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Bill Self's taxes — or more specifically, the lack of taxes he pays — are drawing attention after a report highlighted that the Kansas University men's basketball coach is legally avoiding state taxes on about 90 percent of his annual earnings.
A report by public radio station KCUR noted that Self for years has had the bulk of his compensation paid into a limited liability company. Since 2012, that arrangement has become a tax perk, as Gov. Sam Brownback and the Kansas Legislature approved a new tax law that exempts Kansas income taxes on LLCs and other pass-through businesses. In total, about 334,000 Kansas business are receiving the tax break.
While the practice is legal, it has been the subject of some disagreement.
Self is generally considered the highest paid state employee in Kansas, although his compensation is paid with private dollars. KU, of course, is a public institution that relies on tax dollars for a portion of its funding.
"I like Bill Self," Kansas Senate Minority Leader Anthony Hensley, of Topeka, told KCUR. "He's a great coach. KU people, obviously, like him very much. But it's bad policy when you've got the highest paid state employee in the state not paying any income taxes into the state of Kansas."
In response, KU officials differentiated between employees of the university and employees of Kansas Athletics Inc., a not-for-profit corporation affiliated with KU.
Self is one of three KU coaches partially compensated through an LLC, university spokesman Joe Monaco said. He said head football coach David Beaty and women's basketball coach Brandon Schneider have similar arrangements.
All KU coaches are employed by and paid from operating revenue of Kansas Athletics, Monaco said. He said paying some of coaches' compensation to LLCs was not unusual among peers.
"Generally speaking, this is done in light of the tremendous amount of educational, public relations, and promotional duties those coaches are assigned by the athletics director that fall outside their normal coaching responsibilities," Monaco said. "This is common practice nationally among universities and their football and basketball coaches."
Self formed his LLC — called BCLT II LLC — long before Brownback and the Legislature approved the tax cuts. According to documents on file with the Kansas Secretary of State's office, BCLT II LLC was organized in 2000 in Illinois, when Self was coach at University of Illinois, and registered in Kansas in 2003, the year he was named head coach at KU.
The tax breaks Self has received from the change in law, though, have been significant.
Self earns a base salary of $230,000 per year, according to a contract extension he and KU agreed upon in 2012.
In addition, Kansas Athletics pays Self's LLC a minimum of $2.75 million per year for "professional services" rendered by the coach, according to the contract. Those services may include "educational, public relations and promotional duties" as assigned by the athletics director. The payments began in 2012 and are set to continue through 2022, under the contract.
Before Brownback signed the tax cuts into law, the top tax bracket was 6.45 percent. At that rate, Self would have owed up to $177,375 annually in Kansas income taxes. Even under the current reduced top rate of 4.6 percent, he'd have owed up to $126,500, according to KCUR.
Beaty receives a salary of $225,000 a year and "not less than" $575,000 annually through his LLC, DB Sports LLC, for "multimedia activities and services," according to KCUR. Records with the Kansas Secretary of State's office show DB Sports LLC was formed in March 2015, days before Beaty signed his multimedia services agreement with KU.
Information about Schneider's LLC was not readily available Tuesday, as his name is not listed as a resident agent of any company in the Secretary of State's business entity database.
The KCUR report noted that Kansas State University football coach Bill Snyder gets paid $1.22 million through a separate corporation, SSM Inc. But it was unclear, the report said, whether that portion of Snyder's pay is subject to Kansas income tax.
Wichita State University men's basketball head coach Gregg Marshall and K-State men's basketball coach Bruce Weber earn $3 million and $1.9 million per year, respectively, but neither gets paid additional money through an LLC or pass-through business and presumably pay state income taxes on their salaries, according to KCUR's report.
Some lawmakers said the information didn't change their opinion about the value of the tax law changes.
"The overall tax strategy is to lower taxes and have a way to stimulate the economy," Rep. Ron Ryckman Jr., a Republican from Olathe who chairs the House Appropriations committee, told KCUR.
"We are very fortunate to have Bill Self as the coach at KU and not the head coach of the Oklahoma Thunder," he said. "I don't know his motivation for staying, but I do know that tax policy does drive decisions."
— Journal-World reporter Sara Shepherd and the Associated Press contributed to this story.
I have to tell you, I couldn't care less. I, for one, feel like it should be the goal of every American to reduce their tax liability by as much as legally possible. I understand this is a state tax issue, but when you watch these corrupt politicians waste upwards of $150 Billion every year on utter nonsense, or spending $600 million on a website that barely works, it's kind of hard to get upset with guys like Bill Self for taking advantage of whatever loopholes he can.
"it should be the goal of every American to reduce their tax liability by as much as legally possible." Agree 100%. It is certainly my goal, but always done legally. Legally is how Coach Self has done it too. Unhappy? Check with Topeka....we voted them into office!
Whatever he earns, he deserves. Taxes on his compensation being paid fully or otherwise are not going to cause the State of Kansas to skip a beat regardless if he IS the highest paid "State employee" as he is being referred to. Whether it is 126,500 or 177,375 as calculated that would have been payable per year, the State has surely enjoyed benefits of a significant nature for the success due to Self in revenues within the State.
Hopefully, this scrutiny will not be allowed to snowball into anything that remotely colors the reputation and respect that Self has earned by his leadership at KU. His charitable endeavors are truly inspiring and need to be considered whenever conversations such as this are begun for whatever the motivation is.
This isn't a matter of Self not deserving the money. Its a matter of him receiving nearly $4 million in income in the state of Kansas and only being taxed on 14% of this income.
Now I'm not blaming Bill Self here, or the many others who utilize LLCs for asset protection. There are several legitimate reasons to use LLCs, such as asset protection against law suits. To me, this article speaks greater of the problem Brownback has created through this awful LLC tax loophole that 330,000 LLCs have taken advantage of. Sure Self by himself is a drop in the hat but those 330k tax differentials add up.
Bill Self is paying the exact same amount in taxes as before. His total tax burden did not change because of this law.
Micky, I apologize for posting this twice, but my response to you got buried below.
This article is specifically talking about Kansas State Income tax.
You're implying that taxable income in Kansas is computed the same as for Federal income tax, and that is not correct. On the K-40, Line 1 comes from the Federal return (there's the Federal computation). Line 2 basically wipes away any business income left after completing Schedule S. This is the tax law change that wage-earning people are complaining about.
An overly simple version of Self's return would have $2.98 million on line one (total of his salary of $230,000 and his minimum $2.75Million from the KU Athletics to his LLC) that is taxable by FED. Then, after completing the Schedule S, he'd have negative $2.75m to put on line 2 and an adjusted amount of $230,000 on line three. Line three is the STATE taxable income. He'd pay about $10,300 on that instead of $138,000 on his entire compensation.
Gregg Marshall, on the other hand (no LLC), would have to pay STATE and FED income tax on the entire $3 Million. So he pays the full $138K while Bill pays $10K. (LOL) Sure, Marshall can deduct that from his gross federal income, saving himself about $50K. However, it's not an equal burden, and that doesn't help Kansas any.
Obviously there are a other zillion other tax credits and ways to minimize tax liability, but this is basically how the grift works as it pertains to the new Kansas law, and that's what this article is about.
http://www.ksrevenue.org/pdf/k-4015.pdf http://www.ksrevenue.org/pdf/schs15.pdf
Yes, I get it Jay Reynolds. So, if a local municipality in Kansas needs more funding, they can raise taxes on LLCs, S-Corps, etc. in their communities only for the monies needed. Then the local elected city councils, mayors, and school boards would be accountable for the appropriations and fiduciary responsibilities. This is not a big deal.
Negatory on your gibberish. Hang in there, man. Your world seems to be crumbling.
Self has been at the NBA draft in the past. Does he plan to go this year and cheer his former players when their names are called.
Being an LLC is a way for a person to protect their wealth from a law suits judgement, against themselves for their professional services provided .
It was an asset protection stratagem long before brownie crown LLCs with state tax exempt status .
Brownie is just played to the 330,000 LLCs who are usually people who have assets to protect,.....and cash to donate politically . DUHH ?
Self should not be made a poster boy for LLCs tax loophole...........the Brownback political donation buying scheme .
Self is just protecting himself from the fact that people could sue him if injured playing basketball under himself as their coach, etc., and he is not exactly a poor person, that some inter-prizing person wouldn't sue .
Brownie is the "Tax Fairy" with a motive in this picture ( if people want to complain ) and he is playing to a audience of 330,000 LLC votes .
It is honorable to support charities and plenty of people who make good money that is totally taxed, sooner or later, deduct their personal charitable contributions from their personal federal and state income taxes, else where .
Some aren't rich and don't get publicity for their gifts or time but maybe they don't have to waive the flag as people in sports, politics, the media, the movies, recording artists ( and on and on ) have to do, as part of being public .
As an example, everyone of the Royals and Chiefs pay 1% KCMO earnings tax and they still support charities all over the place .
Does Missouri exempt LLCs tax wise ?
The issue is about brownie pandering to the LLCs at the expense of he states budget, children that are poor, education ( like KU ) and K thru 12 .
