Farm Bureau backs sales tax shift to ease property taxes
Kansas Farm Bureau endorses a half cent sales tax increase to fund state needs while favors dedicating revenue to reduce or hold down property taxes. President Doyle Rahjes says policy supports moving away from heavy reliance on property tax, with emphasis on agriculture impacts, reappraisal, and a three-tier classification proposal. The group also opposes legalizing multi bank holding companies in Kansas.
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Ann Arbor Libraries Debate Curbs on “Street People”
Librarians weigh rules banning sleeping long, odors, loitering, and disturbances to curb indigents and criminals. ACLU worries rules target poverty and may lack even enforcement. Library director Ramon Hernandez says problems exist but staff are not social workers.
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Mich
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Gary Murphy
Petroleum Prices Continue Plummet On NYMEX Futures
Crude oil and heating oil slipped on Friday as new U S supply data reinforced weakness from five-year lows. February crude settled at 25 18 a barrel down 50 to 66 cents, heating oil at 70 24 cents per gallon down 0 94 to 1 08, leaded gas at 63 72 cents down 0 67 to 0 90. CRB index dropped to 241 7 from 243 2 as oil weakness spread through commodities. Gold fell below 300 and silver under 6, underscoring broad metal declines.
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