Disabled funding waits on state budget final days
Kansas House and Senate leaders push a 5 percent spending limit in the main budget bill while advocates warn waiting lists for physically and developmentally disabled Kansans remain unfunded. Lawmakers seek multi year funding for community services as urgency grows ahead of a late month budget finalization.
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Topeka
Hns
Melvin Neufeld
House
Dennis McKinney
Greensburg
McKinney
Sharon Schwartz
Washington
Neufeld
R-Ingalls
Bill Feuerborn
Garnett
Senate
Dwayne Umbarger
Thayer
House-Senate
Umbarger
Matt Fletcher
Interhab
Kansas
Fletcher
Systems City Hit by Virus Disrupts City and County
Systems City and county networks were briefly disabled by a spybot worm. Marti Bremer, the county information systems coordinator, said the threat was likely introduced physically to the network and urged up to date antivirus programs and virus definitions. City technician Robert Phillips noted the shutdown caused only a loss of time with no serious problems.
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Systems City
County
Lems
Wheeler
Marti Bremer
Bremer
Robert Phillips
Britons Repatriated Sailors Tangle With Iran Over Iraq Losses
Britain welcomes the returned sailors after a deadly ambush in southern Iraq killed four. Blair urged continued international pressure on Tehran, as Iran and Britain deny any link to the release amid Iran-US diversions over detainees in northern Iraq and Tehran’s envoy visits.
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Syria
Iran
Blair
Tehran
Iraq
Shatt Al-Arab
Basra
Britain
Baghdad
Red Cross
Credit union proposal eyed to boost Dighton economy
Bretz and local investors seek state approval to form a credit union in Dighton and Lane County. The plan, supported by bankers and businessmen, aims to provide financing for new area ventures and would require bylaws articles of incorporation and a business plan before state and national authorities approve. Jimmie Stewart backs the effort, noting potential benefits and noting Kansas has 91 state-chartered unions.
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Bretz
Bretz Inc
Dighton
EDCU
Jimmie Stewart
Garden City
Stewart
Lane County
Diesel Specialties Inc
W. Jones Ave
Massey Investments Inc
National Credit Union Administration
KDCU
Dighton’s
Kansas
Golden Plains
Lakin
Ulysses
Liberal
Police weigh charges in AHMS food contamination case
County Attorney John Wheeler said 33 or one criminal threat charges could be filed after an investigation at Abe Hubert Middle School linked a peas incident to 241 students served. Tests found material consistent with fecal matter but did not show Hepatitis A or E coli, and food was cooked to 170 degrees before serving.
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Ute
Utz
John Wheeler
Wheeler
St. Catherine Hospital
Pathology Laboratory
Food Service
Garden City
Kansas Bureau of Investigations
Abe Hubert
USD 457
Nutrition Services Department
Denver
Tri-State plant project delayed amid review
Tri-State officials say progress continues on a two plant plan with Sunflower, Golden Spread Electric, and Midwest Energy. The 700 megawatt Sunflower plant should be available in 2012, with Tri-State taking 100 megawatts, while the Tri-State built plant remains on track for 2013.
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Tri-State
Miller
Sunflower
Golden Spread Electric Cooperative
Midwest Energy
Health Awareness Clinics Offer Free Hypnotherapy Services
Health Awareness Clin ics provides therapists for weight loss stop smoking and stress relief group hypnotic therapy funded by public donations. Many participants report losing 2 to 3 clothing sizes or quitting smoking. Treatment is offered at no charge to all who seek help.
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