It is unfortunate that self was pointed out when he is a highly targetable person for a law suit., just trying to protect himself legally, who was just crowned tax wise with a whole group of people because he happened to exist as an LLC .
Tin Cap, remove it and the electrodes connected to the battery.
Whether Coach Self has an LLC is really rather minor. The bigger problem is that there are hosts of tax laws like this that protect the elite, thereby further separating the 1% while laying the burden of supporting the nation on the middle class.
If you really think that rich people don't pay the vast majority of taxes in this country you're a total fool.
Income taxes close to half, but all taxes nope. I wouldn't call 27% a vast majority. When the wealthy pay less percent to tax than I do (200k dual income family) something is wrong.
Chip, don't be an idiot pawn. The top 5% of earners pay far more federal taxes than everyone else combined.
Adding in sales taxes, property taxes etc is a fools game. Would you prefer to rent your home and have less purchasing power?
Jay, don't be an idiot. We are talking per the original conversation "hosts of tax laws like this that protect the elite, thereby further separating the 1%".
Your comment "Chip, don't be an idiot pawn. The top 5% of earners"
We are not talking about the top 5%, I'm near the 5% line. I'm paying a higher percentage of my income as taxes than your dumb dumb idols like Mitt Romney and Donald Trump.
Isn't it funny how everyone ranting about taxes being too low in an anonymous forum claims to be a rich guy and knows who everyone else's idols are?
Chippy. You're a joke.
I'm not a rich guy. Rich guys aren't borderline top 5%. Rich guys are the ones who write my check, write laws, donate millions to superpac's. My fam is comfortable, I don't have an llc or stock options like your idols who you look up to and think you will become one one day. Sure, that'll happen.
I actually have an LLC and stock options...
Many Americans have at least one.
Protecting LLCs(they're not all owned by the elite, in fact, the overwhelming majority of the owners are not wealthy). You're just shooting yourself in the foot.
If you're paying more taxes than the top 10 percenters there is something wrong. Higher a better tax accountant. That probably sounds flippant and I apologize for that but if we are talking strictly federal tax dollars the top 10% paid more than the bottom 90%.
I have a normal job with a large company. They pay me x amount of dollars per year. I have no side business, it's straight income. Could some accountant let me write off income somehow that I don't know about. I don't get fancy stock options or income that is hidden as options or grants that get taxed at a lower rate. Sorry, I'm not hiring an accountant for a few thousand not to save me any money.
"but if we are talking strictly federal tax dollars the top 10% paid more than the bottom 90%."
We are not talking about the top 10%, stop changing the subject. Clearly it says the top 1%.
But Chippy...you said you were in the top 5%. You're a rich guy. You're making $200k. An accountant on a straightforward salary would charge only a few hundred dollars.
Chippy. You're making up stories, aren't you?
Chipper just joined us today Jay. Play nice while he catches up. : ) Big smiley face just for you Chipper.
Another Brett McCabe foray into the surreal....
What's the point of paying an accountant $200 when I can do the same thing for less. You can't deduct salary from a large company thru an LLC by giving an accountant $200. Feeling awful tardy today aren't you?
I see... You make 200k...know so much about the tax code that you don't need to pay a few hundred bucks to make sure you're paying the correct taxes, but you don't have a clue how taxes actually get paid in America... And you pay more than people in higher brackets... Even though you're an expert....
Are you married to Morgan Fairchild by any chance?
Cippy, remember this?
"We are talking about the top 1%. 1 and 10 are not the same numbers"
You're a friggin tool...
Yuck, a military/school teacher. You must be a genius, a had a few of them types of teachers in my high school. All a bunch of dumb dumbs, Couldn't make your own way huh? So you just leeched off the government
It takes real liberal lowlife scum to call someone from the military a leech.
N.O.R.M.A.L. covers quite a huge area in today's world. Do you use the words "girlfriend experience" when describing your job.
A big welcome to the conversation Chipper! User from May 18th 2016. Why the need for the alternative ID?
Completely agree Micky. A flat tax is the best way to go. Get rid of all the tax loopholes and charge everyone a fair amount directly from their wages or investments/capital gains etc..
You are right, and 45% of individuals pay no income tax. Far be it from me to be on the other side of this issue, but thought legal, I don't think the optics are good here. To quote Scotty from Star Trek III, "The more they take up the plumbing, the easier it is to stop up the drain." If the tax code were simpler, more straightforward, things like this would not happen.
I don't know if we will see real, genuine tax reform in my lifetime. I'm pessimistic. I do believe that a simpler tax code, with almost no loopholes, something straightforward and easy to understand and plan for would be good for this country.
As I said below, if we repealed the 16th amendment and either had no income tax at all or required everyone to pay the same percentage of income tax - say, 5% for all persons regardless of income level - it would be more fair to everyone.
I have no info on that (who is rich and how much they pay relative to everyone else), which is why I wouldn't and didn't comment on that, not that it would stop you from creating something negative to flame about.
So true to your spots.
Ironically, what I was saying isn't terribly different than the post much later that you laud and almost as brilliant as your own.
You did a better job of calling your own comment garbage than I did. Nice.
The top 10 percenters pay 53.3% of all federal taxes.
We are talking about the top 1%. 1 and 10 are not the same numbers.
What are you smoking or do you have difficulties with numbers Chipper?
1 Percenters Pay 24 Percent and Top 10 Percent Pay 53.3 Percent of All Federal Taxes
Need another source Chipper?
I was originally talking about 1% not paying the majority of taxes, you brought up the top 10%. 1 and 10 are not the same. You are starting up a 2nd argument to a point that nobody is making.
Maybe YOU were but the several others brought up other numbers as well.
Chippy "We are not talking about the top 5%"
Who made you the arbiter over which numbers and percentages are allowed into the conversation?
As for your remark towards service in the military, I'm sorry that you weren't capable of making it through boot camp. No big deal... It's not for everyone. For some people, working through stressful conditions is not something they are capable of doing.
You do know that it is not Constitutional to target the top 1% for specific laws right? Bill of Attainder are not Constitutional at the state or federal level.
Unfortunately Micky, the press, politicians and special interest groups love to target the group that has helped employ more workers than any other employer with the possible exception of the federal government.
I remember a time period when you had the choice of working for the government at a lower salary but receiving other benefits such as retirement, healthcare and a stable income.
Those that decided to work in the private sector forgo the benefits above in the hope of higher salaries, being your own employer and having the possibility of getting wealthy from one's own work.
That line is now so blurred that it's impossible to see any longer.
You guys are being nice. If this was Weber at KSU you would be all over this.
It would never be Weber in this situation because he isn't that smart of a guy.
LLCs still pay taxes. They may defer some income and thus pay taxes later, they may also have expenses which are legally deducted. Implement the FairTax nationwide and this is really a non-issue.
No, LLCs do not pay Kansas state income tax. If I earn 100K/year as a sole proprietor/LLC, I pay zero state income tax. A guy getting a paycheck with the same taxable income from his salary pays $4,315.
I'm a sole proprietor and it boggles my mind how few people understand what a screw job this is to the majority of working people.
An LLC is a pass through. Somebody has to pay taxes on the income. If you claim that no taxes are being paid on your LLC income that you own then either you're about to get a big tax surprise, your business loses money or you're just lying.
You don't own a business, do you? You're just parroting liberal lies.
You would think that, and you would be wrong.
I own a business. I actually live this in real life. I only wish that your liberal envy was based in some reality.
Is your business located in Kansas?
Dude. You need to take a break. You're making a complete fool of yourself.
not true with the new law there is a tax exemption for pass-through businesses and therefore they are not paying taxes. I don't think anyone is mad about Self but rather the law in general.
It was meant to stimulate business but instead a lot of these LLCs are simply single people that now do not have to pay taxes like people earning a wage through a corporate job.
Angry and ignorant is no way to go through life.
If this were true every employee above a certain income point would beg to become an independent contractor and pay no taxes.
Every law firm, accounting firm, talent agency, surgeon etc etc etc would move to Kansas.
Don't be stupid.
"If this were true.."
You're catching on. I AM an independent contractor and pay no state income tax.
If you're a Kansan, your inability to believe reality explains how this law got passed in the first place. Thanks, sucker!
Reynolds, Jay Scott is correct. The total tax burden(including federal) for Bill Self or Kansas Businesses don't change. These are pass through taxes. Take a business that is an LLC, S-Corp, Limited Partnership that makes $4 million in profit. The owner(s) who also work as employees in the company have to pay themselves a salary so they don't avoid payroll taxes such as unemployment tax and FICA. The owner(s) receive a total of $150K(3 owners). They federal government still taxes the profits divided among the three according to their % of ownership and taxes them on the individual income rates, not the corporate rates. The individual income taxes in Kansas are deducted from the federal income tax dollar for dollar, thus the only thing that changes here is that Bill Self pays more to the federal government, less to Kansas than he did before. There is no difference in his total tax.
