County pledges guest tax to lure Ottawa hotel project
Franklin County commissioners voted 3-2 to pledge a 3 percent transient guest tax rebate for 10 years to offset construction costs for a Holiday Inn Express & Suites. The deal requires a finalized contract and may include a free conference room for government use and a cap on rebates. Some opponents urged caution, arguing the fund should not subsidize a lodging project.
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Ottawa
Franklin County Board of Commissioners
Colton Waymire
Commission
Oper
Mike Works
Leisure Real Estate LLC
Lincoln
Nebraska
Works
Derek Brown
Brown
Richard Oglesby
H&r Block
S. Princeton St
Princeton
Kevin Patel
Econo Lodge
Patricia Claussen
TGT
Howard
KU professor analyzes executive order speed over politics
KU law associate professor Lua Kamal Yuille argues the dispute over President Trump's immigration order centers on speed and implementation, not the policy itself. She notes seven predominantly Muslim countries are targeted, refugees are stalled for 120 days, and many students face travel and study disruptions.
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Donald Trump
University of Kansas Law
Lua Kamal Yuille
University of Kansas School of Law
Trump
Iraq
Libya
Iran
Somalia
Sudan
Yemen
Syria
U.S
United States
John Kelly
Department of Homeland Security
National Public Radio
Yuille
KU Law
the Herald
William Stock
American Immigration Lawyers Association
Customs and Border Protection
CBP
Stock
Bernadette Gray-Little
Twin Towers
New York City