Guest editorial Paying for arts in Kansas House proposal
The Kansas House backs a 40 member plan to create the Kansas Arts Commission Checkoff Fund allowing taxpayers to donate with their tax returns. Governor Brownback pref ers private support, arguing public funds are unnecessary, while critics warn adding an arts checkoff could cut support for Chickadee Meals on Wheels Senior Citizens programs and Breast Cancer Research. The proposal defers but does not solve the fight over public financing and risks reducing other checkoffs.
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Guest Editorials Present Reader Opinions In Herald
Guest editorials provide readers with diverse viewpoints and personal perspectives. The Herald notes these pieces reflect individual authors and not the newspaper staff or official policy.
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Real equation behind new tax plan for Kansas
Governor Brownback’s plan lowers individual income tax rates by removing many deductions and credits. About 1.45 million Kansans file returns. under 30 percent use long forms thus few are affected, while roughly 1 million may see rate cuts with little notice of the elimination. The piece notes political risk for moderate Republican senators who would block broader tax cuts if spending limits threaten services. Martin Hawver commentary.
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We Are No. 27 in OECD Social Justice Ranking
Jim Hightower summarizes a German study ranking OECD members on health care inequality preschool education and poverty. The United States sits near the bottom, ahead only of Greece Chile Mexico and Turkey, prompting a call for Occupy protests and reforms. The piece links wealth concentration to democracy erosion.
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