State High Court Upholds Gas Price Protection Act
Kansas Supreme Court upholds the 1980 Gas Price Protection Act, a major win for consumers. Governor Carlin hails the ruling as benefiting natural gas users, with official estimates of about 128 million dollars in five years. The decision addresses escalator clauses in Energy Reserves Group Inc. versus Kansas Power and Light Co. and clarifies contract price limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peka, Kan
State Supreme Court
John Carlin
Kansas
Corporation Commission
R.C
Pete’ Loux
Energy Reserves Group Inc
Wichita
Kansas Power and Light Co
Topeka
Supreme Court
KPL
Mesa Petroleum Co
Amarillo
Topeka, Kan
Kansas Court of Appeals
Gas Service Co
KCC
Mesa
Loux
Carlin
Senate backs automatic tax cuts to offset inflation
The Senate approves a sweeping tax plan to adjust personal tax rates, the $1000 exemption, and standard deduction for inflation starting 1985. If CPI rises 10 percent in 1984, exemptions rise to 1100, deduction to about 3750, and rates drop 10 percent, cutting 1985 taxes by about 37.4 billion. A new 8.7 billion savings incentive for higher earners also passes, financed partly by ending a broad low and middle income exemption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
William L. Armstrong
R-Corp
Long Struggle Continues As Kansas Debates School Funding
Kansas legislators renew debate on school financing with a task force led by House Speaker Wendell Lady. The group includes educators and government staff, but its work is nonbinding and unlikely to produce a final solution this year. Most members come from Ways and Means or Education committees, signaling a focus on fiscal details and policy reform.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Wendell Lady
Overland Park
John Carlin
State Board of Education
Lady
Mike Hayden
Atwood
House
Ways and Means
Senate
Israel Pounds Beirut and Lebanon in Heavy Strikes
Israel carried out air and sea bombardment of Palestinian targets in Beirut and southern Lebanon, the heaviest operation since its 1978 invasion. Deaths reported vary, with police confirming over 50 and a radio tally exceeding 100 in Beirut and surrounding areas.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Israel
Sidon
Zahrani
Christian Voice of Lebanon
Yasser Arafat
Sabra
Chatilla
Arafats
Palestine Liberation Organization
Damour
Saadiyat
Zoning Consolidation Explored by Franklin County Officials
Franklin County Commissioners weigh consolidating five township zoning boards into a single body with a tailored set of regulations. The plan aims to streamline rural development rules while preserving farmland. Commissioners will write a proposed ordinance and decide whether to form the board before or after drafting rules.
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George B. Pyle
Franklin County
New Consolidated Board
Bickley Foster
Foster
Franklin
Hayes
Harrison
Ottawa
Lincoln
Wes Sylvester
Lincoln Township
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State High Court
High Court
Commission
Gas Service
Justice Department
William F. Bolger
D. Lowell Johnson
Bolger
Postal Service
Earthrise
Wes Wilson
National Weather Service
Hart
Franklin County Ambulance Service
Christine Jacobs
RFD
Main
Lision
Jacobs
Ransom Memorial Hospital
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