Kansas lawmakers face broad agenda beyond budget
Legislators convene to address small business concerns over rising health insurance costs and a push for Sunday liquor sales in Kansas. Lawmakers on the slate include 28 new House members and two new Senators Mark Buhler and Bill Bunten. Initiatives also target seat belt use and child safety seats while grappling with state budget pressures.
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Topeka
Wyandotte
Senate
Dave Kerr
R Hutchinson
Kathleen Sebelius
House
Mark Buhler
Lawrence
Sandy Praeger
Bill Bunten
Lynn Jenkins
Hal Hudson
National Federation of Independent Business
NFIB
Praeger
Health Partners Benefit Association
Kansas
State officials taking office in Kansas Monday
TOPEKA AP Statewide officials and judges begin terms Monday with some incumbents noted. Kansas Supreme Court and Court of Appeals judges are appointed and then retained by voters, not by partisan election. Names include Kathleen Sebelius John Moore Phill Kline Sandy Praeger Lynn Jenkins Ron Thornburgh Kay McFarland Robert Gernon Maria Luckert Gary Rulon Carol Beier Jerry Elliott Henry Green Lee Johnson David Knudson Robert Lewis Connie Morris Iris Van Meter Janet Waugh Ken Willard Clathe
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Topeka
Board of Education
Kansas Supreme Court
Kansas Court of Appeals
Kay McFarland
Supreme Court
Robert L. Gernon
Maria J. Luckert
Gary W. Rulon
Court of Appeals
Carol Beier
Jerry G. Elliott
Henry W. Green Jr
Lee Johnson
David Knudson
Robert J. Lewis Jr
Neighbors stunned as LSD lab busted near Wamego site
Residents near the Atlas-E missile base deactivated in the 1960s report unusual nighttime activity at a 26 acre fenced property. In November 2000 DEA agents raided the rural site northwest of Wamego, confirming suspicions of illicit drug production.
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Wamego
Lori Morrissey
Seele
Drug Enforcement Administration
Drought prompts surge in winter wheat planting in Kansas
Kansas farmers reset to winter wheat amid drought with 10.3 million acres seeded for 2003, up 7 percent from last year. Southwest and north central regions lead gains as producers seek drought-resilient crops, while overall Kansas grain stocks and yields fall.
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Wichita
Kansas
Kansas’ Agricultural Statistics Service
Brett Myers
Kansas Association of Wheat Growers
Myers
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