Brownback vows marriage focus in cabinet picks
Kansas Governor elect Brownback nominates Moser a family physician from Tribune and Siedlecki a Florida health chief to lead Social and Rehabilitation Services and Health and Environment. He cites plans to remove marriage penalties in welfare and boost family stability while acknowledging cost risks and awaits Senate confirmation.
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Brownback
Moser
Siedlecki
Kansas
Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
SRS
Steve Mack
Shannon Cotsoradis
Kansas Action For
Former Tribune doctor to head KDHE
Moser, a former Tribune doctor, was appointed by Brownback to lead the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. He backs fact based permitting and rejects a revisit of Sunflower Electric’s Holcomb project while praising the December approval as scientifically grounded. Kellerman and Greeley County Health Services welcomed the appointment noting it benefits rural health care.
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Cotsoradis
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Hays
Sunflower Electric Power Corp
Finney County
Kansas
John Mitchell
Sunflower
Mark Parkinson
Moser
Mitchell
Tribune
KDHE
Greeley County
Holcomb
John W. Mitchell
Dalene
Kellerman
Greeley County Health Services
Obama to sign food safety bill to boost FDA authority
The bill would give the FDA new powers and require larger farms and processors to file safety plans with a focus on prevention. HHS chief Sebelius framed the move as restoring confidence at dinner tables while budget pressures raise funding questions. Lawmakers debate cost though supporters urge full funding to curb costly outbreaks and illness.
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Health and Human Services
Kathleen Sebelius
Food and Drug Administration
Washington
FDA
Associated Press
House
Congress
Erik Olson
Pew Health Group
Olson
County Stands Firm on Zoning Enforcement And Rezoning Debate
County officials push to clean up zoning violations including commercial semitrailer parking and dilapidated properties amid resident concerns. The commission denied a rezoning request for a Ceding Place property owner to rural industrial status, citing risks of spot zoning and broader neighborhood impact. A code enforcer position is planned to be hired by March after interlocal agreement drafting.
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Golf Acres
Southern
Horney
Roman
Halbur
Don Doll
Doll
Ceding Place
Hamilton
Kaleb Kentner
Kentner
County Commission
Cliff Mayo
Finney County Administrative Center
Ninth St
Poor Kansas Wheat Outlook Highlights Drought Strain
Kansas and several states report weak winter wheat conditions with only small shares rated good or excellent. Dakotas and Oklahoma show poor to very poor shares amid dry December, while Kansas notes minimal wind and freeze damage but warns of potential winter kill and rain needed in spring to revive dormancy.
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Oklahoma
Nebraska
Justin Gilpin
Kansas Wheat
Gilpin
Kansas
Columbus
Iola
KASS
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