Legislator seeks 100 mill limit on p tax plan
Sen. Eric Yost with seven GOP colleagues introduces a constitutional amendment to cap local property taxes at 100 mills across all taxing units in Kansas. The plan preserves the classification system, sets residential at 10 percent and commercial at 15 percent of value, with inventories and farm machinery exempt. Estimated statewide savings reach about $600 million, offset by state or local option taxes.
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Topfea
Kan
Eric Yost
Wichita
Yost
Kansas
Kansas schools face aging, dangerous structures in statewide survey
The Wichita Eagle report identifies at least 12 Kansas schools with structural problems and 15 closed over the past decade for such issues. Many buildings were built before 1930, with 24 percent of state schools prewar. The investigation cites looming repair costs, lack of state funding, and calls from lawmakers for inspections and aid to prevent collapse risks.
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Wichita, Kan
Kansas
Wichita Eagle
Keith Finney
Finney and
Turnipseed
Topeka
Department of Education
Eagle
Sam Roper
D-Girard
Girard
Thompson
the Eagle
Corrections seeks extension of improvements deadline
State corrections officials asked U S District Judge Richard Rogers for seven more months to finish a 150 bed transitional care facility for mentally ill inmates at the Topeka area. The motion seeks to move the completion date from July 1 1991 to January 1993.
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Topeka
Kan
State Department of Corrections
U.S. District Court
Richard Rogers
Rogers
Lamed State Hospital
Steve Davies
William Rich
Washburn University
Kansas State Penitentiary
Lansing
Kansas Lottery shifts to low key marketing plan
Kansas Lottery Director Jerry Simpson told a legislative committee the agency will cut advertising and trim administration as it seeks to maintain its existing player base and boost revenue. The House committee debated extending the lottery for eight more years while sales in the current year trend toward the projected $70 million.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas Lottery
Jerry Simpson
Simpson
House Federal and State Affairs Committee
Mike Hayden
Legislative Division of
Post Audit
Lottery
Parsons High School drug testing postponed for cost reasons
Parsons Kansas school board delayed drug tests for 1990-91 due to tight finances and limited state aid. About 250 athletes cheerleaders and drill team members would be tested at $6 000 to $7 000 plus possible extra liability costs. Insurance concerns also delayed initial plans.
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Parsons, Kan
Parsons High School
Willis Heck
Heck
Kansas
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Kansas State University
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Grandview
Hutchinson
Louisburg High School
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