You can say whatever, but I did the research long before this article was ever written or before this law was passed in Kansas. I do know the facts surrounding it. The article you posted from the Tax Policy Institute even includes this fact.
that was the theory that this law would get people to come but it takes more than just reduced taxes to want to live somewhere. I am sure the people with views of SF bay are dying to move to Hayes. Also, "a Kansas resident with income earned in another state will still be subject to income tax in that other state" so it is not like people can just claim their residence here and actually live and work somewhere else. Overall it is good you are catching on.
By the way if you do not think these tax cuts are having major impacts why do you think Kansas's budget is in financial ruin? I am sure you will attribute this to falsehood perpetrated by the "liberal" media. If this is the case keep your head in the sand it seems to be working well.
Where is Hayes?
Maybe because there isn't the political will to cut back on welfare when people find work based on baseline budgeting?
Jay, here's the deal with it. You see, Bill Self pays the same amount in total taxes regardless of the LLC's so called loophole. If he paid the state income tax, it would be deducted dollar for dollar from the federal income tax return. He pays the same amount regardless.
Feel free to see for yourself how it works in Kansas:
I saw it Jay. That doesn't the fact that I'm right about the overall tax burden. I'm right. You're not. You're just playing politics with it and don't want to be right.
This article is specifically talking about Kansas State Income tax.
You've been implying that taxable income in Kansas is computed the same as for Federal income tax, and that is not correct. On the K-40, Line 1 comes from the Federal return (there's the Federal computation). Line 2 basically wipes away any business income left after completing Schedule S. This is the tax law change that wage-earning people are complaining about.
An overly simple version of Self's return would have $2.98 million on line one (total of his salary of $230,000 and his minimum $2.75Million from the KU Athletics to his LLC) that is taxable by FED. Then, after completing the Schedule S, he'd have negative $2.75m to put on line 2 and an adjusted amount of $230,000 on line three. Line three is the STATE taxable income. He'd pay about $10,300 on that instead of $138,000 on his entire compensation.
Gregg Marshall, on the other hand (no LLC), would have to pay STATE and FED income tax on the entire $3 Million. So he pays the full $138K while Bill pays $10K. (LOL) Sure, Marshall can deduct that from his gross federal income,. It's not an equal burden, and that doesn't help Kansas any.
Obviously there are a other zillion other tax credits and ways to minimize tax liability, but this is basically how the grift works as it pertains to the new Kansas law, and that's what this article is about.
Except that it took 30 of your dishonest comments to admit that....
The LLC owner derives zero benefit. You've insisted otherwise. Were you misinformed or dishonest?
I hope you have an accountant!
Now you're arguing with yourself.......
I want to know what Calimari, Uncle Roy, Rat Face and the other heavy hitters are doing with their state taxes. Something tells me Bill is not alone in this kind of arrangement.
I always tip in cash and tell the waiter or waitress that I won't tell if you won't tell...Uncle Sam gets enough! I guess a little bit of the '60's rebel is still in me. :).
Funny how much we worry about what someone else makes, and/or the tax they pay. I have never been caught up in that.
I take every deduction I can, pay my share, and move on.
I guess being a public person, you have to get used to people being in your business.
Steve, but the deductions you take aren't called loop holes, but if it's someone wealthy that takes them, it's called a loop hole by the people that complain about it, but not when the not so wealthy take the deductions.
Coach Self
s charities make up for his not paying state taxes and Im thinking he wrote a check to a student for the late-night half court shot. These are much smarter than giving it to the Governor...we`d all do the same!!
Who's worried about the taxes or lack their of that Bill Slef pays. It just that you fools in Kansas are letting your State legislature and Slimy Sam Brownbeck screw you over for their own and their rich friends, like the Koch Brothers, benefit. Why don't you wake up and take Kansas back to being a proud state and not the laughing stock of the nation.
Billy... Take your liberal nonsense and hate elsewhere.
Jay... Go pound sand down a rat hole. Or, make an original comment instead of bashing what other people say. You're able to think independently, yeah?
Like you just did? Another day of envy and hate for you too?
Envy? Of what? Hate to break it to you sporto, but I'm not poor. Far from it actually. A simple mind must deduce that anyone who thinks everyone should pay their fair share of taxes must be poor. You're a clown and a simp. ot us here in the 1st place. Great job electing brownback, btw, you guys are looking great.
Another over paid bureaucrat? Keep taxing those who produce. That's worked....nowhere.
Bad news. Money is mobile and the rest of the world wants it too. America has to compete for commerce with it's tax rates. You'll have to find another way to buy votes.
Politics?...Hadn't thought about that as a profession. While that would be a very entrepreneurial profession - I want me some of them koch bothers' dirty money - I have enough self-awareness to recognize that I am highly UN-electable.
Taxes still pay for roads and schools and stuff you and yours use every single day, right? Let's just do away with all taxes - income, sales, property, etc. "Where we're going, we don't need roads."
" make an original comment instead of bashing what other people say."
Maybe you should take your own advice.
I hate these articles by the LJW that inevitably lead to nothing more than political posturing. No one here is going to change my mind on politics and I'm sure that the reverse is just as true..
I agree with you; a headline I could have done without.
And I agree with your 1st comment...but someone has to call out a jerkoff who tells everyone who disagrees with him that they are ignorant and jealous. That crap stood out more than anything in the article. Somebody had to do it. Plus, there is a difference between taking aim at 1 particular a-hole and bashing every single poster. Big difference, no?
Keep following me around Ryan. You embody the ignorance and hate of liberals so perfectly it's almost unfair. Please add your thoughts whenever possible.
Ryan, isn't that just what you did? If you post in a public forum you have no right to not be ridiculed.
The Koch Brothers actually pay a lot of taxes. A lot more than you do Mr. Kackley.
Who gives a rip. If he's doing what he's doing legally, then fine by me. We look to bring down high profile people in any way possible anymore. I guess if you can't find paying off players, takings tests for the players or giving them strippers..... you've got to try and find something on us. I could care less what Self makes, it doesn't affect me in any way and I'm not the jealous type. Make all the paper you want while you can, because someway, somehow our government will get their money LMAO
This doesn't seem so much like an attempt to take down Bill Self as it is an attempt to take down Sam Brownback. There's a reason I only read the sports and comics section of newspapers, and that's because of their left-wing bias. I guarantee you that the LJW wouldn't have printed this story if that witch Sebelius had enabled Self's big tax break.
Valid point Bryce. Sam Brownback has been taking some huge hits in the National news of late so why not take another swipe on a supposed "SPORTS" story.
This whole problem could be avoided if we didn't have the 16th Amendment, which legalizes the progressive income tax.
And there it is! Something Bryce does understand!
I understand way more than you give me credit for or are willing to acknowledge.
There is a law that has been proposed that also has a proposal to send an Amendment to the States to repeal the 16th.
There is a constitutional method for repealing Amendments which I'm guessing that you are referring to. After it passes the Proposal requirements it needs to be ratified by three-fourths of the State legislatures must approve of the amendment proposed by Congress.
Unfortunately, it seems as if our government and particularly the powers of the President have been expanded to the point that the process no longer matters as laws are passed watering down the Amendment to the point they no longer mean anything.
Actually, it can occur one of two ways.
First way: 2/3rds of the states can propose an amendment forcing Congress to then prescribe one of two ways for the states to vote for ratification. Either the people of each state during a general election or the legislatures of each state. This would require 3/4ths of the states.
Second Way: 2/3rds of each house of Congress can propose an amendment and then prescribe the aforementioned methods of ratification at the state level.
We don't need Congress to propose an amendment, but they have to(not optional) to prescribe the method of ratification.
I'm really glad to see so much support for HCBS on here. He's not alone in the LLC setup as far as coaches go, it's a common practice. He has been doing it since his days at Illinois. Our legislature is at fault for doing something that they didn't do any research on first to see how many LLC's the state has and how much money they make and are they the kind of business that would hire more people if they didn't pay state taxes. Obviously, Bill Self doesn't have any of his own employees, so it didn't do as the legislature intended. No one that I know that has benefited from the no tax bill has hired a single person. We have been guinea pigs in a experiment that has gone horribly wrong.
I guess all the people who have jobs with the charities Bill and Cindy's LLC support don't count as employed, since they don't work for the gumming.
Why do the people in the press and in Kansas fail to understand how taxing of LLC's income works? Everyone piles on Brownback about this being a tax loophole but it is not...the income is taxed. The LLC submits a K-1 to the LLC owner reporting the LLC's income. The owner must report this K-1 income on their Form 1040. An LLC K-1 is like a W-2 or 1099. So Bill Self should be reporting this income on his Federal Form 1040 and all of the states he earns his income and thus his Kansas Form 40. The majority of this LLC income should be earned in Kansas and thus he should be paying tax on it. The benefit of Self having this income reported to the LLC's is to shield him from personal law suits not tax avoidance. This article should be removed by the LJW or at the least a restatement clarifying the issue...with an apology to Bill Self.
Surely you don't expect logic, facts or honesty to be any part of a liberal discussion or liberal journalism.
You're completely wrong, Tommy. Income earned by an LLC or Sole Proprietorship is not taxed by the state of Kansas. Federal, yes. Kansas no.
