Kansas plan cuts many districts as tax relief clashes with rural funding
Kansas legislators analyze Gov. Finney's school finance proposal, finding 83 percent of districts would see mill levies fall, with large cuts in Johnson County and rural districts. Major losses include Shawnee Mission, Blue Valley, Olathe, Ulysses, and Lakin, while many urban districts gain funding. debate centers on districts raising taxes to offset reductions and the plan reducing dependence on property taxes.
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Topeka
Kan
Joan Finney
Kansas
Johnson County
Big Shawnee Mission
Blue Valley
Olathe
Ulysses
Lakin
Kaw Valley
Satanta
Burlington
White Rock
Rolla
Pleasanton
Mullinville
Moscow
Cunningham
Trum
Kansas City
Wichita
Auburn- Washburn
Garden City
Pittsburg
Emporia
Dodge City
Junction City
Haysville
Mulvane
Iola
Great Bend
Augusta
Newton
Parsons
Labette County
Leavenworth
Independence
Pratt
Manhattan
Salina
Marvin Barkis
D-Louisburg
Barkis
Legislative Tax and Court Fee Proposals Highlight Kansas Briefs
TOPEKA lawmakers consider resuming a 4 percent intangibles tax on investment earnings over 10 000 to fund property tax relief. A 5 fee in municipal court is proposed to fund a new training center, with funds sent to the state treasury monthly. The legislature honored Norman D Conard as 1992 Kansas teacher of the year and finalists Melisa Hancock Vicki Jackson Susan McKinney Dottie Wallace. Proponents push against predatory pricing at gas stations and critics seek to abolish the Kansas High School Activities Association.
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Topeka
House Taxation Committee
Joan Wagnon
D-Topeka
Jack Wempe
D-Little River
George Teagarden
D-Lacygne
Wempe
Teagarden
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Kansas Peace Officers Association
Kansas
Norman D. Conard
Conard
Uniontown High School
Bourbon County
Melisa Jean Hancock
Manhattan
Vicki Jackson
Wichita
Susan F. McKinney
Emporia
Dottie Wallace
Salina
Kansas High School Activities Association
Kansas Presidential Primary Faces Funding Battle
The Kansas Senate panel killed a bill to cancel the April 7 primary but kept it for 1996, shifting focus to a $1.5 million funding bill from the Senate Ways and Means Committee. Secretary of State Bill Graves warned the state budget lacks funds and urged swift action to either fund or cancel the election, noting ballot prep must start soon.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Senate Elections Committee
Senate
Ways and Means Committee
Jimmy Carter
Sen
Edward Kennedy
Ronald Reagan
John Anderson
George Bush
Bill Graves
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