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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Senate Wednesday approved a bill aimed at the promotion of Cessna Aircraft to the expansion of activities in Wichita.

The bill, approved 36-2, in the State to authorize the bond issues on behalf of the Cessna for the construction of new facilities for the production of the new business citation Columbus Business Jet.

The legislature has on the action, using language in a bill, which means they could be adopted without the Board of Appeal, it sends to the commission for the revision. Passage to return it to Gov. Kathleen Sebelius.

Cessna wants to begin construction within the next four to six weeks of the new plant for aircraft, the largest business jet. The installation of about 1000 jobs, with an annual payroll of $ 74 million. Other states have married Cessna advertising in the substance of the draft.

Senate Commerce Committee Chairwoman Karin Brownlee, said the Cessna was a proposed response to the growth of the aviation industry has been in recent years.

“This is a test, make sure that we must not lose our aerospace industry in the state,” said Brownlee, an Olathe Republican. “The impact goes beyond just Sedgwick County.”

The loans are repaid through tax evasion Cessna collects new employees. The legislature has amended an existing law, the collage was previously help Wichita’s Boeing Co. Ground work for the new 787 Dream Liner.

Senate Majority Leader Derek Schmidt, a Republican of Independence, said the package will help Kansas in a position to help develop the aviation industry, as is its next generation of aircraft, such as an appearance Columbus.

Despite the flexibility to the final vote, some senators expressed concern that the bill was too narrow and should be extended to other areas or expand research took place in Kansas. Others were concerned that the state relies on the hook to repay borrowings from other sources of income are expected Cessna did not receive enough jobs to collect taxes on work.

Senators also a house in the direction of economic development of small businesses. It amends an existing program, which repeals 2 percent of the payroll tax by the state.

39-0 adoption of the amendments would cap limited, the fact that the State be given 95% of total revenues from the payroll tax by the new investment.

At least 15 percent of the money needed for employers and rural areas, at least 20 per cent of small businesses. Employers can not be counted, because both under the bill.

HEALTH CARE: The House of Representatives and Senate negotiators are trying to reach a compromise for health care under the laws of disagreement about both chambers, which had no public Kansans should be supported.

The bill provides home a year for a total value of state aid in support of poor parents, to buy private insurance. The Senate, the bill extends the program of a state depends on the funds of the Confederation to cover the costs for medical care of children.

During his second day of the hearing, the team of Premium House proposed delaying care for one year, instead of eliminating them. Chief Negotiator of the Senate said it react Thursday morning.

“They were quite impressed with the care premium are not acceptable. Someone give courses, “said Rep. Brenda Landwehr leading House negotiators.

The Wichita Republican, she was confident that an agreement can be reached.

“We are going to do something. The question is when, “she said.

Neither the House recognizes the need for a exciting experience, 21 points, the plan proposed by the Kansas Health Authority and the policy of Gov. Kathleen Sebelius. He hung on the increase in the tobacco tax of a portion of its capabilities, an idea legislature has never been seriously considered.

BOATING CHARGE: A revision of the proposal, which aims to reduce tax pressure on the owner of the vessel in the first round has obtained approval in plenary.

Since this is a proposal to amend the Constitution, the final agreement is a two-thirds majority, or 84 votes out of 125. Assuming that the measure is implemented by the Senate. Adoption, there would be on the Nov. 4 ballot of the general election.

Rep. Dale Swenson, sponsor of the measure, the state said records show there are more boats on the waterways so that the Kansas tax roles, because many owners in their boats’ other countries.

The Republican Party said Wichita boats are at 30 percent of their market value. The proposed amendment would allow voters to decide if they want the legislature to change the way the boats will be judged.

A proposal as well as ships and aircraft during the year 2000 was less than 12000 votes.

“Since Kansas, in accordance with the surrounding US on this subject, far too long. If passed, this would be the owner of the vessel, their boats and the state,” said the spokesman for House Melvin Neufeld, Ingalls a Republican.

UNDER THE DOME: Wednesday, the 80th day of the session of the legislative process, the 90 planned. … Some senators, a proposal aimed at curbing the repression against the officials, residents of the violence of firearms during a state of emergency or disaster.