You are correct the "LLC" is not taxed it is the "LLC owner" who is taxed on the LLC's income...so the LLC's income IS taxed.
No, the LLC owner is not taxed on the income in Kansas. Give it up, you don't know what you are talking about.
you are exactly right the LLC owner is not taxed on a pass through basis and therefore does not pay taxes.
You never read the articles you link, do you? It doesn't say any of what you imply it does.
It would be better used to argue against your point.
I read the exact same article, and it explicitly says the exact opposite he thinks it says.
...and No the Federal government does not tax "LLC" either. It works the same way for Federal and Kansas...the owner gets the K-1 of the LLC's income and is required to report that income on their Federal Form 1040 and the starting point for the Kansas Form 40 is the Federal Form 1040 Taxable income so yes Kansas is taxing that LLC income.
The income is subtracted on Kansas Schedule S.
Really? Wow then I stand corrected...sorry live in Texas and didn't realize this.
In that case I take it all back and the press and people of Kansas are correct and Brownback is an idiot.
I also must now agree with the writer of this article that it is sort of BS that Self isn't paying any Kansas tax on his Kansas income.
Jay, you didn't even read it did you? You see, for every dollar taxed on the individual income, it is a dollar for dollar credit on the 1040 federal return. Bill Self does not pay less taxes, it's the same amount, just how it is divvied up is different.
The primary purpose of an LLC is to provide liability protection for the members included in the LLC plus tax-advantages such as moving income from the business to the members, while avoiding any unnecessary taxes
Duh.. I know that you know this and there are several other benefits as well.
But what befuddled me is how a state employee can form an LLC? This article clearly shows why:
As I and others before have stated, this is a poorly disguised hit on Sam Brownback. Most of us have tried to keep politics out of this forum but with the LJW basically throwing it in our face, this divisiveness should be expected.
Marius, it is not an advantage to have pay taxes on one's individual tax return for money that never get's paid to the individual. The individual rates(at the federal level especially) are higher at lower marginal income levels than the corporate tax rates are. It just causes them to have to take money out of the business to pay taxes which often times exceeds the salary that they are required to pay themselves from the business they own and work at.
Here's the problem with the article. It tries to imply Self pays no income tax at all on his LLC income. It's ambiguous and does not denote that Self still pays federal income tax on his LLC earnings, he just doesn't pay state income taxes through his LLC because of Brownback's policies.
This article is pure LEFT WING garbage. It only goes to show how ignorant the news media has become. The writer show be shown the door back to the New York Times, where she belongs.
What she doesn't say is how much does the LLC pays. Guess what, it is private and she can't access that information. So Sara, since you have an obvious left wing agenda, write about something else you don't understand, individual freedom.
Bill Self has the same rights as any citizen, professional or business entity. Did anyone ever notice the LLC or PC behind the names of Drs, attorneys or other professional organizations.
They are maximizing their income.
I live in Texas where this article and the writer would be laughed out of the State. We don't pay income taxes, period.
Texas is one of several states without a state income tax. We make up for it with a higher sales tax, higher property taxes, and higher taxes in a couple of other areas as well.
The sales tax in Texas is capped at 8.25% including the local and county sales taxes added on to the state's. The property taxes are not imposed by the state of Texas, they are all local county and city property taxes. There is also no property tax on personal property like automobiles in Texas, but you do have register and have the vehicle inspected for safety and depending on where you live, for emissions. You probably already know these things. Texas is also the 3 or 4th lowest for the value of owner occupied housing which is what property taxes apply to, so the overall dollar value of the tax is not that high compared to places where the median is $500k or more like in NYC, SF, etc.
Corporations in any state don't typically pay State tax which brings jobs to the area. People including business owners pay state tax when on their salary and expenditures otherwise as a corp I end up paying state and federal taxes twice.
It is more of a reflection on how ignorant many readers are because if the readers weren't ignorant, there wouldn't be any readers.
Robert: I'd make fun of TX, but no state is more laughable than KS right now. But, I wouldn't claim TX as the end all be all; getting laughed out of the state of TX would be like a badge of honor for most sane people. If I said something that texans generally disagreed with, that's how I'd know I was right.
Bottom line: Don't hate the player, hate the game. And the game sucks, thanks in large part to the DB republicans and their umpteenth try at trickle down, or whatever BS term you want to label it these days. Keep trying though dipsticks; I'm sure one of these days the wealthy will lift this country up.
Keep trying to tax people into prosperity. It's never worked.
Bad news. The rich can now incorporate globally. You can't steal everyone's money.
Simp, neither has giving tax breaks to the rich. Its the story that you crusty old Bs try to sell everyone on. That's why we do it after all, right? We give them tax breaks b/c they have the means to create jobs and redistribute? If not, then why do we give the rich tax breaks?
Prosperity comes when the middle class does well. The poor do not pay taxes, and now the rich don't pay taxes, so the middle class is left with the burden. Its not sustainable.
I suppose you think its completely sound that companies spend millions on lobbyists but avoid paying millions in taxes that they owe. Your stupidity is remarkable. I'm literally remarking on your stupidity. Its been remarked.
It's sad that you're this ignorant and arrogant at the same time. The "rich" still pay the vast majority of the taxes. They pay them at a higher rate and pay more of them. In every possible sense they pay more. When you say they don't you're either grossly uninformed of just plain dishonest. Most of all you're pathetically angry.The fact that you can't punish them for being more successful than you really has you all unhinged, doesn't it?
You slapped your ignorance and arrogance all over this article; its everywhere, but of course only in response to other people's comments, you coward.
The rich people are not the problem...Again, hate the game, not the player. Every single person is going to try to pay as little in taxes as possible, myself very much included. But when I do have to pay taxes, I don't look at it as punishment. What a ridiculous assumption...I'm angry at rich people (for some reason) so I want them to be punished by having to pay more taxes. You would think a simple mind would be simple to follow, but you've proven its not so much.
The state of Kansas is a freaking laughing stock thanks to your boy and all your delusional economic premises. Keep it up though, its a good look for you.
Was there a point in there? You did a great job of making mine, which, in case you're so deranged that you forgot, was that you're angry, uninformed and at least somewhat dishonest.
Thanks for illustrating that so superbly.
I think we ARE in agreement that PEOPLE are not the problem. Where it seems we disagree is that there even IS a problem at all. Because the STATE of ks thought it would be a good idea to give trickle down yet another shot, you now have a problem. If you can't admit that your state is a complete cluster F then you are really out there bro. Tell us all how good the economy is in ks. Wait, does saying that make me jealous of somebody? You keep throwing that around at everyone. What's up with that?
Are you drinking already or have you got so angry that you make no sense?
Yes. Angry, jealous, and ignorant. Same as all the rest of us on here. We're all jealous of you jay scott. You are clearly rich and we are all clearly poor, and thus we are all angry and jealous. Your message is as repetitive as it is ridiculous, thus it has been determined that this is just some persona you've created to just to screw with everyone. You got me. I admit I was fooled. I should have picked up on it the 5th or 6th time you called someone angry and/or jealous b/c they didn't agree with you. Such nonsense; I can't believe I couldn't tell it was all a joke. You should catfish someone; you're pretty good at this stuff.
Apparently you've given up on trying to make sense and opted solely to make my point. We both knew that was your limit, didn't we?
So, you want to raise the debt to $20 trillion?
It's at 20 already.
That was my point Jay. It's 20 trillion(twice was much as it was when Obama took office), but they still blame it on, well, not Obama.
Texas has no individual income tax at all, and it is the fastest growing state in the country in population by far.
I'm not really sure why LJW felt the need to even print this article. Coach Self has done nothing wrong. Like others have stated on here with this article who wouldn't or doesn't look for ways to help themselves benefit more. Who doesn't try to get as much out of life? The man has done zero wrong, others have pointed out about how people do pay taxes on this. Just don't really see why LJW felt the need to bring this article , are things that slow? Seeing as how we are approaching closer to Football or Volleyball- - that you just happened to forget made the women's final four last year, might be nice to concentrate about those programs a little more then this BS. I'm sure glad I'm not a public figure people feeling the need to always try and drag up Bs. What exactly does this have to do with Coach Self's coaching duties, his performance, he is nothing but a role model for the University of Kansas, must be really bored, times really dead really scratching to try and who the hell knows what exactly your trying to do. If your trying to drive Coach Self out with this meaningless Bs then your off to a good start. This article has NOTHING to do about how he Coaches the game, the thing he is paid to do, How he mentors these kids, Surely you can do or find something anything better then this to write about. Simply Amazing REALLY? - - seriously? you've really outdone yourself this time WELL DONE
Interesting how the article is written by " Staff and Wire Reports". No one will put their name on this one.
I will apologize up front for the fact that I haven't taken the time to read most of the posts ahead of mine. Therefore, I am certain that my comments have been made by others.
However, this is clearly a political article masquerading as a sports article, and as Dan says, a relatively anonymous one at that.
I notice that the article is notoriously lacking any mention of Coach Self's charitable work. I know that it is enormous and speaks volumes about the man. He is a huge contributor to society both on and off the court. That's more than I can say for Anthony Hensley who is nothing more than a professional lifetime politician who should just go away to Sandersville.
