PAC rule leaves legislators scrambling for campaign funds
Harris News Service reports on new year end rules banning legislators from soliciting contributions from lobbyists and PACs from Jan 1 until after the 90 day session. The piece notes leaders and lobbyists describe pressure from party PACs and the impact on incumbents and challengers, with officials and watchdogs criticizing shifts in influence and funding dynamics.
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Mike Shields Harris
Vopeka
Judy Macy
D-Desoto
Senate
Bud Burke
R-Leawood
P.S
Burke
Associa
House
Common Cause
Michael Woolf
Woolf
Harris News Service
Legisla
Tom Laing
Marvin Barkis
Democrat House
Laing
Weather Tonight and Weekend Forecast Summary
Tonight forecast calls for decreasing cloudiness with fog developing by midnight. Lows reach the upper 20s in Kansas. Extended weekend outlook through Monday shows near seasonal temperatures with a chance of rain Sunday, lows in the 20s to low 30s, and highs in the 40s to low 50s.
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Kansas
Tax deduction prompts year end births in Kansas City area
In Overland Park and nearby, new parents timed births to 1991 for tax benefits. Hospitals report a surge in late December 1991 births as couples consider the $2,150 per dependent exemption. Some families, like Dan and Patti Brewer, scheduled Dec 30 Caesarean deliveries to maximize tax savings, while othersfocused on timing for personal reasons.
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Overland Park
Kan
Kansas
Kansas City Star
Kansas City
Humana Hospital- Overland Park
Audrey Harris
Humana
Peter Newman
Dan
Patti Brewer
Lenexa
Quinn Brewer
Brewer
Michele Patterson
Joshua Michael Patterson
Lottery jackpots climb as Lotto America grows to 8 million
Des Moines AP reports no winner in Lotto America Wednesday, pushing the jackpot to an estimated 8 million. Sixteen lines show 64 tickets matching five numbers paying 1,041 each and 3,726 four-number winners at 42. Kansas Cash Lotto and Reno drawings had no top prize, with next Cash Lotto estimated at 125,000.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Lotto
Kansas Reno
Bullish Wall Street Pulling in Its Horns
New York stocks retreated as the Dow fell 10.51 to 3158.32 by noon on a mixed start to 1992. Market breadth favored decliners 1115 to 466 with 432 unchanged on NYSE. volume reached 101.25 million shares. IBM and GM edged higher while GE and AT&T slipped. Toys R Us rose after reporting an 7.9 percent Christmas period sales gain.
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New York
Wall Street
General Motors
Toys R Us
NYSE
American Stock Exchange
Budget pressures push Kansas toward tax debates
Budget crunch prompts lawmakers to consider tax options amid promises of no new taxes. Talks focus on replacing property tax revenue with sales and income taxes for local relief while debating interest earnings, highway fund raids, and gambling ventures as potential revenue sources. Local leaders express skepticism over new taxes.
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John Carlin
Carlin
Mike Hayden
Tom Sawyer
Dwichita
Joan Finney
Gus Bogina
R-Shawnee
Senate
Ways and Means
Finney
Fred Kerr
Sally Thompson
Kansas Lottery
Jerry Karr
D-Emporia
Two Killed in Head-On Crash on US-169 in Kansas
Kansas Highway Patrol reports a New Year’s Day head-on collision on US-169 between Paola and Spring Hill killed John A. Vasquez, 24, of Osawatomie and Leroy M. Austin, 42, of Paola. Two others were injured in the crash which happened about 1 am Wednesday.
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Paola, Kan
Kansas
Kansas Highway Patrol
John A. Vasquez
Osawatomie
Leroy M. Austin
Paola
Spring Hill
Ad Briefs and Community Notices from Ottawa Area
Enroll at NCCC Ottawa January 8 1992 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Phone Friend offers weekday calls 3:15 to 6 p.m. Sculpture Workout runs January 6 to February 28 weekdays 5:30 to 6:30. Information 242 3829. Town & Country Supply closes Friday January 3 at noon for inventory. Winter clearance ongoing at Freda's 302 S Main.
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NCCC
Ottawa
Ottawa Herald subscription rates listed for 1991
The Ottawa Herald publishes its daily newspaper rates effective March 1 1991 including in town carrier six month and one year listings for Ottawa and surrounding areas. Rates vary by delivery method and distance with all prices in advance and tax included.
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Ottawa
Franklin County
State of Kansas
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