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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 2002
Page
3
In Wichita, Jermaine Lowe, the second man linked to a June drive by shooting that killed 16 month old Lexus Mathes as she slept on her mother’s sofa, was sentenced to life in prison for murder and 88 months for firing at an occupied building. The terms run consecutively, delaying parole beyond 25 years.
In Topeka the House rejected a measure granting local school boards expanded authority and increased state aid for districts with declining enrollment. The 67 to 55 vote opposed advancing the bill, despite a prior move to final action, and Education Committee Chair Ralph Tanner warned it could create a mischief filled outcome. The proposal would let local boards transact district resources as they see fit.
The Senate passed a measure by 25 to 15 to let the Parole Board close hearings when held inside prisons. The bill keeps monthly public meetings for inmate parole testimony. supporters say closed sessions protect personal inmate information, while the public seeks access to prison hearings.
TOPEKA AP Three weeks after Gov Bill Graves vetoed a redistricting proposal a revised map won a committee endorsement. The 21 member coalition of minority Democrats and conservative Republicans produced the plan that cleared the Senate Reapportionment Committee despite Graves and Senate moderates backing a different version. It mirrors the vetoed map in coalition support and aims for passage in the Senate.
Attorney General Carla Stovall, the lone GOP gubernatorial candidate to back enhanced revenue, supports a 65 cent a pack cigarette tax increase and potential race track slots to bolster funding. She says cuts may be needed but not to K-12 or social services, and notes collaboration with Kent Glasscock to unify the ticket.
U S Rep Jerry Moran R moves into a 66 county Big First Listening Tour across southwest Kansas starting next week. Stops include Horace Seon Moscow Elkhart Johnson City Syracuse Dighton Scott City Garden City Lakin Ulysses Sublette Montezuma and more with times noon to 1 p m or various afternoon slots through Friday. The tour began after Moran was elected in 1996 and ends April 6 in Zurich.
Kansas wildlife officials note a long term decline in jackrabbit numbers across the state. Drought, loss of fallow land, and space needs reduce habitat while historic drives in western Kansas during the Dust Bowl show communities banding together to curb a rabbit onslaught.
The Garden City Telegram says it will correct errors and asks readers to call 275-8500 if they spot a mistake. The advisory outlines the newsroom’s commitment to accuracy and provides the corrective contact number.
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