Also, I truly am compassionate for the poor who pay no taxes at all, and who receive substantial sums from those of us who do. However, what do they really contribute? Believe me, I wouldn't want to trade places with them. However, let's get real here!
Hopefully, the days of class warfare and class envy will be coming to a close in the near future along with all of the "political correct" baloney. Otherwise, our country is doomed.
In the future, I wish the LJW would put these types of articles where they belong, in the Editorial Section with a lot of the other garbage.
I talked a little bit on this matter above but not with anything nearly as thorough as you have. I completely agree that the LJW has purposely pushed this article into the sports section notwithstanding the proper avenues for which this article is better suited.
This hate piece sure brought out the liberal kooks. Bad news fellas. Hating and envy isn't a recipe for success in life.
The world is a global tax market now. It's getting harder and harder to steal from people who innovate and create to buy votes. America has among the highest capital gains taxes in the world. Businesses want to move to Canada to avoid high taxes. Think about that. Money is mobile. You'll have to get people working, not living off those who do.
I almost hate to admit this but I agree with you Jay.
I'm not always nice, but I'm almost always right. Thanks!
How much better if the LJW Men's Basketball Section just reported sports and passed over this type of journalism for the editorials or non-sports sections..
Anything new on the recruiting front? Are we still looking for one more player in 2016 or have we moved on to 2017?
Hopefully this Longhorns writer is correct...
There's some recruiting news...
The better question, is why aren't journal world contractors taking advantage of the tax law similar to other personnel in the state? Pointing to smart people who have optimized their tax strategy and whining about it, seems like you aren't learning from these individuals.
I do believe that they can defer income from these LLCs and therefore basically not pay taxes until they use the money, but I think it is a deferral not a net-zero game.
I don't think we will ever see a simplified tax law. There are the "Big 4" Accounting Firms, and companies like Liberty, Jackson Hewitt and KC Based HR Block who combine for nearly $100 Billion in revenue from these types of complex laws. If you simplify the laws, congress with have to enact some re-employment act like Sarbanes-Oxley to employ the thousands of high end tax accountants. I don't think congress and I don't think the lobby efforts would ever thwart that type of effort. And lets be honest, congress likes to negotiate with tax dollars.
The most intelligent thing posted here.........next to all of my comments of course..;)
You do believe wrong, Jeff. It's not deferred. It's simply not taxed by the state of Kansas. The income is reported to and taxed by the Feds, and wiped away on the Kansas return. Period.
0.0% Business owners/sole proprietors/farmers in Kansas
0.345% Bill Self on his $3,000,000 minimum annual income
2.7% Poor wage earners
4.6% Middle Class wage earners
If people think it's fair that I pay zero state income tax on $100K from 1099 "business" earnings and a household making $100K on salary pays about $4500... well, thank you very much!
You paid an additional $7650 in FICA. So you're behind, even if your example was as simple as you explain, which it isn't.
Try to keep up, Jay. We're talking Kansas state income tax. That's it.
Try to be honest about your hypothetical scenario. It's pretty obvious that you don't own an LLC or a business.
hilarious. when someone proves you wrong you always call them dishonest--nice go to card. you can never admit you're wrong--your level of narcissism rivals that of Drumpf and John miller. I just want to say thank you for your inane postings they are always good for a laugh.
Maybe you can help Reynolds with his fairy tale. How about you post a link you haven't read that makes a point opposite of yours? You do that so well.....
here is another link for you hot of the press--Kansas is going to ride this guy all the way to bankruptcy at worst or a state that offers no public services at best--(what good is a public education let's just privatize everything):
i am sure you will say it doesn't prove my point about the issues the state faces due to these asinine tax cuts or it is just propaganda by the left wing media.
Kansas isn't going to go into bankruptcy for not collecting enough money, but if people keep voting themselves money from the treasury that isn't their money.
Jay Reynolds isn't proving anyone wrong but Jay Reynolds.
You're trying to set a narrative that isn't true, thus you're being called out for being a liar.
This narrative?
Kansas passed a business income tax exemption which eliminates certain non-wage business income, farm income, and rental and royalty income reported in Schedules C, E and F on lines 12, 17, and 18 of IRS Form 1040 for Partnerships, Limited Liability Corporations, Limited Liability Partnerships, Sole Proprietorships and Subchapter-S Corporations that have elected at the federal level to be taxed as a pass-through entity.
if you are correct how does his additional FICA payment help Kansas and it budget woes? The problem is Kansas can't meet its financial obligations and is not a sovereign state.
Kansas keep cutting education and other infrastructure. it will work out well for ya....
A left wing paper's editorial doesn't constitute fact? What's the world coming to?
if you looked into it the article provides a link to the state budget which outlines the tax cuts
but i am sure the left wing governor's office is lying about the facts as well..
it would really be a shame if you ever let facts get into the way of your narrative.
you are a funny little man:) thanks again for the daily humor
A good start. Every one of those institutions is overstaffed, fat and a money pit.
Your point?
But Jay Scott, how dare you assert that people be responsible for their own circumstances and say, have the local school board fix issues that are local in both magnitude and existence. You know, by having the local businesses pay a bit more in tax locally, instead of filtered through a higher level of inefficient government. Government, by nature, cannot and never will be as efficient as profit seekers.
also always nice when the governor cut almost $60million for the elderly and environment. Guess it makes sense the faster old people die the less the need to worry about environmental concerns.
Brownbackistan is an awesome place to live but glad i am a refugee.
OMG a cut of 1/3 of one percent...it's going to mean the death of everyone....
It's a good start.
$4.4 mil from the environment would be better. The Feds have billions into creating an Enviro Gestapo.
no but it will mean death to some, but i am sure that is fine by you since in your small world you are the only one that matters.
I'm sure you really believe that. That's what's scary. If you seriously don't think that every one of these agencies/colleges/whatever could withstand a 5% cut with no loss of essential services you're truly and completely clueless.
yeah who needs clean air and water. so overrated...say the people of Flint
Flint was run by Donkeycrats...bad example.
What type of pointless bureaucrat job do you have?
like always the point goes over your dense skull--you are a funny little man.
you are a typical right wing...want to use of all the government subsidies for yourself and then shut them down for others. If you actually went to KU (which has me questioning the value of my math and econ degrees) your education was highly subsidized by tax payers yet you state ("Every one of those institutions is overstaffed, fat and a money pit. ") now that these taxes should be cut which would increase the cost for current college student.
I work in the private sector and have never minded paying taxes the only qualms i have is where they go.
Now you have fewer qualms....
College tuition is bloated by the useless staff. Start cutting that too.
So why didn't Flint fix those pipes before they started to use them? It wasn't anyone else's fault. You see, they failed to be responsible for their own circumstances and relied on someone else to do it for them.
Not true. You're only trying to include Kansas State income taxes to create a false narrative, we know how you leftists operate.
I'm amazed at how people can complain about an article when they don't even understand it, but then, H&R Block makes a fortune helping people fill out three lines on a 1040ez.
Bill Self is doing nothing wrong. Hell, I doubt he could even change his contract to be paid fully on salary at this point if he wanted to.
Here's why, higher pension or FICA tax(increased state spending).
"This is common practice nationally among universities and their football and basketball coaches."
The notion that LLCs exist for the "elites" is ridiculous. Most LLCs are formed by small businesses.
The services that Bill Self provides outside of just coaching the team could easily be done by a small business.
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Michael Douglas, Amber Tamblyn and Jesse Metcalfe will star in Foresight Unlimited's present-day remake of the 1956 RKO classic "Beyond a Reasonable Doubt" reports the trades.
Scripted and directed by Peter Hyams ("The Relic," "2010"), the story follows a journalist (Metcalfe) seeking to expose a corrupt district attorney (Douglas) by setting himself up as the suspect in a murder he didn't commit.
His plan backfires when the district attorney discovers the setup and gets rid of the evidence the journalist has amassed to prove his innocence.
Shooting is scheduled to start March 3rd.

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Ahmadinejad under fire for consoling Chavez's mother
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is mired in a fresh controversy over both real and fake photos showing him consoling the grieving family members of late Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.
During Mr Chavez's funeral in Caracas on Friday, Mr Ahmadinejad was photographed sympathising with Elena Frias de Chavez, 78.
While it is not a full embrace, the Iranian president and Mr Chavez's mother have their faces brushed against each other, with their hands clasped in a moment of shared grief. Several news agencies released photos of the unexpected scene.
Muslim men are by tradition forbidden to touch women who are not members of their close family.
Conservative critics, already irked by Mr Ahmadinejad's effusive eulogy for the leftist leader, reminded him that he has not only committed a sin, but also behaved in a way inappropriate for the president of an Islamic state.
They said it was another sign that Mr Ahmadinejad was influenced by the "deviant current", a term used to label his close aides, and increasingly himself, and distance him from the Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Photoshopped or not?
Iranian government spin doctors tried to deflect the criticism by claiming the photograph was faked.
