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Conference debate over Star Bonds expansion and an unemployment insurance proviso grew heated; vice chair opposes UI language
Summary
Members agreed to expand Star Bonds guidelines to include mall and amusement-park projects with tourism thresholds and commerce guidelines, but a proposed change to unemployment insurance language drew strong objections from the vice chair, who argued it would harm most employers and open the system to repeated changes.
Conference negotiators discussed revisions to STAR bond authority and a late proposal to alter unemployment insurance rules; the STAR bond language was adopted with clarifications about investment and tourism thresholds while the unemployment language prompted strong objections.
STAR bonds and mall facilities: committee members accepted modifications authorizing the Kansas Development Finance Authority (KDFA) to issue STAR bonds for certain projects, and they added requirements for…
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