Marriage Tax Relief Would Ease Franklin County Burden
A House measure to eliminate the marriage tax seeks to equalize tax treatment for married couples and singles. The proposal would raise brackets and standard deductions for married filers, reducing the average $1,400 penalty for many middle class households while cautioning about broader budget and policy implications.
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Franklin County
House of Representatives
House
Senate
Clinton
Kansas
Downtown parking clash ends with pickup ban proposal
In Ottawa a reader argues that standard pickups overflow Main Street, blocking views with tall cabs and tinted glass. He suggests banning vans and SUVs from downtown parking to reduce hazards, but fears it shifts burdens to shoppers and harms downtown business.
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Main Street
Main
Ottawa
6Th
1St Streets
D.L. Salsbury
Wellsville
Millionaire's grip on life and TV guide devotion
A reader extols the pull of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire rerouting life around the TV, noting nightly contestants, Regis Philbin’s smile, and the thrill of watching families circle the set. The piece toys with fan culture, viewer rituals, and the lasting lure of trivia over daily routines.
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TV Guide
Regis Philbin
Microsoft
Regis
Alabama
Don Drysdale
Bob Gibson
Sandy Koufax
Celine Dion
Nielsen
Nielsen Media Research
Carlton
Kansas
Kansas legislators seek securitizing tobacco money and KPERS relief
Kansas lawmakers explore selling the state's future tobacco settlement income for immediate cash, betting on banks to fund bond buyers. They also debate a constitutional move to divert KPERS payments, with Gov. Graves proposing a temporary pause to reduce near term cash needs, prompting protest at the Statehouse, per Hawver's Capitol Report.
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Kansas
Railsters
Kansas Public Employees Retirement System
KPERS
Bill Graves
Statehouse
Martin Hawver
Hawver
Capitol Report
Khawvernews.com
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