"They have doctored the picture or took it from an angle that appears to show they (Mr Ahmadinejad and Mrs Chavez) are in contact. There was no handshake," said Mohammadreza Mir Tajeddini, an aide to the president.
Then in an intriguing twist, a clearly Photoshopped version of the picture made the rounds on some Iranian websites. It showed Mr Ahmadinejad with an old balding man in the very same pose.
The president's supporters insisted this was the genuine photo, depicting an uncle of Mr Chavez, while the one with his mother was indeed Photoshopped.
But on close inspection, it's clear that the so-called uncle is the Egyptian opposition leader and former director-general of the UN nuclear watchdog, Mohamed ElBaradei.
In real life, Mr ElBaradei is much taller than Mr Ahmadinejad, but in the doctored picture he appears significantly shorter than the Iranian president.
Hurried apology
In another baffling twist, Entekhab, a website that had earlier chastised Mr Ahmadinejad for the original picture of the president and Mr Chavez's mother, issued an unreserved apology to the Iranian president.
It blamed the British Daily Telegraph for "Photoshopping the picture amateurishly".
This was all the ammunition pro-Ahmadinejad websites and blogs needed. A few hours later, Entekhab withdrew its own apology, however.
"After seeing the picture of Ahmadinejad and the old man, one of our reporters thought this was the real photo. Believing that he has made a significant discovery, he published the story without informing his editors. Unfortunately, the photo showing Ahmadinejad and (Mrs) Chavez is genuine," read Entekhab's statement.
There is also another contentious picture published by anti-Ahmadinejad websites, falsely claiming it shows the president hugging one of Hugo Chavez's daughters.
The Iranian president's supporters are claiming a smear campaign to discredit Mr Ahmadinejad and his aides as they attempt to retain power in the June presidential election.


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The UNO STEM Priority Strategic Planning Initiative followed the Chancellor's designation of STEM as one of five campus priorities. Faculty leaders created a STEM Leadership Team that collaboratively established a STEM strategic plan with the direct input of over 50 faculty members and nearly 60 members of the community, including K12 educators, business, and community colleges. The initiative has had impacts across the campus, including interdisciplinary grants, new pathways for teacher certification, an enhanced use of Inquiry-Based Learning, increased outreach, academic learning communities, and four externally funded leadership positions, called STEM Community Chairs, that each lead STEM initiatives.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- After a tough three-game homestand, the Sacramento State women's basketball team takes to the road Thursday as they go up against the Eastern Washington Eagles. The Hornets, who have lost six straight, will look to snap their skid Thursday night at 6:05 p.m. PT.
How To Watch
Thursday's game can be seen live online at watchbigsky.com on Pluto TV channel 234. As always, live stats for Saturday's game can be found online at hornetstats.com. Tip off is scheduled for 6:05 p.m. PT.
The Starting Five
- Sophomore guard Hannah Friend recorded her second double-double in as many games in Sacramento State's last tilt against Portland State. Friend put up 28 points and pulled in 12 rebounds while matching her career-high with three steals.
- Senior guard Maranne Johnson scored 20 points in the team's last game, the sixth time she's scored 20 or more this season and the 24th time in her career. She scored her 20 on 8-of-17 shooting while going 4-for-11 from beyond the arc.
- Senior point guard Justyce Dawson set a new season-high with nine assists in Sacramento State's game against Portland State. Over her last four games, Dawson is averaging 5.5 assists per game while playing just 27 minutes per game during that time.
- Sacramento State is riding a six-game losing streak, it's longest since losing six games at the end of the 2013-14 season and beginning of the 2014015 season. The Hornets have not lost seven straight games since the 2010-11 season.
- Eastern Washington enters Thursday's game having lost back-to-back contests on the road against North Dakota and Northern Colorado. However, the Eagles have won their last four straight home games and are 7-3 in Cheney this season.
By The Numbers
9.8: The difference between Sacramento State's points per game on the road (64.4) and at home (74.2).
27: Maranne Johnson's national NCAA Div. I ranking for total steals per game (2.84). She is third in the Big Sky Conference.
54: The NCAA Div. I ranking for the Hornets for fewest turnovers (282). They have committed the fourth fewest turnovers in the Big Sky Conference.
Scouting Eastern Washington
Eastern Washington enters Thursday night's game against the Hornets with a 10-11 record, including a 5-4 mark in Big Sky Conference play. They are currently riding a two game losing streak, having dropped back-to-back contests on the road to North Dakota and Northern Colorado. However, the Eagles have won their last four straight home games and are 7-3 overall this season when playing on their home court. As a team, the Eagles are averaging just 64.1 points per game, 10th fewest in the Big Sky. Defensively, however, they only allow 66.0 points per game, fifth best in the conference. They lead the Big Sky in total blocks (90), blocked shots per game (4.3), and total steals (228). They are second in the conference in steals per game (10.9). On the floor, Eastern Washington is led by Delaney Hodgins, whose 20.1 points per game are second most in the Big Sky. A former conference player of the week, Hodgins leads the Eagles in scoring, steals, blocks, rebounds, and minutes. And it's not all that close. At the helm for Eastern Washington is Wendy Schuller (17th season).
About Last Game
Sacramento State dropped their sixth straight game last Saturday afternoon at home against Portland State, falling to the Vikings 81-72. Despite the final nine-point margin, the Hornets led for 32 minutes until late in the fourth quarter. A rough 10-point fourth quarter led to the loss, especially in the final two and a half minutes as the Vikings went on a 9-0 run to close the game. Sacramento State did not make a basket in the game's final 3:38. Hannah Friend posted another very strong game for the Hornets, scoring 28 points and pulling in 12 rebounds for her second double-double in as many games. The sophomore guard was 9-for-24 overall, including 6-of-12 from three. She also matched her career-high with three steals. Maranne Johnson also had a good game for Sacramento State, scoring 20 on 8-of-17 shooting. Justyce Dawson also came on strong for the Hornets, making her first start in three games and dishing out a season-best nine assists.
Against Portland State
- The Hornets are 17-31 against Eastern Washington since the start of the 1991-92 season, including 0-1 this year. In Cheney, the Hornets are 7-14 against the Eagles.
- In their last game earlier this season, Sacramento State fell 83-72 at home.
- Sacramento State's last win against Eastern Washington came on the road, a 94-91 win in Cheney during the 2015-16 season.
- Over their last five matchups, Sacramento State is 1-4 against the Eagles despite average 82.2 points per game.
Big Sky Breakdown
- Entering Thursday night's games, Sacramento State is second to last in the Big Sky Conference with a 1-7 conference record. They are one game better than Northern Arizona (1-8).
- Montana sits alone atop the Conference with a 7-2 Big Sky record. Weber State is next with a 6-2 mark.
- Three teams - Northern Colorado, Montana State, and Idaho - are all tied for third with a 6-3 record.
- Seven of the 12 teams in the conference have a winning record.
Even Up The Series
Sacramento State is playing for a series split against Eastern Washington after dropping the first game against the Eagles at home in The Nest. The Hornets have not won a season series against the Eagles since the 2007-8 season when they wont both games.
Double Trouble
Just one week after recording her first career double-double, sophomore guard Hannah Friend recorded her second in back-to-back games for Sacramento State. Neither were career-highs, but Friend scored 28 points on 9-of-24 shooting while pulling in 12 rebounds (six offensive). Over her last two games, Friend is averaging 21 points and 13 rebounds.
More Double Talk
With two double-doubles, Hannah Friend is second on the team this season. Sophomore forward Kenned Nicholas leads the team with three double-doubles this season while Kyhonta Doughty and Maranne Johnson each have one.
Sophomore forward Kennedy Nicholas is sixth in the Big Sky Conference with 1.37 blocks per game. She is just outside the top five with 25 total blocks this season.
Nicholas Stepping Up
In her second season, Kennedy Nicholas has set all sorts of new career records, including points (19 vs. Idaho State), blocks (six at Montana), rebounds (14 at San Francisco), and minutes (38 vs. Idaho).
Leaders Among Their Peers
- Maranne Johnson leads all Big Sky seniors with 2.8 steals per game.
- Hannah Friend leads all Big Sky sophomores with 17.8 points per game.
On the Road Again
The Hornets will play two games on the road this weekend, starting at Eastern Washington on Thursday and at Idaho on Saturday. Sacramento State is still looking for their first win on the road this season where they are 0-10 (1-2 at neutral sites). Sacramento is averaging nearly 10 fewer points per game on the road (64.4, 74.2) and are allowing almost 12 more points per game to opponents away from the Nest (87.4, 75.5).
Breaking the Streak
Sacramento State has lost six straight games, their longest streak since dropping six straight games to end the 2013-14 season and open the 2014015 season. Sacramento State has not lost seven straight games since the 2010-11 season when they lost 19 straight games in the midst of a 4-25 season.
Big Sky Record Setter
- Maranne Johnson set the new Big Sky Conference record for career made three-pointers earlier this season, passing Montana State's Katie Bussey (2008-12) on Saturday, Dec. 30, 2017. She currently has 273 career threes. She is also approaching the Big Sky Conference record for career steals.
