Packed hearing on campus concealed carry sparks protest
Dozens of students professors and activists urged lawmakers to stop concealed weapons on campuses warning of more shootings and volatile scenes at a heated Topeka hearing. Attendees clapped voiced displeasure with Sen. Jacob LaTurner as opponents argued for repeal but were given extra time. News broke that Rep. Willie Dove who was concealed carrying had left a loaded firearm in a Statehouse committee room earlier in the week.
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Topeka
Jacob LaTurner
Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee
LaTurner
Willie Dove
Law
Statehouse Committee
BNSF to Invest 125 Million in Kansas Rail Upgrades
BNSF Railway plans a 2017 capital spend of 125 million dollars in Kansas, focusing on the Lajunta Subdivision from Emporia to Topeka and beyond toward Newton and Garden City. Upgrades include replacing ties, rails, and ballast, benefiting Amtrak’s Southwest Chief route and improving 20,000 miles of track surfaced or undercut, with about 600 miles of rail and 3 million ties replaced.
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Newton
Kansas
Lajunta
Emporia
Topeka
Garden City
Andy Williams
BNSF
Amtrak
William Boardman
Williams
Wellington
Kansas City
Kansas Division
Matthew Garland
Oklahoma City
Wichita
State of
Schools weigh in on proposed bus seat belt law
Kansas district leaders question the need and funding for House Bill 2008 requiring new school buses after 2018 to have factory installed lap shoulder seat belts. They cite safety data and high bus costs while urging budgeting focus first on school finance.
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Steve Karlin
Garden City
Jean Rush
Holcomb Usd
Karlin
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Adrian Howie
Hugoton Usd
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