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Wichita Activists Wrap Up Petition Drive
Thank you to the thousands of Wichitans who made the effort to add their signature to the protest petition circulated by the Wichita AFP chapter and other local groups who believe one local hotel should not get a better tax break than its competitors.
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January 30, 2012
Kansas Senate
Kansas House of Representatives
Dear Legislator,
During the 2012 legislative session, it is important to remember that ending a tax credit or deduction without an offsetting tax cut is a tax increase.
When you end a credit or deduction, you take income away from the taxpayer and give it to the government. This is undeniably a tax increase.
READ MOREOn November 21, 2011, the Department of Housing and Urban Affairs (HUD) announced the Regional Economic Area Partnership (REAP) and the Flint Hills Regional Council (FHRC) as recipients of the 2011 Sustainable Communities Grants. These grants are a result of a partnership between HUD, the Department of Transportation (DOT), and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that was created on June 16, 2009, five months after President Obama took office. These planning grants are designed to help local communities to adopt "sustainable development" policies (also known as Smart Growth , Livable Communities, and UN Agenda 21).Proponents of these grants tell us this program will help lower the cost of future development and promote economic development.
But is this actually true? And what are they not telling us?
READ MORE"Tom Thornton has raised the Kansas Bioscience Authority to its status as one of the shining lights in Kansas, a program that has become the envy of other states," added Senate President Steve Morris, R-Hugoton. "We will always be grateful for his leadership and vision that has elevated the KBA to its current level of excellence and success." (Wichita Eagle, 4/16/11)
Senate Minority Leader Anthony Hensley, D-Topeka, said the "witch hunt" was the work of political operatives in league with Gov. Sam Brownback. The goal appears to be political power, he said. (Topeka Capital-Journal, 4/09/11)
House Minority Leader Paul Davis, D-Lawrence, said Thornton's demise ought to convince Brownback and other conservatives to "abandon their witch hunt against this independent agency." (Topeka Capital-Journal, 4/15/11)
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