- She is fifth all-time with 302 career steals in the Big Sky, seven back of former Hornets player Fantasia Hillard (308) and 45 back of the all-time leader, Northern Colorado's D'Shara Strange (246, 2010-15).
Sacramento State Top-10 Watch: Points
Maranne Johnson is currently sixth all-time with 1,431 points for her career. She is just six points back of both Sarah Stapp and Fantasia Hillard, who are tied for fourth with 1,438 career points.
Sacramento State Top-10 Watch: Assists
Justyce Dawson is seventh for most career assists in Sacramento State women's basketball program history with 274. The senior point guard is four back of Alle Moreno (278, 1987-91).
Sacramento State Top-10 Watch: Steals
Maranne Johnson continues to close in on the Sacramento State women's hoops program record for career steals. Johnson now has 302 for her career, just seven off the program mark of 308 (Fantasia Hilliard, 2011-15).
In Need of Threes
After struggling to an 18.1% shooting percentage from three (19-105) during a four-game stretch, the Hornets rebounded nicely, shooting 38.7% from beyond the arc in their last game against Portland State. Maranne Johnson and Hannah Friend, who entered the game 9-for-54 during those four games, combined to go 10-for-23 (43.5%) against the Vikings.
Winning Big
The Hornets may only have three wins this season, but they are winning by an average of 25 points when they do. They defeated UC Riverside 99-72 (27 points), Antelope Valley 95-62 (33 points), and Idaho (79-64 (15 points).
A Sac State 30 for 30
Sophomore guard Hannah Friend is the one of two players in the Big Sky Conference to post two or more 30-point games this season. She scored 34 points on Nov. 26 vs. Riverside and 32 points on Dec. 6 vs. Antelope Valley. Idaho's Mikayla Ferenz has scored 30 or more four times this season.
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Submissions from 2019
VPA Faculty Grant, Zachariah Benson
GAP Grant, Megan R. Brown
Vice President for Academics Grant, Megan R. Brown
SOP International Research Grant, Felisha L. Younkin
Submissions from 2018
VPA Faculty Grant, Zachariah Benson
Graduate Student Travel Grant, Megan R. Brown
Dissertation Grant, Cristi Vallejos
Summer Research Grant, Cristi Vallejos
Submissions from 2017
DISCO Travel Grant, Megan R. Brown
Graduate Student Travel Grant, Megan R. Brown
Love of Learning Grant, Megan R. Brown
Academic Vice President Faculty Grant, Aemin A. Lee-Zimerle
Montgomery County Artist Grant, Aemin A. Lee-Zimerle
Faculty Development Conference Grant, Justin D. Lyons
Conceptual Planning for Serving the Homeless, Michael E. Sherr
Submissions from 2016
Writing Grant, Justin D. Lyons
Submissions from 2015
Strengthening the Safety Net, Jeffrey A. Bates
National Endowment for the Arts Research Grant, Megan R. Brown
Student Perception and Self-Assessment of Motivation Interviewing Skills, Aleda M.H. Chen, Rebecca M. Widder, Juanita A. Draime, Douglas C. Anderson, Mark D. Pinkerton, and Thaddeus T. Franz
Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Small Grant, Robert J. Clark
Martha Holden Jennings Foundation Grant, Margaret Grigorenko, Betty Ruth Sylvester, and S. Dixon
College Music Society Grant, John Mortensen
Herb Alpert Foundation Grant, John Mortensen
Submissions from 2014
Enhancing Primary Care in Michigan's Safety Net Organizations, Jeffrey A. Bates
Exceptional Merit Grant, Jeffrey A. Bates
Impact of Student or Faculty Small Group Facilitator on Student Motivational Interviewing Outcomes, Ginger D. Cameron, Douglas C. Anderson, Aleda M.H. Chen, Juanita A. Draime, Mark D. Pinkerton, and Rebecca M. Widder
Health Literacy in Community Pharmacy, Aleda M.H. Chen
Impact of Using Team-Based Learning in Patient Education on Diabetes Outcomes, Tracy R. Frame, Thaddeus T. Franz, and Juanita A. Draime
Impact of Using Team-Based Learning in Patient Education on Diabetes Outcomes, Tracy R. Frame, Thaddeus T. Franz, and Juanita A. Draime
3-D Shape and Content from Transmittance, George V. Landon
Research Assistantship Summer 2014: Neurocritical Care, Emily M. Laswell
A Multi-State Gap Analysis to Identify Resources of Need for Free Clinics That Service Indigent, Underserved, and Underinsured Populations, Jeffrey D. Lewis and Miriam A. Ansong
Cedarville University and the Legacy of Christian Higher Education in America, Barbara L. Loach
Writing Grant, Justin D. Lyons
The Parrot AR Drone 2.0 and Autonomy, Timothy R. Tuinstra
Pharmacists' Empathy in Smoking Cessation Counseling, K. Wright, Aleda M.H. Chen, M. Miller, C. Lyman, and M. McNicol
Expanding Medication Therapy Management in Federally-Qualified Health Centers, Kelly J. Wright and Jennifer Rodis
Cognitive Impairment and Depression as Mediators of the Relationship Between Health Literacy and Self-Care: A Proposed Model, K. S. Yehle, Aleda M.H. Chen, and K. S. Plake
Submissions from 2013
ASHP Foundation Student Society Development Grant, Jeb Ballentine and Melody L. Hartzler
Faculty Summer Grant, Scott D. Calhoun
Regeneration: Educating Youth on the Dangers of Prescription Drug and Alcohol Abuse, Aleda M.H. Chen, Tracy R. Frame, and Phillip L. Thornton
Behavioral Interventions to Help Children with Diabetes Research Series, Aleda M.H. Chen and A. James
Assessment of Preconceived Notions of Team Members, Aleda M.H. Chen, M. E. Kiersma, A. Hopper, L. Sheppard, Tracy R. Frame, Rebecca J. Gryka, and Stephanie M. Cailor
Improving Interprofessional Communication Through Scholarly Presentations, Aleda M.H. Chen, M. E. Kiersma, and Carrie N. Keib
A Moral Case for Markets?, Marc A. Clauson
School of Pharmacy Research Grant, April D. Crommett
Faculty Development Fund Award, Carlos Elias
Impact of Using Team-Based Learning in Patient Education on Diabetes Outcomes, Tracy R. Frame and Thaddeus T. Franz
Population Genetics of Raccoons and Raccoon Roundworm, Matthew E. Ingle
Faculty Development Conference Grant, Justin D. Lyons
Journal of Adolescent and Family Health Proposal, Michael E. Sherr
Ohio State University Extension 4H Grant, Daniel M. Sternsher
Embryos, Metaphysics, and Morals: Human Personhood and the New Biotechnologies, Dennis M. Sullivan
Integration of Didactic and Experiential Learning, Phillip L. Thornton, Thaddeus T. Franz, and Neal S. Fox
Submissions from 2012
Continuing Education Grant, Douglas C. Anderson
Accelerated STEM Academic Pipeline (ASAP), R. Brame, T. Freijo, J. Liontas, V. Pitts Banister, and Betty Ruth Sylvester
Understanding our Colleagues: Perceptions of the Pharmacy Profession and Education in 2012, Aleda M.H. Chen
Assessment of Cultural Competence and Health Literacy Knowledge in a Doctor of Pharmacy Curriculum, Aleda M.H. Chen, Tracy R. Frame, and Stephanie M. Cailor
Assessment of Student Confidence in Research and Interprofessional Communication Skills, Aleda M.H. Chen, Carrie N. Keib, M. Kiersma, and Stephanie M. Cailor
The Effects of Faith Based Values and an Exercise Program on Cardiovascular Risk Factors, April D. Crommett, Ginger D. Cameron, Jeffrey L. Huston, Katherine R. O'Hara, Annisa R. Albury, Greggory M. Thorpe, and Jacob D. Forsythe
Academic Support for Distance Education (ASDE) Program Year 4 Participant, Jeremy Ervin
Growing Green AtlantiCare Water Works Grant, Jeremy Ervin
Provost's Faculty Opportunities Fund, Jeremy Ervin
Provost's Faculty Opportunities Fund, Jeremy Ervin
Charles Koch Foundation Grant, Emily K. Ferkaluk
Utilization of Myers-Briggs Personality Assessment in the Assignment of Students to Team-based Learning Groups in a School of Pharmacy, Rebecca J. Gryka, Tracy R. Frame, Aleda M.H. Chen, M. E. Kiersma, L. Sheppard, and S. Cailor
The Place of Metaphor Analysis in Evangelical Exegesis, T. C. Ham
Atonement: A Guide for the Perplexed, Adam J. Johnson
REU Supplement: Digitization and Virtual Restoration of Deteriorating Photographic Negatives, George V. Landon
Discharge Medication Counseling and its Correlation with Reducing Readmissions for Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbations, Emily M. Laswell, Melody L. Hartzler, and Aleda M.H. Chen
Faculty Development Conference Grant, Justin D. Lyons
Writing Grant, Justin D. Lyons
Ohio Biological Survey Small Grant for Institutional Members, Michael J. Mendel
Paul the Apostle: A Solo Performance of Scripture, Matthew M. Moore
Mirus Research Award, Kaleb M. Pauley
Monoclonal Antibody Therapy, Rocco J. Rotello
Submissions from 2011
Continuing Education Grant, Douglas C. Anderson
TerpTube: An Accessible Online Community for Deaf Mentors and Sign Language Interpreters, Roush Daniel, Nina Coyer, and George V. Landon
Faculty Development Fund Award, Carlos Elias
Academic Support for Distance Education (ASDE) Program Year 3 Participant, Jeremy Ervin
Provost's Faculty Opportunities Fund, Jeremy Ervin
Master of Ministry Implementation Grant, Daniel J. Estes
Remediating Remediation: From Basic Writing to Writing Across the Curriculum, Melissa S. Faulkner
Grandview Medical Education Committee Grant, Melody L. Hartzler and C. Cunnagin
Ohio Biological Survey Small Grant for Institutional Members, Michael J. Mendel
Software from AWR University Program, Tim Shee Yao
Submissions from 2010
NIH/NIA Training Grant, Aleda M.H. Chen
Pre-Doctoral Fellowship, Aleda M.H. Chen
Development of a Solar Array Testing Facility, Timothy B. Dewhurst
Grant, Mark Gathany
Conference Travel Grant, Heather N. Hill
Medici Grant, Joseph Kucharski
Research Grant, Joseph Kucharski
Digitization and Virtual Restoration of Deteriorating Photographic Negatives, George V. Landon
King David: A Solo Performance of Scripture, Matthew M. Moore
Growth Potential of American Chestnut on Abandoned Mine Land, Robert L. Paris
Developing the Student Life Survey, Michael E. Sherr and James D. Stamey
Chameleon: An Adaptive IDE for Early Programming Instruction, Keith A. Shomper and Mark Erikson
The Abortifacient Potential of Emergency Contraceptives, Dennis M. Sullivan and Jeffrey D. Lewis
God and Claude Shannon: The Design and Origin of Error Coding in Living Systems, Timothy R. Tuinstra


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The simulator allows you to create a video with a specific size and duration. It is really useful if you want to start creating the interactive elements even if you do not have the video ready yet.
