Tag: Mark Parkinson
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Kansas makes unwise bet on passenger rail
Last week Kansas Governor Mark Parkinson signed into law HB 2552, which enacts the Midwest Interstate Passenger Rail Compact. This act will promote improvements to passenger rail service and the development of plans for long-range high speed rail service in the Midwest, according to the governor’s press release.
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Kansas news digest
News from alternative media around Kansas for March 29, 2010.
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Kansans, including governor, rally for school spending, taxes
Today in Topeka supporters of more taxes for Kansas public school spending marched from the headquarters of Kansas National Education Association (or KNEA, the teachers union), to the Kansas Capitol, where they heard from speakers including Governor Parkinson. The crowd, braving the windy and cold weather, was estimated at 1,000 by the Topeka Capital-Journal.
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Kansas news digest
News from alternative media around Kansas for March 16, 2010.
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Kansas governor to face smoking ban protesters in Salina
A group of citizens who don’t agree with Kansas Governor Mark Parkinson’s decision to sign the statewide smoking ban bill is planning a protest in Salina.
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Kansas texting, seat belt law passes
The Kansas senate passes a primary seat belt law that also bans texting while driving.
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Kansas Governor misleads Kansans on taxes
If President Reagan had attended Kansas Governor Mark Parkinson’s press conference last Friday, he likely would have said, “There you go again…” in response to Parkinson’s claim that $9 billion in tax cuts and exemptions over the last decade are to blame for the budget crisis.
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Strange happenings in Kansas at Washington Days
Lobbyists were talking about one of the stranger receptions that they’ve attended in recent memory: one organized by Parkinson to introduced lobbyists and political operatives to Tom Holland, D-Baldwin City, who is seeking the governorship
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State budget ‘gap’ is all about perspective
When businesses or individuals talk about cutting their expenses, it means they are going to spend less money that they did in the past. But when governments talk about budget cuts they often have a different perspective: they are spending less than they had hoped to but not necessarily less than the year before. For…
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Cause of Kansas budget gap is spending
Kansas Governor Mark Parkinson says Kansas has a $400 million budget gap, and he’s proposed increasing sales and cigarette taxes to close it. … If we could hold spending steady for next year — and remember that inflation is running at very low levels — we could get by without a tax increase. If the…
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Kansas news digest
News from alternative media around Kansas for January 20, 2010.
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Kansas governor proposes taxes, smoking ban, green energy projects
Kansas Governor Mark Parkinson’s State of the State address Monday proposed two new taxes, a ecomprehensive statewide smoking ban, and a cabinet team to promote green energy projects. He didn’t propose closing tax exemptions, and he made no mention of a way that could help Kansas make it through a fiscal shortfall.