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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 2012
Page
3
A musical variety program featuring David Pelto will be presented at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Garder Valley Retirement Village 1505 E Spruce St. The public is invited at no charge. For more information call 275 5036.
In Dodge City a 51 year old Luz Maria Conejo and 2 year old Pablo Antonio Coca Conejo died from smoke inhalation in a Thursday house fire. Fire Chief Kevin Norton says the cause is under investigation but preliminarily the fire likely started in the living room and deaths are ruled accidental. The home lacked smoke alarms.
Edward Pope of Wichita received a utility patent for the Poletap SmartRod a computerized fishing pole using accelerometer tech to detect bites. It offers bite sensitivity settings with light and alarm alerts, is water resistant and priced between 55 and 70 dollars depending on reel inclusion.
Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt says he will add departing state House member Willie Prescott of Osage City to his staff as a legislative liaison. Prescott will start after his term ends January 14, following a 2008 House start, 2010 reelection, and an August primary loss amid redrawn districts.
Angela Bauer and Jennifer Schreiner, a Topeka couple, back William Marotta in a Kansas case where the Department for Children and Families seeks child support from the online sperm donor who contributed sperm used in 2009. The women say they are at a loss over the state's filing and support the donor’s stance.
Conservatives gain leverage as Kansas Chamber and allied groups back pro tax cuts and smaller government. The shift empowers the GOP right with a 92 seat House majority and 32 Senate seats, while Democrats warn of limited opposition. The chamber targets tax reform, pension changes, union funding limits, and spending restraints, but avoids judicial and education funding debates.
In Kansas the 2013 Legislature opens January 14 with the largest freshman class in over four decades. New senators will form a majority on the Senate Ways and Means Committee, potentially shifting power toward conservative leaders and shaping Brownback budget plans. House and Senate majorities bolster the push to trim spending and possibly rewrite education funding formulas.
Anthony Hensley holds the record as the longest-serving Kansas legislator with 36 years in the House from 1977 to 1992 and Senate since 1993. The piece notes contemporaries like Ross Doyen, Joe Warren, and Joseph Harder, plus the incoming leadership and anticipated budget pressures amid tax cuts and a large freshman class.
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