions and public projects.
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The
Herald
Sarah Kessinger
Kansas
Spotlight
Nikki Schwerdfeger
Addiiton
Munici
FOIA
CAFR
Carla Stovall
Jason Littlejohn
Ottawa
Contact addresses for U S political figures listed
A list of contact addresses and phone numbers for President Clinton, U S senators and representatives, and Kansas state officials including Hart Senate Office Building Washington Topeka offices with phone lines and web sites. Addresses include White House Washington D C 20500 20510 and state capitol locations in Topeka Kansas.
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Bill Clinton
White House
Washington
D.C
Whitehouse
Dim Ryn
Cannon House
Washington, D.C
The Stupids and the real crisis of child risk
Reader recalls The Stupid Family books and critiques a CNN panel on children at risk. The essay argues the core problem is out-of-wedlock parenting and father absence, not symptoms like drugs or poverty, urging stronger marriage incentives and responsible Parenthood alongside aid for the needy.
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Clinton
CNN
Jesse Jackson
National Association of Child Advocates
The
Family Research Council
David Blankenhorn
Institute For American Values
Bush's China policy contrast with Clinton reemerges in GOP race
The front running GOP contender George W. Bush challenges Clinton over China and human rights, echoing 1991 92 critiques of Bush père. He advocates treating China as a competitor, aiding Taiwan, and keeping firm on openness while backing WTO membership, drawing mixed reactions from Republicans and Beijing.
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China
Arkansas
Bill Clinton
George Bush
Texas
George W. Bush
Clinton
Bush
United States
Taiwan
Oval Office
Milwanke
Congress
U.S
Beijing
al Gore
James Thurber
American University
Bill Kristol
Dan Quayle
Kristol
World Trade Organization
International Trade Organization
WTO
House
Gore
Bill Bradley
Sen
John McCain
R-Ariz
GOP
Steve Forbes
University of Virginia
Larry Sabato
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