TheRepublic.com - Mark Parkinson News http://www.therepublic.com/feed/person/0ed3c57c5eda4718899528f83d3b78bf Mark Parkinson News and Photos en-ca webstaff@therepublic.com Copyright 2013 Analysis: Delay is key tactic in Kansas tax debatehttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/be7a6c25feba4c8f9e6265deb67a7442/KS-Focus--Taxes-Analysishttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/be7a6c25feba4c8f9e6265deb67a7442/KS-Focus--Taxes-Analysis

TOPEKA, Kansas - Stalling is an important tactic for the Kansas Senate's top leader as she tries to push a reluctant House toward stabilizing the state budget by canceling most or all of a scheduled decrease in the state's sales tax.]]>Sun, 12 May 2013 21:23:26 -0400Analysis: Kan. debate over taxes remains volatilehttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/b23763620db14bd690ee69707ae98ca4/KS-Focus--Kansas-Taxes-Analysishttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/b23763620db14bd690ee69707ae98ca4/KS-Focus--Kansas-Taxes-AnalysisTOPEKA, Kansas - Kansas legislators reconvene this week facing a decision about Gov. Sam Brownback's plan to stabilize the budget by canceling a scheduled sales tax decrease, and the political climate appears to be as volatile as the state's recent weather.]]>Sun, 05 May 2013 13:50:47 -0400