U S Attorney Grissom visits Garden City on gun law education
U S Attorney Barry Grissom toured Kansas towns this month to address gun enforcement and current or proposed laws. In Garden City he met with Police Chief James Hawkins Sheriff Kevin Bascue and County Attorney Susan Richmeier and spoke with The Telegram about background checks magazine limits and a ban on assault weapons. He urged cooperation with law enforcement to remove felons from streets and noted past prosecutions including the May 2012 indictment of 23 Norteno gang members in Dodge City.
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Finney County
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Kansas
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Dodge City
Brownback targets deductions in Kansas tax plan
Kansas Governor Sam Brownback seeks to end two widely used income tax deductions for homeowners. The proposals would stop the property tax deduction and the mortgage interest deduction, each claimed by more than 300,000 taxpayers. The moves are framed as part of stabilizing the state budget after last year’s tax cuts.
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Infinity Wind Power buys Kansas wind projects add 1500 MW potential
California based Infinity Wind Power announced the acquisition of several wind projects in western Kansas. The company earlier bought two Ford Gray and Finney county developments from Zephyr Wind Power and completed the Pioneer Wind Project purchase in Ford County from Clipper Windpower Development. The combined projects could produce more than 1500 megawatts when fully operational.
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Ford, Gray and Finney Counties
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Cimarron
Pioneer
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Clipper Windpower Development
Pentagon to open combat roles for women in service
The Pentagon plans to lift the ban on women serving in combat opening hundreds of front line jobs and potentially elite commando posts after decades of limits. Announcement by Defense Secretary Panetta. implementation will unfold over years with a 2016 deadline to argue for keeping certain positions closed.
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