Kansas budget chief pushes to end state income tax
Wichita focus on next year to revive SB 1 style plan cutting or eliminating personal income taxes while broadening reliance on sales and corporate taxes. Budget director Steve Anderson says a tax study group is drafting an expansive plan for Brownback. Democrats call the idea shameful and say it would force deep cuts to schools and safety net programs.
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Kansas records fiscal year revenue beat forecasts
Kansas finished the 2011 fiscal year with 107 million more in revenue than anticipated. The year ended June 30, with total revenue about 5.9 billion, nearly 2 percent above April forecasts. Individual income tax reached 2.7 billion, while sales tax fell 25 million short of predictions.
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VA hospital fined for hazardous waste violations in Wichita
The Veterans Administration Medical Center in Wichita will pay 17979 dollars in penalties for improper handling of used oil oil filters and antifreeze and improper disposal of waste pharmaceuticals and chemotherapy waste. The EPA says the hospital will also spend about 61900 dollars to build a facility for accumulating hazardous waste after an April 2010 inspection.
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Kansas Democrats Push Map For Four GOP House Seats
Senate Minority Leader Anthony Hensley of Topeka unveiled a map at public hearings that would extend the 1st District from the Colorado line to the Missouri border, adding Atchison Leavenworth and Wyandotte. He warned Republicans could dilute Democratic votes for a decade by splitting Shawnee Douglas and Wyandotte. House Speaker Mike O'Neal called the concerns a conspiracy theory.
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Drought Drives Kansas Ranchers to Auction as Heat Bites
Kansas ranchers haul spring cattle to Pratt Salina and Dodge City auction barns due to drought and extreme heat that dried ponds and pastures. The Kansas Agricultural Statistics Service notes sales volumes more than triple typical levels, with 14 500 head last week versus 4 300 last year. Prices remain high amid strong demand and export markets, despite poor range conditions.
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