Public support voiced at Sunflower coal plant hearing
Larry Garmany of Houston spoke at the Sunflower Electric Power expansion hearing in Garden City KS supporting the 895 megawatt coal unit at Holcomb. KDHE officials moderated as residents and workers urged granting an air quality permit to proceed with construction amid a multibillion dollar project drawing mixed views.
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Grain price spikes lift Kansas farmers on stressed world market
Global wheat fears push prices up across Kansas with Garden City Coop reporting 75 percent of wheat sold and Hutchinson elevators near 6.70 a bushel. Russia bans exports Aug 15 to Dec 31 citing domestic price control, while European dryness and speculator money boost markets. Co op managers say railcar demand and fall harvest timing shape shipments as 9 million bushels moved in June.
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Moran and Tiahrt duel ends in rural win across districts
In the Republican Senate primary, Jerry Moran carried rural western Kansas and the 2nd District to defeat Todd Tiahrt, with Moran winning the 1st District 69 to 31 and the 2nd 52 to 41 as Johnson County bucked the trend, signaling urban rural clash shaped the night.
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Jobs bill brings some hope to out-of-work teachers
Dave Ebersbach, a Toledo math teacher laid off with 13 colleagues, hopes a new Senate approved emergency stimulus helps educators. The $26 billion measure funds $16 billion to balance Medicaid budgets and $10 billion for grants to avert layoffs, despite GOP opposition as a federal bailout for public employees.
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