Snow dumping in water amid Northeast snow emergency
Snow from Boston to New York piles up as cities consider dumping into waterways to ease road safety and harbor congestion. Officials warn pollution, while some lawmakers and advocates push into Boston Harbor as snow farms and emergency rules guide perilous disposal. The Merrimack River incident in Lawrence highlights enforcement questions amid record accumulations.
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Boston
John Lipscomb
Riverkeeper
East Coast
Hartford
Conn
New York
Federal Environmental Protection Agency
Massachusetts
Jack Hart
Berman
National Weather Service
Ed Coletta
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
Coletta
Lawrence
Mass
William Lantigua
Merrimack River
City to begin $4.7 million K156 realignment in Garden City
City officials reviewed CIP items, including a $4.7 million plan to redo the K156 Jennie Barker Road Mary Street intersection with Smoky Hill LLC. The project would cost the city $8,400 and begin in March. Bechtle praised the group’s ideas and supported Garden City Recreation Commission armory use for youth programs. A CIP retreat at Finnup Center on Thursday will shape 2012 budget decisions.
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Garden City
Mary Street
Jennie Barker
Steve Cottrell
Salina
Garden City Recreation Commission
Bechtle
GCRC
CIP
Finnup Center
Health care amendment debate in Kansas House stalls over federal law
Debate on House Continuing Resolution 5007 highlights tensions between state sovereignty and federal health act. Rep. Mast criticizes federal overreach while Rep. Mah warns against deceiving voters. Dissent centers on cost, Medicaid, and states' rights, with references to California decriminalization and civil rights parallels. Two-thirds votes needed in both chambers to send amendment to voters for constitutional inclusion.
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California
Jim Ward
Dwichita
Ward
Congress
House Health and Human Services Committee
Guiding Good Choices helps parents in community program
A five week program begun last year by Almos and Becky Upshaw aims to teach parents how to engage and reduce defiant behaviors in adolescents. Classes are held in a transformed gym with help from Girl Scout Troop 12 and First Christian Church members. For information call (620) 765-1181 or visit 310 E Walnut St Suite 202 Center for Children and Families.
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Almos
Becky Upshaw
Perez
Upshaw
First Christian Church
PTO
Parent-Teachers Organization
Tami Moore
Ginger Sandell
Amber Durham
Center For Children and Families
Walnut St
State budget delays pension and school aid payments
State delays pension and school aid funds as bills come due before income tax receipts. Brownback proposes trimming current spendings to roll savings into next year to cut the shortfall. House GOP pushes a rules change to block spending increases without offsetting cuts, drawing criticism from the House top Democrat.
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Dennis
Sam Brownback
House
Mike O’neal
Chamber
GOP
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