Gov. Mark Parkinson proposed a $380 million tax increase Monday night during his State the State address to the KS Legislature. This includes a 1 cent increase in the state sales tax and an additional $69M in tobacco taxes. If these tax increases are implemented, the sales tax would go from 5.3% to...
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Gov. Mark Parkinson said Tuesday that he would push to keep current levels of funding for education when lawmakers return to Topeka next month. After five rounds of budget cuts, public schools have lost almost $300 million in funding for the current school year while enrollments continue to increase.
When the legislature convenes...
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The election is still over a year away but the campaign to replace Sam Brownback in the Senate is beginning to heat up for a couple of Kansas Congressman. Both Reps. Jerry Moran and Todd Tiahrt are running for the Republican nomination. And with former Governor Kathleen Sebilius busy in Washington, the Republican nominee...
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Ambulances were called to the home of West Virginia Senator Robert Byrd this morning. Senator Byrd is the longest-serving senator in the nation’s history and has been absent from the Senate for much of the year as he has been in and out of the hospital battling various ailments.
Although his death may notbe iminent,...
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Kansas City, Kansas Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann and Kansas City – St. Joseph Bishop Robert W. Finn have released a joint pastoral statement on Principles of Catholic Social Teaching and Health Care Reform. The statement reflects the fundamental principles of Catholic social and moral teaching that must accompany any evaluation of the varied health...
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