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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 2010
Page
3
Topeka announces state backed quitline and online coaching as New Year's resolutions spark interest. Kansas Tobacco Quitline connects smokers with coaches and exercises at 800 QUIT NOW, funded by federal dollars and supported by free nicotine gum and patches for eligible Kansans who pass a brief medical exam.
Environmental groups and Haskell students say they will appeal a federal ruling allowing the South Lawrence Trafficway to cut through the Baker wetlands. Attorney Bob Eye said the appeal to the 10th Circuit will be filed in Denver within days. Deputy Secretary Joe Erskine noted the agency expected the challenge.
TOPEKA AP The Kansas House will establish a new Children and Families Committee when the annual session opens January 10. Speaker Mike O'Neal says the panel will review child care issues and the placement of children with relatives or in foster care amid abuse or neglect allegations. Chairman is Mike Riegirl of Olathe. Vice chair is Bill Wolf of Great Bend.
The Kansas Department of Revenue said December tax collections totaled 489 million, about four percent below the 511 million forecast. Corporate income taxes lagged, roughly half the expected amount, signaling a growing budget gap near 500 million for the current fiscal year and possibly extending into the next. Governor-elect Brownback and lawmakers face a fragile budget as revenue volatility and fading stimulus aid press fiscal gaps.
Kansas City AP. A six year pause on new water rights for the Ozarks aquifer is lifted after USGS finds three times more water available than used. David Barfield says southeast Kansas towns like Pittsburg will have ample supply to meet growth as communities rely on the aquifer for municipal water.
A 61-year-old Topeka woman, a state employee for 33 years, won a $1 million Holiday Millionaire Raffle prize. She plans to travel and dance with her husband but has no immediate plan to quit work, saying she loves her job and coworkers. The winner’s identity was not released by the Kansas Lottery.
Lawrence article notes Kansas Bioscience Authority plans to recruit five foreign animal disease researchers to Kansas State University as part of preparing for the $650 million National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility. The effort mirrors a KU cancer center initiative, building capacity ahead of NBAF readiness and DHS funding.
Kansas legislators consider a bill inspired by Nebraska's 20 week fetal pain law as Rep. Lance Kinzer pushes for late term abortion reforms. The Nebraska statute bans abortions after 20 weeks with limited exceptions and aims to challenge existing Supreme Court precedents. The law impacted LeRoy Carhart by halting expansion plans and shifting his practice to Maryland.
State officials began accepting online applications for the Low Income Energy Assistance Program LIEAP to help households heat costs this winter. Applications online now, with checks not issued until mid January, and a paper option available January 18 through March 31.
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