Kansas House approves budget balancing bill in tax debate
The Kansas House passed a bill to balance the budget by cutting and redirecting funds, sending the measure 85 to 37 to the Senate. The plan would avert a projected 312 million deficit for the 2003 fiscal year ending June 30, with 118 million cut from the current budget and 95 million withheld from road projects and 48 million from city and county aid. Governor Sebelius backed the approach, while lawmakers argued about diverting fee revenue to general government programs and a Republican amendment to set aside 111 million by 2005 to restore highway funds. About 300 local officials gathered to oppose the road withholdings.
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Topeka
House
Senate
Kansas
Kathleen Sebelius
Sebelius
Statehouse
Mike O'Neal
O'Neal
R-Hutchinson
State General Fund
Legislature Highlights From Kansas AP Report
Highlights from the Kansas Legislature note a budget balancing proposal by cutting and redirecting funds, two tribes in Wyandotte County pledge profits sharing if protected from competition, a public meetings bill for advisory groups is deemed insufficient, a identity theft bill clears the Senate and moves to the House, and the House approves its operating rules for 2003 as time runs short.
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Wyandotte County
Senate
House
Shoe bomber Reid sent to life in prison in US court
Richard C. Reid, British citizen, was sentenced by US District Judge William Young to life in prison for attempting to blow up a Paris to Miami flight with hazardous materials hidden in his shoes. Reid pleaded guilty and said he aligned with al Qaida. Prosecutors described enough plastic material to kill all 197 aboard.
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Boston
Richard C. Reid
U.S
William Young
Reid
Miami
American Airlines
Young
Iraq
Mr. Reid
United States of America
al-Qaida
Osama bin Laden
United States
Riedel Receives Chamber Award Of Merit For Community Service
Garden City resident Riedel accepts the 2001 Chamber Award of Merit amid praise from Chamber President Carol Meyer. Janice Stephens notes he is a Kansan, Fort Hays State graduate, longtime local employee and known as a breakfast heckler. Meyer calls the honor serious and Riedel cites his devotion to the chamber, city, and community. He asks the audience to pray for peace.
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Riedel
Chamber
Carol Meyer
Janice Stephens
Kansan
Fort Hays State University
Garden City
Beautification Committee
Business Education Coalition
Finney County
Police Advisory Board
Zoo and Parks Board
Meyer
Unified School District 457
SICO
School Service Center
E. Highway 50
Unified School District
Fleming St
Home Depot set to open after $7 million reimbursement deal
The Home Depot plans a summer opening after a $7 million reimbursement agreement. TD Farrell secured a $5,605,352 permit for the store, excluding exterior work like a parking lot. City-approved site work includes a new Roman Road entrance off Kansas Ave at a cost of $128,900, paid by Home Depot.
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Home Depot
Td, Farrell
Roman Road
International Home Improvement Retailer
Kansas Avenue
Tigger’s
Kansas Ave
Applebee
Wal- Mart
Steve Cottrell
B & W Electrical
Salina
Home
Garden City chamber honors leaders and community light
The Garden City chamber celebrated past work and future plans with two Family Motor Coach Association mini rallies, translation efforts, and 22 000 information requests. Ken Beese praised recipient Rindt and urged committee involvement while outgoing directors Mary Guy Toan Nguyen and Don Reale were saluted. Ken Lerman urged civility and dignity in a Kansas community that he said shows light in southwest Kansas as Garden City marches toward ongoing improvement.
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Family Motor Coach Association
Chamber
Kansas
Mary Guy
Toan Nguyen
Don Reale
Ken Beese
Rindt
Beese
Ant
Lerman
Brooklyn
Geri Appel
Seot
Ocean
Garden City
Mesa
Cotton seminar in Hugoton fuels Kansas growers’ interest
Farmers from Hugoton and surrounding counties discuss cotton as a potential southwestern Kansas crop. Participants report soil, moisture, and planting timing factors, noting cotton uses less water than corn, its recent trials, and the need for reliable custom harvester access amid dry conditions.
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Kansas
Ron Jantz
Jantz
NWKCP
Shane Blackwood
Sublette
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3Rd Street
Mike Brandt
Ann Polich
Steve Linenberger
Blake Waters
Tim Hanigan
Ken Lerman
Hugoton
Ty Farmer
Kearny County
Jaeger
Ryan Ardery
Ardery
Doug Stuckey
Kansas State University Farm Management
Stuckey
Troy Dumler
Extension Ag
Southwest Estate and Extension
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