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--significantly affect their taxes, and that it would be fair," Steineger said. "It is not fair."
TOPEKA — Testimony yesterday about a proposed constitutional amendment nearly became a shout-out by the prosecutor and the proposal's effect on taxpayers.
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State Sen. Paul Feleciano Jr., D-Wichita, launched an indirect attack on opponents of a new tax amendment by feigning an attack on State Sen. Phil Martin, D-Pittsburg. Feleciano supports revamping the tax code.
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"Why don't you give up?" Pfelei asked Martin, who was testifying before the Senate Assessment and Taxation Committee. "You tried to tell us in '85. You tried to tell us in '86. You told us all summer. You
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"We believe new amendments will only cause new sets of problems," he said. "We believe that to leave the assessment rates up to the Legislature will become a political football, and we'll be up here doing this every year."
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State Sen. Jack Steinerg, D-Kansas City and co-sponsor of the Martin bill, said the bill was designed to错误 errors in the 1886 amendment.
Martin said voters did not understand the amendment they approved in.
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Martin's proposal would reinstate the tax on merchants and manufacturers' inventories that was eliminated by the 1986 amendment. Marrion said the tax be between 15 and 20 percent rather than the original 30 percent.
--significantly affect their taxes, and that it would be fair," Steineger said. "It is not fair."
But Dee Likes, Kansas Livestock Association representative, said his group was wary of constitutional amendments, particularly one that would allow legislators to set tax rates.
Martin said he would not give up on the bill.
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"I really believe constitutional amendments like this give the Legislature the greatest amount of flexibility to change." he said.
"I think the people are behind me on this," he said. "And I believe the people are for a change in this constitutional amendment that we've presently got. I think that if we don't change it, and I hope that we do, we're going to see dramatic changes at the statehouse, in the Legislature, in county commissions and city commissions in the elections of 1990."
"The public was told that classifi- notion and reappraisal would not
The new amendment would allow legislators to set the rates.
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Martin has introduced a bill that would repeal the fixed rates established by the 1986 classification amendment.
talked to the wall. Why don't you give up Senator Martin? There's a majority up here that doesn't believe we have a problem."
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KU prof, others say Legislature needs ethics code
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TOPEKA — A prominent lobbyist, a state Supreme Court justice and a KU political science professor told a House committee yesterday that lawmakers should review state ethics laws to restore public confidence in the Legislature.
Two of the speakers, Marvin Harder, professor of political science and director of KU's Capitol Complex Center in Topeka, and Justice Harold McCullough, a former member, create a code of ethics for its members. They described such a code as
preventive medicine.
"History has recorded that government at any level cannot long survive without the support of and confidence of the electorate," said Pete McGill, a former House speaker who now runs a lobbying firm in Topeka.
"Public perception is everything."
The House Elections Committee conducted a hearing to gather information and listen to ideas about possible changes in state ethics laws. The committee is expected to deal with proposals to strengthen campaign finance, conflict of interest, lobbying and public disclosure laws.
Harder, who was secretary of administration under former Gov. John Carlin, said many citizens already were cynical about Congress and suspicious because of the high cost of campaigns, continual fund raising and the difficulty of defeating incumbents.
"The best time to take preventive measures is before a serious decline in public credibility occurs," Harder said. "The reputation of the Kansas Legislature can be damaged overnight. Rebuilding credibility takes a
Harder said the Legislature should create a committee on ethics to draft a code of conduct and investigate complaints about lawmakers' behavior.
"I know it is not easy to draft ethical rules, but no other move would serve the institution's reputation more than this action at this time," he said. "Citizens would be reassured by knowing that the Legislature is self-disciplining."
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