TOPEKA ? House Democrats today unveiled a legislative agenda focused on helping parents keep violent video games, flavored cigarettes and Internet predators away from children.

“The excesses of today’s pop culture create a compelling need for the state to partner with moms and dads, like me, to help them protect and raise children of character and integrity,” House Minority Leader Dennis McKinney of Greensburg said.

The proposals would make it illegal to sell violent or sexually explicit videos to minors, ban flavored cigarettes, and require Internet providers to provide information on predators to law enforcement agencies in a timely manner.

Another measure pushed by Democrats would provide financial assistance to low-income grandparents who are foster parents to their grandchildren.

The proposals were rolled out one day after House Republicans released their legislative wish list of tax cuts and get-tough-on-crime proposals.

“We are eager to begin implementation of these ideas later this week,” House Speaker Doug Mays, R-Topeka, said of the Republican initiatives.

With an 83-42 majority in the House, Republicans said they had a good chance of winning approval of most of their proposals.

The Republican list includes harsher penalties for sexual predators and creating an expanded DNA database.

For businesses, Republicans say they want to phase out the franchise tax and the property tax on machinery and equipment, and limit damages in civil lawsuits.

The proposal also includes a three-day sales tax “holiday” on clothing and back-to-school supplies and providing a “sound education without jeopardizing the economic future of our children.”