Sanctuary city debate pits local control against state limits
The Hutchinson News editorial argues Kansas lawmakers push a sanctuary cities ban, seeking to withdraw state funds from compliant cities. It criticizes officials for hypocrisy, highlights real human impacts on immigrants, and warns blanket policies endanger innocents while localities seek humanitarian protection.
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Kansas tax cuts shrink state services amid budget strain
The analysis argues Kansas tax policy failed to spur growth or balance the budget while dramatically reducing service levels. It notes revenue shortfalls, repeated sales tax hikes, drained reserves, and cuts to schools, roads, and Medicaid, with downsizing framed as the plan's hidden aim. Duane Goossen is cited as a veteran observer.
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Debating Economic Plans by Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton
Cagle Cartoons columnist Rick Jensen critiques Sanders and Clinton on minimum wage, infrastructure, and taxation. He argues higher wages hurt teen unemployment, questions green energy spending, and questions trust and sincerity in policy promises while noting Glass-Steagall and small business lending gaps.
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