Boehner Loses GOP Votes as Fiscal Cliff Bid Fails
AP reports that Boehner could not secure enough Republican votes for a narrowly crafted fiscal cliff plan. About 10 percent of House Republicans defected, leaving Democrats sidelined as negotiations near the December 31 deadline. The incident highlights tensions over majority rule and party discipline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
House
John Boehner
Boehner
Nancy Pelosi
Dennis Hastert
Democrats urge Boehner to avert fiscal cliff crisis
Some Democrats call on Speaker Boehner to act to avert the fiscal cliff of big tax hikes and spending cuts set for the new year. Veterans in both parties say many House Democrats would likely join a sufficient number of Republicans to move a plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boehner
House
Jennings named to Kansas House committees for 2013
State Rep elect Russ Jennings of Lakin is appointed by Speaker elect Ray Merrick to the judiciary energy and environment elections local government and Vision 2020 committees for the 2013 Kansas House session. Jennings, a judge and former city council member, says the assignments fit his background and urges constituents to contact him with concerns as the 2013 session opens January 14 at 2 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russ Jennings
Lakin
Ray Merrick
Kansas House of Representatives
Jennings
Kansas
Firemen killer left chilling note after shootings
Webster New York police said ex convict William Spengler used the same rifle as in the Connecticut school massacre. He pledged to burn the neighborhood and to kill, then set a house fire before dawn Christmas Eve and fired from a sniper position. A missing sister’s body was found as the toll rose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webster
N.Y
Connecticut
William Spengler
Gerald Pickering
White Christmas Snow In Southwest Kansas From Storm
Christmas Day snow fell across southwest Kansas with 1 to 2 inches common and a 3 inch report near Lakin. Cold, windy conditions persisted with forecasts for subzero overnight lows, wind chills to -13, and highs only in the 20s through midweek. A warming trend is expected by the weekend into the 40s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
National Weather Service
Lakin
Dodge City
Garden City
Weather Service
Fatal fires prompt wrongful death suit over missing smoke detectors
Two January house fires in Garden City led to wrongful death lawsuits against landlords for failing to provide working smoke detectors. Nichole Savoy and her two daughters died in a rented home lacking detectors, sparking claims under the 1998 Smoke Detector Act. The suit, seeking over 75,000, cites Garden Spot Rentals owner and managers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Ave
Garden City
Nichole Savoy
Bryn Abigail Savoy
Madelyn Rae Savoy
Kansas
Savoy
Steve Burgess
Garden Spot Rentals
Burgess
Allen Shelton
Mike Savoy
Nichole
Ann
Spot Rental Enterprises, LLC
Dodge City
Dave Rebein
Finney County
Rebein
Also Mentioned on This Page
Gctelegram
Gctelegram.com
Christina
Cliff Bill
Brad Nading
Porters Flowers and Gifts
Walnut St
East
Kansas Avenue
By Angie Haflich
Ahaflich
GCHS
Medina Hootine
Powell
Morris
Dallas
Finney ‘County
Scott City
Canyon
Annie
Schwieterman Inc
Chicago
Stee
Garden City Co-op
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!