In the video source field, select Simulator. Then adjust the duration in seconds, the size (width and height) and the color. Click on Submit to get your background video.


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German WW1 Gallipoli Star for German Officers
You are bidding on a rare World War 1 Turkish Medal known as the Gallipoli Star. It is also known as the Turkish Iron Half Moon. Created in 1915 as an award of merit specific to the current war (World War I), this medal was not a campaign medal, but a medal for military merit.
The War Medal was the "entry level" gallantry award of the Turkish military in World War I, ranking below the silver Liyakat Medal. This medal is often referred to by nicknames, such as the "Gallipoli Star" in English, or the "Eiserner Halbmond" (Iron Crescent) in German.
The medal is star shaped, approximately 56 mm. across, with ball finials, a raised silver edge and red field in lacquer or enamel. A raised crescent, open at the top, encircles the center of the badge, and inside the crescent is the tughra of Sultan Mehmed Reshad V, over the date "1333" (1915). It is in a very good condition. It is a very rare find in this condition. This is not a forgery or reproduction, this belonged to the Grandfather of a friend of mine who died just recently.
I believe in its authenticity and if for any reason you doubt this I will refund your full purchase price (minus shipping and upon return of the item). 5.7 CM BY 5.7 CM IN SIZE. Unfortunately the pin is broken.
Estimate price: $380 – $400. Recently on eBay the same stare sold for $990 – see the image.
Guarantee: I am not a licensed dealer and can not give you Certificate of Authenticity. For this purpose I give to all of my clients 7 days to inspect the item – the item can be returned for any reason for full refund.
Discount is available – just push button MAKE OFFER .
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The item does not promote or glorify violence, racial or religious intolerance and are selling only for historical purpose to people who are interested in World history. The items will not be sent to the countries where they are not allowed to be sold.


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Hey guys! As promised, here is the drugstore edition of my America haul! If you missed it, you can find the high end edition here.
Like with the high end products, I haven't used most of these yet, as I wanted to come home and take proper photos and stuff first.
I've spoken about the Physicians Formula Mineral Powder Before (review here), and mentioned in one of my posts that I'm just about hitting pan on it, so I picked up two of these in Ulta. I was just going to get one, but some of the Physicians Formula products were going through the scanner and showing really low prices (around $2.50!) so the sales assistant took me back to the stand and told me to pick some more stuff and get the stuff that was going through cheap! In the end I picked up two of these powders, my sister picked up one too, and I picked up the Happy Booster Blush as well.
The Milani Baked Blushes are apparently brilliant, I'd been hearing about them for months on YouTube, and the most recommended shade was always Luminoso, so I picked that up in Walgreens one night.
I've always heard great things about the Elf Kabuki Brush and the Elf eye brushes, so I picked up the kabuki and a crease brush. The kabuki brush is so incredibly soft!
I heard about the Jordana Easyliners for Lips through Allura Beauty on YouTube a few months back, and I really loved the look of the brown shades. I used one of these while I was in America (can't remember which one!), underneath a pink toned nude lipstick to tone down the pink a bit. The quality of these are so good, and they're super cheap at only around $2 each! I got the shades Coco Loco and Cabernet.
Just a few eye products that I've heard great things about (I know, I keep saying that for everything!), I picked up the Elf Eye Primer ($1!), the Nyx Jumbo Eye Pencil in White, the Milani Liquid Eye Liquid-Like Eye Liner Pencil, the Physicians Formula Eye Booster 2-in-1 Lash Boosting Eyeliner + Serum (what a mouthful!) and some Ardell Lashes.
The Maybelline Color Sensational Creamy Matte Lipsticks launched in the States a few months ago, and for some reason still haven't made their way over to us yet, so I picked one up in the shade Touch Of Spice. Even though Nyx landed on our shores last year, there a some things that haven't made their way over (or at least not in any store near me). The Butter Lipsticks aren't yet available here, so I picked up three, in the shades Hunk, Licorice and Razzle. I don't recall ever seeing the Soft Matte Lip Creams either, so I picked up one in the shade Copenhagen. Lastly, I picked up a Wet n Wild Megalast Lipstick in the shade Mochalicious, which I think is a new shade.
Marshalls is great for cheap Essie and OPI polishes (and designer clothes and shoes too!), and I picked up the OPI Peanuts set for only $6 and an Essie polish for around $5! From Ulta, I got some really unique Sally Hansen glitters, they are so pretty and I don't have anything like them in my collection so I had to have them! I got one of the Fergie Wet n Wild polishes for around $1 in Walgreens, I loved the chunkier gold glitter pieces in it. Lastly, I got the Sally Hansen Salon Gel Polish top coat, not realising you needed one of those gel lamps to use it. I mistakenly thought it was part of their Miracle Gel line, because I'd heard they'd released a top coat in that line and I just didn't read the packaging until I got home. Silly me!
That's all of the drugstore products I picked up in America! I will be testing these out over the next few weeks, and will have reviews up soon!


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Dual Sport Exhaust System, Aluminized #5905
- Will not fit with a rear sway bar
If you're looking to add a little style to your Truck or SUV and want to keep the exhaust from affecting your tow trailer, this Dual Cat back Exhaust System is for you, exiting behind the rear tire for a look that sets your vehicle apart on the street or in the dirt. Hassle free, bolt-on installation with professional looking results. No welding required. Backed by a Lifetime Limited Warranty. Gibson dual sport exhaust offers a powerful authoritative deep exhaust tone with no annoying noise inside the cab. Dyno tested to assure increased horsepower and produce more torque. Average horsepower gains are 10-15 and 15-20lb-ft of increase torque.
- 1.75- in. mandrel bent Aluminized tubing.
- 3in. Polished T304 Stainless; Round; Slash- Cut Tip; Clamp on.
- Inlet 2.50 in.; Outlet 3 in.; L-8 in.
- Baffled & Chambered Design, No internal Packing, Minimal Interior Drone, Aggressive Sound
- 6 in. Round Body; 2.50 in. Center Inlet; 1.75in. Dual Outlet; L-16 in.
- Includes all hardware and factory style hangers for easy bolt on installation.
- Exits Behind Rear Tire.
- Will not fit with a rear sway bar
- Lifetime Limited Warranty
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What You Need to Plan for When Considering Installing Solar Power Panels
Getting the Most From Your Residential Solar System
If you're like most cost-conscious and environmentally concerned folks, you've probably considered going solar. But before you make the leap to solar energy, there are some important things to consider. So what variables should you take into account when evaluating the merits of solar power for your home or business?
Climate Concerns With Solar Power
Contrary to what you might think, solar power can offer substantial benefits in just about any climate. That being said, you should certainly consider your climate when installing a solar system. If you live in the southwestern U.S. you probably get plenty of sunshine, but if you live in the Pacific Northwest, your solar panels will be drawing energy from ambient light and UV for much of the year. Read more →