Kansas House OKs medical malpractice cap bill
The Kansas House approved a tort reform bill 99 to 24 to overhaul malpractice awards, sending it to the Senate. A $1 million cap on total damages remains central, with debates over replacing it with non economic caps and potential veto clashes with Governor Carlin. House supporters acknowledge the cap is needed to lower insurance premiums, while opponents warn it harms the severely injured.
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Topeka
Kan
House
John Carlin
Senate
Carlin
Mike Hayden
House Democrats
Kansas
Joe Knopp
Manhattan
House Judiciary Committee
Knopp
Marvin Barkis
Barkis
Mike Swenson
Sunflower Debt Plan Details Under Wraps
Sunflower Electric Cooperative negotiates a debt restructuring with creditors including Rural Electrification Administration and National Rural Utilities, aiming to reduce its 660 million dollar debt. A term sheet is delayed by complex accounting and legal work, with meetings in Washington DC progressing and no rate increases planned. The plan targets positive cash flow over 30 years, but details will be released in about a week.
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Sunflower Electric Cooperative
Sunflower
Steve Thompson
Sunflower General
Thompson
Washington D.C
Co-Op
Rural Electrification Administration
National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Cooperation
Hess seeks to sell his rise and fall story in nine pages
Former Kansas Senate leader Paul Hess, 37, now broke after embezzlement conviction and license loss, outlines a nine page story titled The Fallen Dominoes seeking 100000. He recalls Hollywood and major networks as possible routes, says he fled to the Middle East with his three sons, and mentions a Saudi job offer while negotiating probation and facing a Linn County theft and forgery case. Hess views his political rise as a lesson in not admitting defeat and aims to repay debts around 400000.
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Kansas City, Mo
Paul Hess
Kansas
Hess
Hollywood
Kansas City Star
Cable
Middle East
Topeka
Kansas City
Senate
Johnson County
Miami County
Anne Oliver Hess
Cairo
Egypt
Amman
Jordan
Linn County
Mound City
Richard Smith
Saudi Arabia
Hess Printed Circuits Inc
Kan
Hess Hess
Garden City seeks Index Teen Center with TACT backing
Garden City community board backs creating an Index Teen Center with support from TACT, signaling a push for youth services and local engagement in the area. The plan outlines a countywide focus and community input steps.
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Garden City
Lee Richardson Zoo
Garden City detectives cited for arson investigation
Two Garden City police investigators received outstanding service awards from the Kansas Chapter of the International Association of Arson Investigations for their work on the February 1985 United Presbyterian Church arson that followed a spree of church burglaries and vandalism. Ron Bardin and Stan Wojdylak credited the entire department and fire unit for aiding the case, with court documents linking Kyle Elliott and Terry Hassler to the arson and related crimes.
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Garden City
United Presbyterian Church
Ron Bardin
Stan Wojdylak
Kansas
International Association of Arson
Lawrence
Pine
Wojdylak
Detroit
Bardin
Kyle Elliott
Terry Hassler
Hawkins
Hassler
Elliott
Elliot
Left
Presbyterian Church
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Finney County Library
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Ill
Allen Shelton
Dick Blevins
State Fire Marshal’s Office
James Hawkins
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