Doyen proposes half-cent sales tax to aid cities
Senate leader Ross Doyen suggests raising Kansas 3 percent sales tax by half a penny to funnel about 40 million dollars to cities and counties. Governor Bennett notes political hurdles and would likely oppose, but acknowledges potential need to curb property tax hikes. many communities face service cuts from soaring costs and flat incomes.
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Topeka
Kan
Senate
Ross Doyen
Doyen
Robert F. Bennett
Bennett
Hutchinson
Farmers to unite in protest over State Department policy
Kansas City AP report notes farmers and farm groups urged to form a united front against State Department actions and alleged interference with agricultural policy. Leaders accuse Kis singer's department of usurping agriculture prerogatives and using farming as an international tool, urging a unified stance amid grain-sale curbs to the Soviet Union and Poland.
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Kansas
State Department
Henry Kissinger
Farm Trade Association
Department of Agriculture
Darwin Stolte
U.S. Feed and Grain Council
Joseph Halow
Great Plains Wheat, Inc
Agricultural Association Executives Council
Soviet Union
Poland
Stolte
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