Kansas budget fight deepens as Carlin taxes lead debate
Gov. John Carlin faces a partisan clash over state financing as his seven percent oil and gas severance tax and four percent natural gas liquids tax move through the Senate. Republicans push varied alternatives from smaller severance changes to higher fuel and income taxes and budget cuts. The latest status covers education, agriculture, health care, highways, crime and reappraisal bills, with hearings pending on several initiatives.
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Kansas Legislature Week Schedule Highlights Committee Sessions
Major committee sessions unfold in Topeka from Jan 41 through Feb 4 with hearings on motor vehicle tax valuation reforms and driver improvement clinics, updates on penitentiary renovations, guardianship law changes, and confirmations for public boards. Meetings feature analysis of drunk driving statute effects, meal and poultry inspection proposals, and welfare program adjustments.
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Colorado Ski Areas Report Fresh Powder and Packed Snow
AP reports January conditions across Colorado Ski Country USA with depths ranging from 15 to 78 inches. Several resorts show no new snow while others list powder or packed powder. notable notes include Telluride with 4 percent new and Wolf Creek with 4 new.
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Winter Park
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Guide Exposes Mortgage Jungle and Flexible Loan Pitfalls
The FTC offers a 16 page Mortgage Money Guide to help buyers spot dangers in new loan types. It explains basics of loan size, term, payments, rates, changeability and refinancing, and notes the risk of negative amortization with examples like a $50,000 flexible-rate mortgage rising from 9.15 to 17.39 percent while payments stay at $408, leaving debt to grow.
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