Marshall lands seat on House Agriculture Committee in Kansas
U S Rep Roger Marshall, who defeated Tim Huelskamp in last year’s primary, was named to the House Agriculture Committee. Kansas Farm Bureau hailed the move, noting the district is among the nation’s largest agricultural producers. Senator Pat Roberts and other Kansas officials welcomed Marshall’s assignment as the farm bill process looms and oversight increases.
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House Agriculture Committee
U.S
Roger Marshall
Tim Huelskamp
Marshall
Huelskamp
House
John Boehner
Alan
Kansas Farm Bureau
Rich Felts
KFB
Felts
Pat Roberts
Senate Agriculture Committee
Roberts
Matt Teagarden
The
Kansas Livestock Association
Congress
Teagarden
Paul Ryan
R-Wisc
Kevin Yoder
Johnson and Wyandotte
Capitol
Yoder
Ryan
Legislative Branch
Appropriations
Jerry Moran
Senate Commerce
Brownback budget plan seeks tax shifts and program changes
Governor Brownback proposes selling Kansas public employees retirement assets and tapping tobacco settlement proceeds to fund services. The plan delays school payments, shifts funds to a state health plan, and relies on highway fund transfers and efficiency savings. It aims to freeze KPERS contributions, raise facility fees, and repurpose a long term portfolio to cover near term needs amid large projected deficits.
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Tial
Brownback
Kansas
Nationwide Tobacco Company
Children’s Initiative Fund
Ance
Kansas Department of Transportation
Sullivan
KPERS
USDA unveils playa restoration program in Kansas
The USDA conservation program seeks to restore playas to improve wildlife habitat and aquifer recharge with minimum two acre playas and maximum 160 acre parcels. Enrollment is ongoing with batch periods. Local landowners like Mark Smith show interest as officials prepare software and training. Further information is available at usda and local FSA offices.
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Dan Meyerhoff
NRCS
Mark Smith
Tion
Greeley
Wallace
High Plains
Winkler
Sherlock Strivers 4-H Club Plans Chili Feed Fundraiser
Southwest The Sherlock Strivers 4-H Club met at Hard Rock Lanes to bowl before roll call. Twenty eight members explained why they joined 4 H. Some parents attended, two as leaders. The group discussed the January 21 chili feed fundraiser and volunteer shifts.
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Sherlock Strivers
Hard Rock Lanes
Elizabeth Mangels
4-H Foundation
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