Good governance or cost shifting in SRS office closures
The Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services plans nine office closures to cut 42 million from its budget amid local protests. Communities like Lawrence Pratt McPherson and Fort Scott struck deals funding reopenings, while critics warn such measures shift costs to locals and reduce aid to vulnerable residents. The piece questions state governance and hints at broader fiscal strategies in Topeka.
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Not Really a Tax Increase for Federal Highway Funding
Political debate ahead of October 1 centers on reauthorizing the Federal Highway Act and the federal fuels tax. The piece argues the 18.4 cent gasoline and 24.4 cent diesel taxes fund most highway work, and whether extending them is a tax increase or a user fee. It notes Kansas Republicans’ stance and questions if highway funds support jobs, stores, and local economies. Martin Hawver.
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Marketers target rich as middle class fades in ads
Jim Hightower notes a growing gulf between rich and poor with advertisers shifting to a platinum clientele. He cites Ad Age declaring mass affluence over and says the top 10 percent hold over 80 percent of stocks and bonds, shaping spending across airlines, theaters, banks, and health care.
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