Franklin County property values seen rising with construction boom
Franklin County appraiser Steve Brown forecasts a 7 to 8 percent rise in total county property values, driven by inflation and a local building boom in Ottawa. About 13,700 notices mailed. total county value stands at 1.91 billion. Taxpayers have 30 days to protest, with appeals moving from county staff to the State Board of Tax Appeals.
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Steve Brown
Franklin County
Brown
Ottawa
Ilar
Wal-Mart
Lars
State Board of Tax Appeals
Topeka
Laurie Sisk
Ottawa Herald
Sunshine
GOP leaders draft plan to address Kansas school funding
House Republicans in Topeka say they will unveil a plan next week to meet short term needs of Kansas school districts with no general tax increase. Speaker Doug Mays refused details while noting process begins Monday and urging Democrats to collaborate.
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Topeka
House
Doug Mays
Rtopeka
Mays
Kansas
Kathleen Sebelius
Sebelius
State water policy a flood of mistakes
Kansas scholars critique state water policy at the annual Water and the Future of Kansas conference. University of Kansas history professor Donald Worster says Kansans' relationship with water reflects a history of miscalculations and oversimplifications, while policymakers face lessons for the future.
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Sarah Kessinger
Lawrence — Kansans
University of Kansas
Donald Worster
Kansas
Ness
Worster
Kansas State University Research and Extension
Kansas Geological Survey
Zimbabwe accuses group of plot to seize Equatorial Guinea
Zimbabwe says sixty four suspected mercenaries from several African nations, plus a three man flight crew, will be charged under aviation and firearms laws after their Boeing 727-100 halted at Harare. They allegedly planned to overthrow Equatorial Guinea's Teodoro Obiang and assist rebels in Congo, with alleged ties to Severo Moto and oil rights. South African, Namibian, and Angolan nationals among detainees.
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Zimbabwe
Equatorial Guinea
Bharat
Patel
Harare International
Stan Mudenge
Kembo Mohadi
Severo Moto
Teodoro Obiang Ngouma
Congo
Mohadi
CIA
South Africa
Pretoria
Namibia
Angola
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