Contentious GOP Senate race to be settled in Kansas
The piece outlines a feverish presidential election style GOP contest in Kansas with contenders including Tiahrt and Moran. It notes Palin backing Tiahrt and endorsements for Moran from DeMint and Coburn. Democrats field David Haley and Lisa Johnston, while other races include Kobach in the secretary primary and Praeger facing Powell.
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Tom Coburn
Oklahoma
Tiahrt
Sarah Palin
David Haley
Kansas City
Lisa Johnston
Baker University
Charles Schollenberger
Prairie Village
GOP
Kansas
Senate
Kris Kobach
Arizona
Biggs
Chris Steineger
Sandy Praeger
David Powell
el Dorado
Moran
Ray Goyle
Wichita
Salina
Alan Jilka
Moore
Stephene
Lynn Jenkins
Topeka
Dennis Pyle
Hiawatha
Jilka promotes immigration stance on four city tour
Kansas Democrat Jilka details immigration policy from El Paso to border issues. He cites refugee numbers from Juarez, praises El Paso safety, and advocates border security, employer penalties, earned citizenship with English, and cross border cooperation. He launchs a four city campaign tour amid voter concerns over deficits and spending.
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el Paso
Juarez
America
Jilka
Arizona
Tucson
Bob Walkup
Nogales
Ariz
Jeffrey Kirkham
Mexico
Salina County
Jilka Furniture
Salina
Hays
Great Bend
Hutchinson
Public weighs in on Sunflower coal plant plan at hearing
Several hundred people attended a first public hearing at Blue Valley Northwest High School on Sunflower's permit. KDHE hearings are set in Salina and Garden City, with a possible fourth. Stakeholders cited economic and environmental impacts, energy policy balance, and the need for substantial evidence of demand.
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Blue Valley Northwest High School
Sunflower
Salina
Garden City
Kansas
KDHE
Holcomb
Tri- State Generation and Transmission Association
Cole
Karin Brownlee
R-Clathe
Joe Spease
Overland Park
Voters head to polls in Kansas primaries across districts
Voters choose among Democrats and Republicans for U S House First District and Governor tickets. Local resident Gray, 80, urged peers to vote, noting the privilege and desire for youth participation. At Finney County Library polling sites, turnout was modest with 85 votes in the third ward and 27 in the fourth by mid-morning.
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Ralph J. de Zago
Derek Schmidt
Kansas
Melvin Neufeld
Ringalls
Garrett Love
R-Montezuma
Gary Hayzlett
Rlakin
Mark Aurand
Syracuse
Gray
Jerry Moran
U.S. Senate
Sam Brownback
Finney County Public
Donna Collins
Carol Dalke
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