Lawmakers mull searchable state spending site HB 2207
Kansas House committee weighs HB 2207 to create a public Web portal detailing every state dime spent. Proponents tout easy access and transparency, while concerns rise over cost and privacy on potential disclosures of confidential tax data.
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Topeka
House Committee
House
Government Efficiency and Technology Committee
Karl Petersohn
Kansas Taxpayers Network
Peterjohn
State Department of Revenue
Joan Wagnon
Wagnon
Ann Mah
D-Topeka
Mah
Kslegislature.org
Kasha Kelley
Arkansas City
Jim Morrison
Colby
Morrison
Transportation leaders urge regional cooperation for Kansas highway plans
Kansas Transportation Secretary Deb Miller praised Southeast Kansas counties for sparking state highway projects and urged continued regional collaboration amid a $17 billion statewide demand. SEK leaders and Gov. Sebelius emphasized regional partnerships, education ties, and keeping jobs by training skilled workers.
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Topeka
Kansas
Kansas Transportation
Deb Miller
Miller
Southeast
Kathleen Sebelius
Educa
Sebelius
Pittsburg State University
Indictment Targets Mexican Citizens in Hostage Smuggling Ring
Two Mexican men Ramiro Alapizco-Valenzuela and Rene Cota-Beltran were indicted in Wichita on federal conspiracy counts for allegedly seizing 30 immigrants in Arizona on January 18 and threatening torture unless ransom payments were made. The plan included transporting hostages to Jacksonville Florida with a separate demand of 500 dollars, a vehicle breakdown in Reno County, and later charges of hostage taking and illegal transport. Alapizco-Valenzuela faces an extra count for unlawfully re entering the United States after deportation.
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Arizona
U.S
Eric Melgren
Ramiro Alapizco-Valenzuela
Rene Cota-Beltran
Jacksonville
Fla
Reno
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Alapizco-Valenzuela
Cota-Beltran
United States
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