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Kan. tax negotiators agree on 6% sales tax
(AP) - Kansas legislative negotiators have agreed on a proposal for cutting income taxes further and setting the state sales tax at 6 percent. The deal emerged Friday from talks among three senators and three House members to reconcile differences...
Tags: Republican Party, Personal Income, Politics
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Kansas Senate GOP's new tax plan in House's hands
Top Republicans in the Kansas Senate don't yet know whether a new tax plan they've pushed through their chamber will find favor with GOP House members. The bill approved Thursday by the Senate would lower the state sales tax on groceries to 4.95...
Tags: Republican Party, Politics
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Top GOP lawmakers in Kansas stalemated on taxes
Top Republicans in the Kansas Legislature still don't have a deal on taxes that would clear the way for the annual session to adjourn. House and Senate negotiators planned to resume talks Thursday, hoping to resolve differences on cutting income...
Tags: Kansas Legislature, Personal Income, Politics
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Tornado Relief: How to Help
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsHere are some of the many ways you can help the people of Oklahoma as they deal with massive cleanup and recovery efforts. If you want to help in the relief efforts - the best thing you can do is send money. The Kansas Division of Emergency...Tags: Human Interest, Conservation, Tornadoes, Environmental Issues, Executive Branch
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Kansas soldier dies while serving in Afghanistan
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsA soldier from the Kansas town of Oakley has died while serving in Afghanistan. 33-year-old Sergeant First Class Trenton L. Rhea died in Kandahar on May 15. According to a Department of Defense report, Rhea drowned while trying to cross a body of...Tags: U.S. Department of Defense, Armed Forces, Afghanistan, Executive Branch, Government
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Kansas House Republicans outline new tax plan
Republicans in the Kansas House have drafted a new plan for cutting income taxes in hopes of breaking stalemate on tax issues. The proposal presented during legislative negotiations Wednesday would stabilize the budget by canceling part of a sales...
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Senate debating $202M in new bonds for NBAF
The Kansas Senate plans to debate Gov. Sam Brownback's proposal to authorize an additional $202 million for a new, national biodefense lab. Brownback has said the measure on Tuesday's agenda in the Senate will fulfill the state's commitment to...
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Lawmakers debate sales tax drop
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsDrop the state sales tax in Kansas or keep the rate where it is, that's the debate going on in Topeka this week. Lawmakers return to the state house Monday and what they decide could affect what you spend at the store. Right now the state sales tax is...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Consumer Confidence, Justice System, Business
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Obama proposes $714M for KS biosecurity lab project
(AP) - President Barack Obama is sending Congress a budget proposal that includes $714 million for construction of a new biosecurity lab at Kansas State University. That would be the largest proposed federal expenditure for the project to date. ...
Tags: Barack Obama, U.S. Congress, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, National Security
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Gov. signs Kansas drug test law for aid recipients
A new law signed by Gov. Sam Brownback requires a Kansas welfare agency to test residents seeking cash assistance if there is a reasonable suspicion they are using drugs. The Republican governor said Tuesday during the signing ceremony that...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Drug Use, Recreational Substance Use, Executive Branch, Government
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Kansas seeks federal declaration for Feb. storms
(AP) -Kansas officials are seeking a federal disaster declaration for 23 counties that were impacted by severe winter storms in February. Gov. Sam Brownback sent a letter on Wednesday to President Barack Obama seeking assistance to help the...
Tags: Snow Storms, Barack Obama
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Governor Brownback says don't go out if you don't have to
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsWe made it through the first round of snow, now we're getting ready for round two. The Kansas Adjutant General and Governor Sam Brownback held a meeting Saturday at 7:00 PM to talk about the upcoming blizzard. They're urging all drivers to stay off...Tags: Snow Storms, Executive Branch, Government, Politics
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