Pinch Wakes Miller to Governorship Possibility
One year after Vern Miller became Kansas first Democratic attorney general in 80 years he recalls the climb from a Sedgwick County Sheriff to political prominence. Miller's journey included riding a sheriff's motorcycle and attending night law school while supporting his family.
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Pinch
Miller
Associated Press
Topeka, Kan
Vern Miller
Sedgwick County
Kansas
Wichita
Robert Docking
Govrnor
Docking
U.S. Senate
James B. Pearson
Senate
Kansas study to review Lansing penitentiary reform aims
The Kansas Association for Mental Health will lead a citizens study of Lansing Penitentiary to assess rehabilitation and parole processes and to identify needs for a statewide rehabilitation program. Officials say informed public support is essential for improving the correctional system in Kansas.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Lansing
Kansas Association For Mental Health
Mental Health Association
Robert Woodson
Jerry Cole
Wichita
Lynne Sieverling
Fairway
Penal Reform Committee
Woodson
State Industrial Reformatory
Hutchinson
Women’s Correctional Institution
Boys’ Industrial School
Peka
Penal Institutions
Cole
New Statewide Plan Would Replace County Foundation Levy
A special legislative committee proposed a school finance overhaul replacing the Basic State Aid and Supplemental Aid. The plan bases funding on per pupil expenditure with a statewide 10 mill levy redistributed, and local tax effort rising as districts spend more. Sen. Joseph Harder chaired the committee that drafted the proposal.
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Topeka, Kan
Special Legislative Committee
County Foundation Fund
Joseph Harder
R-Moundridge
Senate Education Committee
Kansas Survey Finishes Report on Nuclear Waste Areas
The Kansas Geological Survey completed a report outlining eight areas in western and central Kansas for a possible nuclear waste repository. It recommends further study and avoids specific site recommendations while aiming for AEC release within two weeks. Regions include Wallace, Logan, Greeley, Wichita, and Scott counties.
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Lawrence
Kan
Kansas Geological Survey
Atomic Energy Commission
Kansas
AEC
Wallace
Logan
Greeley
Wichita
Scott
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