Tax debate steers Kansas Senate toward sales tax reform
As the Kansas Legislature enters week two, tax policy dominates debate. Senate Democrats push tax fairness, seeking repeal of remodeling sales tax and a 20 percent cut in unemployment tax, while Republicans oppose extensive tax cuts and seek broader reforms. Governor Graves calls for removing partial sales taxes on new construction and utilities used in production, risking about 30 million dollars in annual revenue.
Exemption bill OK'd to tax relief push in Kansas Senate
A bill to exemption labor services used in new construction and utilities in manufacturing from the Kansas state sales tax won Senate approval. The measure totals about 30 million dollars and repealed exemptions were part of a 1992 package for school funding. A statewide Kansas Kids Count survey shows progress in early-childhood health and education but rising teenage births arrests and high school dropouts in 1994. A House Democrats proposal to halve car taxes from 30 to 15 percent had its first hearing, with a 350 million dollar potential tax cut offset by growth and prudent spending. Contact lines provided for legislators.
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First lady defends Big Bird at Israel group dinner
Hillary Rodham Clinton challenged the new Speaker of the House over Big Bird. She urged protecting PBS and child education programs from budget cuts during a Palm Beach Israel support group dinner.
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