In tax bill battle, 16 senators save Brownback’s plan

by Andy Marso, Kansas News Service The five-year fight over Gov. Sam Brownback’s efforts to remake Kansas income tax code came to a head Wednesday, and 16 senators voted to let it continue. With the governor’s signature fiscal accomplishment hanging by a thread, the Kansas Senate fell three votes short in an effort to override … Continue reading “In tax bill battle, 16 senators save Brownback’s plan”

Mayor urges residents to contact Washington lawmakers to keep Obamacare

Kansas City, Kan., Mayor Mark Holland is encouraging residents who want to keep Obamacare to contact their U.S. congressmen and senators. About 6,000 previously uninsured Wyandotte County residents have been able to access health care under the Affordable Care Act, according to the mayor. However, an effort is underway in Washington, D.C. to repeal the … Continue reading “Mayor urges residents to contact Washington lawmakers to keep Obamacare”

Civil rights ‘Till Bill’ reauthorization passes Congress

Window on the West Opinion column by Mary Rupert Alvin Sykes stayed up late Friday night listening to Congress take care of business before adjourning, but when he heard that the Senate would recess at 3 a.m. Saturday, he thought the chances for passing the Till Bill reauthorization were over this year. That wasn’t so, … Continue reading “Civil rights ‘Till Bill’ reauthorization passes Congress”