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The Star
07-07-2025
- Business
- The Star
Fast-tracking revenue for Kulai
Mohd Hafiz says the KFL has brought an influx of domestic and foreign investment. Implementation of a fast-track initiative in Kulai, Johor, has boosted revenue for its local authority. Kulai Fast Lane (KFL) expanded Kulai Municipal Council's (MPKu) tax revenue and non-tax revenue collection, said council president Mohd Hafiz Aliman. The service delivery improvement programme was launched in 2022 to reduce red tape and speed up the approval process for council services including construction permits and operating licences, particularly for foreign investors. Mohd Hafiz said the council had targeted RM141mil in revenue in 2022, but raked in RM163mil. In 2023, it achieved RM192mil, well above the RM145mil target. 'This strong performance gives us more confidence to develop Kulai district and improve infrastructure,' he said at the full board meeting. Mohd Hafiz said when KFL started, Kulai district only had two development areas – the 556.5ha Sedenak Tech Park and Senai Airport City spanning 1,092.6ha. Now in its fourth year of implementation the district had eight development areas, he said, adding, 'We have seen an influx of domestic and foreign investors into Kulai.' He said Johor received RM72bil in investments for 2023 and from that amount, RM50.4bil or 70% went into Kulai. KFL, he said, had recorded RM56.4bil in investments to date. 'We are committed to providing the best services to domestic and foreign investors under the KFL initiative and further improve over time.' Separately, Mohd Hafiz said the district was ready to welcome Visit Johor 2026 (VJ2026), which is just five months away. He said the council's action plans included further beautify the landscaping at Senai International Airport and actively promoting Gunung Pulai Recreational Forest. 'We want tourism players to actively promote and market tourism attractions in our district in conjunction with VJ2026,' said Mohd Hafiz.
Yahoo
14-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Should child support begin before or after birth? KS Lawmakers argue both sides
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Lawmakers are pushing for a bill that would include unborn children in child support cases, however, a recent amendment is receiving major pushback. House Bill 2062 is making progress after passing overwhelmingly in both chambers. Anti-abortion advocates like Kansans For Life (KFL) say many women in this situation believe this bill is a crucial way to support them during pregnancy. 'If they had the financial support or the emotional support that they wanted, they would have preferred their babies rather than have an abortion,' KFL government relations director Jeanne Gawdun said. 'This is a way to help relieve some of that financial burden so that she feels more confident about choosing life for her baby.' EXCLUSIVE: Satanic leader breaks silence on 'Black Mass' at Kansas statehouse Abortion rights advocates say it attacks a woman's right to an abortion. They say Kansas courts can already consider pregnancy expenses in child support agreements. 'The only new thing that this bill is doing is it's adding fetal personhood language into child support law,' Loud Light advocacy director Melissa Stiehler said. 'Using that logic, you couldn't possibly have a legal abortion.' In a move that got lots of blowback from Democrats, Kansas Senator Patrick Schmidt, (D), Topeka, proposed an amendment, which the Republican controlled legislature adopted. It would change the tax code, giving unborn children a taxpayer ID number which gives families a tax break for these children. 'It forces the house and the senate to vote on the bill again. They will have to determine if they want to take it out,' Schmidt said. 'If that doesn't work, then it provides the best grounds to challenge the bills constitutionality and defeat it.' Because of the amendment, the bill heads back to the house and senate committees. For more Capitol Bureau news, click here. Keep up with the latest breaking news in northeast Kansas by downloading our mobile app and by signing up for our news email alerts. Sign up for our Storm Track Weather app by clicking here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
