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New deal on tax cuts appears to be unraveling
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsAn agreement among Kansas legislators on cutting income taxes appears to be unraveling. Senate President Steve Morris, a moderate Hugoton Republican, said Thursday he doesn't like the plan because he sees it as too aggressive and believes it could...Tags: Executive Branch, Business, Democratic Party, Personal Income, Republican Party
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Lawmakers approve compromise pension measure
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - The Kansas Legislature has given final approval to a bill aimed at bolstering the long-term financial health of the state's pension system by using gambling dollars to pay for retirement benefits. The House approved the measure...
Tags: Civil and Public Service, Interior Policy, Public Employees, Career and Workplace, Pension and Welfare
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Taxes, budget & redistricting tie legislature in knots
A week after the scheduled end of the legislative session, and there's still no budget or redistricting agreement. Former school principal Carolyn Bridges plans on running for Wichita's House District 83 seat--that is, if it turns out she still lives...
Tags: Taxation, State Income Tax, Parties and Movements, Personal Income, Budgets and Budgeting
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Kansas lawmakers expected to vote on budget
Kansas legislators have returned to the Statehouse to wrap up work on the next state budget and close out their annual session. Both chambers expected to take up-or-down votes Sunday on a proposed $14.3 billion budget for the fiscal year beginning...
Tags: Weather, Crime, Law and Justice, Democratic Party, Weather Reports, Budgets and Budgeting
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Lawmakers send budget to governor
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Kansas legislators have given final approval to a $14.3 billion budget, allowing them to close out a contentious annual session. The Senate voted 22-13 on Sunday to approve a compromise spending plan for the fiscal year...
Tags: Regional Authority, Executive Branch, Taxation, State Income Tax, Personal Income
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KS Supreme Court cancels furloughs after $1.1M in funding approved
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas courts will remain open through the rest of the 2012 fiscal year after legislators approved $1.1 million in supplemental funding to cover operating expenses. Chief Justice Lawton Nuss issued a statement Monday saying that...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Layoffs and Downsizing, Unemployment
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Funeral services for the State Representative Bob Bethell announced
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsServices for the State Representative Bob Bethell have been announced. Visitation will be from 2 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Birzer Funeral Home in Sterling. The funeral will be held on Thursday at 1:30 p.m. at the United Methodist Church in Sterling. One...Tags: Public Officials, Politics, Government
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Governor signs tax cuts in Statehouse ceremony
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback has signed massive cuts in state income taxes into law. Brownback signed the bill during a Statehouse ceremony Tuesday. A contentious debate continues about whether the cuts will usher in economic...
Tags: Regional Authority, Executive Branch, Taxation, State Income Tax, Personal Income
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State pledges $16 million in incentives for Bombardier expansion
![<span style="font-size: small;">One week after learning Boeing plans to leave Wichita, another aviation company announces expansion plans. Bombardier Learjet and Kansas Governor Sam Brownback unveiled the details Tuesday.</span>](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2012-01/67257124-10072530.jpg "<span style="font-size: small;\">One week after learning Boeing plans to leave Wichita, another aviation company announces expansion plans. Bombardier Learjet and Kansas Governor Sam Brownback unveiled the details Tuesday.</span>")
One week after learning Boeing plans to leave Wichita, another aviation company announces expansion plans. Bombardier Learjet and Kansas Governor Sam Brownback unveiled the details Tuesday.
Bombardier plans to expand its flight test center and create...Tags: Executive Branch, Manufacturing and Engineering, Boeing Co., Technology, Aerospace Manufacturing
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BPI closes Garden City plant after controversy
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsEugene Martinez is one of more than 230 employees who won't have a job come May 25. "I was hoping to retire there. Nine more years before I reached retirement age,” Martinez said. Beef Products Incorporated is closing three of its processing...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Tourism and Leisure, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Gardening, Travel
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Brownback says "pink slime" criticism unfair
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsGrocery stores including Dillons have stopped selling products containing it. Fast food restaurants like McDonalds have stopped including it in their burgers. However, Kansas Governor Sam Brownback says there's nothing wrong with the low-cost beef filler...Tags: Dave Heineman, Terry Branstad, Rick Perry, ABC (tv network), Talk Shows (genre)
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Journalists question governor's dinners with lawmakers
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsSome Kansas journalists are concerned about what happened at the Governor's mansion in January. That's why an attorney representing the Topeka Capital-Journal and the Kansas Press Association asked for an investigation into seven dinners with Governor...Tags: Social Sciences, Journalism, Journalism, Justice System, Lawyers
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