Kansas State Of The State: Kelly Talks Tax Cuts

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Borrowing liberally from the Guv Brownback playbook.

Here's the overview . . .

"Gov. Laura Kelly delivered a State of the State speech Tuesday that called for cutting sales taxes on groceries, freezing public university tuition and eliminating partisan squabbling."

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com news link . . .

Kansas Gov. Kelly tells lawmakers to freeze college tuition and end the sales tax on food

TOPEKA, Kansas - Gov. Laura Kelly challenged Republicans who control the state Legislature to freeze tuition at the state's public colleges and to give her a bill that ends the sales tax on groceries by month's end.

Kansas governor seeks tuition freeze, calls state healthier

Gov. Laura Kelly called Tuesday for another freeze in tuition at Kansas colleges in a State of the State address that portrayed the state as booming economically and previewed what are likely to be major themes in her reelection campaign.The Democratic governor didn't provide details about her college tuition proposal in the annual address, saying only that it is part of the proposed state budget that her administration will outline Wednesday.

KC health department works through weekend to address lack of heat, hot water at apartments

Kansas City Health Department inspectors spent the weekend overseeing repairs to heating units, water heaters and water lines, in multiple apartments at the Harvard Court apartments near U.S. Highway 40 and Sterling Ave.

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