Graves taps Bogina for Kansas tax appeals panel chair
Senator Gus Bogina a long time Kansas legislator will become chairman of the State Board of Tax Appeals as Governor Bill Graves announced the appointment effective July 18 He replaces Jack Shriver narrowing the GOP majority on the board to 3 2 and allowing Graves to influence the chair. Bogina 67 has 15 years in the Senate including Ways and Means chairmanship and 6 years in the House He is known as a tough budget negotiator with a reputation for opposing budget requests he does not back.
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Topeka
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Gus Bogina
Kansas
State Board of Tax Appeals
Bill Graves
Hogina
Jack Shriver
Aniinsas City
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Graves
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Shuttle prepared for docking mission with Mir in weather window
NASA fueled the space shuttle Atlantis for a third attempt to dock with Mir from Cape Canaveral. The crew includes Norman Thagard and two Russian cosmonauts, with a 60 percent launch probability amid weather and a suspected bad fuel sensor in Atlantis.
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John Madura
California
New Mexico
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Norman Thagard
Graves Thompson clash over investment pool saga
Kansas state sparrows over a municipal investment pool losses. State Treasurer Sally Thompson urged a board decision to skim interest to cover nearly 20 million dollars in trading losses since 1994, while Governor Bill Graves objects to funding local government losses with state idle funds. The pool holds 762 million in deposits with 57 percent from state idle funds and agency deposits, and recovery could take 8 to 11 years at current rates.
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John Hanna
Associated Press
Opera, Kan
Sally Thompson
Bill Graves
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Graves
Pooled Money Investment Board
Municipal Investment Pool
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Kansas
Govern
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