Sunflower Officials Debate Vote Trading Amid Energy Bill
Kansas lawmakers clash over alleged vote trading linked to Sunflower Electric power plants. Sunflower seeks to bypass a denied air quality permit while supporters argue the project boosts economic growth. Debate centers on veto power, CO2 rules, and legislative leverage during the session.
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Sebelius’ Health and Environment
Sunflower Electric Power Corp
Holcomb
Finney County
Sebelius
Sunflower
Senate
House
Neufeld
Rural Kansas seeks new rural development ideas in legislature
Lawmakers discuss boosting rural growth as audit shows aid tracks population. Wyandotte Sedgwick and Johnson counties absorb 58 percent of development funds while 31 counties largely west of Wichita claim about 1 percent. Officials push broader investment and new Rural Policy Commission to empower local leaders.
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Schmidt
Wyandotte
Sedgwick
Johnson
Wichita
Kansas
Senate
Dwayne Umbarger
Thayer
House
Kansas Commission On Rural Policy
Kansas Farm Bureau
Kansas Department of Commerce
Umbarger
Grain
Farm Bureau
Americans For Prosperity
AFP
John Faber
R-Brewster
Terry Woodbury
Kansas Communities LLC
Hands-on science lab aids Edith Scheuerman students
Edith Scheuerman School enhances science education with a hands on lab where third and fourth graders rotate through stations and perform four experiments each year. Facilitator Traci Linder emphasizes student centered learning with defined roles. The program grew after a 2004 Blue Ribbon award and a $1000 Pitsco gift, aligning with Kansas standards and district goals. Xavier Warren, a third grader, notes real world relevance and future use of learned science concepts.
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Edith Scheuerman
Traci Linder
Sandy Almos
Pitsco Inc
Pittsburg
Almos
Pitsco
PTO
Kansas
Linder
Stu
Xavier Warren
Schoonover to lead Garden City tourism bureau
Schoonover joins the Garden City convention and tourism advisory board as bureau director starting March 24. She brings fundraising and grant writing experience from Beef Empire Days and the Southwest Kansas Pro Am golf tournament, with past fundraising for St Catherine Hospital. Meyer notes the bureau seeks events to draw more visitors and beds, including the Hot Air Balloon Classic and Tumbleweed Festival.
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Schoonover
Meyer
Beef Empire Days
Bureau
Southwest Kansas
St. Catherine Hospital
Garden City
Chamber
Leo Hanneman
Convention and Tourism Advisory Board
Pro-Am
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Topeka Any More
Tourism Bureau
Telegram
Clarion
Plaza Hotel
E. Kansas Ave
Joanne Rink
M.D
St. Catherine Hospital Wound Care Center
East Walnut
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