Kansas governor’s stance delays coal bill veto fate
Sunflower reports Governor Sebelius may let the coal powered bill become law without her signature, while lawmakers note a third veto override attempt is unlikely. Debates center on environmental regulation, single subject limits, and economic development aims amid Senate House votes and constitutional challenges.
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Kansas Supreme Court
Jeff Whitham
Garden City
Topeka
Whitham
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Tom Thompson
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Sierra Club
Mike O’neal
Hutchinson
USD 457 Board OKs numerous personnel actions on consent
USD 457 Board of Education approved a large consent agenda of personnel actions, including resignations at multiple schools such as Garden City High School, Charles O. Stones Intermediate Center, Edith Scheuerman Elementary, and KHMS. New hires and rehires span kindergarten to high school roles, with several paras and specialists added or restored, effective dates ranging from March to May, plus retirements and a termination.
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Brad Bascue
Garden City High School
Ashley Brungardt
Charles O. Stones
Elizabeth Bryan
Edith Scheuerman
Alberto Carrillo
John Diebel
Kenneth Henderson
Melissa Diebel
KHMS
Courtney Goble
GCHS
Nancy Jones
Alta Brown
Sallie Olemon
Debra Reha
Lori Smith
Sheri Smith
Tyler Spoon
Sara Stubbins
Jennifer White
Sara Zellers
St. Dominic
Fanny Aparicio
Darci Clark
Allison Fleming
Florence Wilson
Alice Gonzalez-Guitron
Matt Jackson
Diana Keesling
Kayla Kuhlman
Jennie Wilson
Manuel Loera
Mark Mayo
Abe Hubert
Sonja Medina
Victor Ornelas
Loretta Montez
Jean Morlang
Miguel Rios
Nicole Spanier
Donna Stephens
Garfield
Barbara Campbell
Margarett McIintyre
Rebecca Denney
Stephanie Ferrell
Christa Martinez
Karolyn McFee
Jennifer Moody
Bernadine Sitts
Ted Peterson
Trudy Mahin
Andrea Wisdom
Jeanne Gregory
Georgia Matthews
Gertrude Walker
Natalie Stramel
Buffalo Jones
Speaker Sees Immigration As Perennial Issue
TOPEKA AP House Speaker Melvin Neufeld expects immigration to be an issue for annual legislative debates. Republicans targeted tighter controls with a worker verification package and penalties for employers of illegal immigrants, but business concerns watered it down. Democrats pressed contractor misclassification penalties. nothing passed. Neufeld says the topic will endure.
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Topeka
Melvin Neufeld
Neufeld
Senate OKs final spending bill amid Parsons road row
Kansas legislators wrapped the 90th day session approving the year's final spending bill by 23 to 11 in the Senate and 73 to 49 in the House. Gov Sebelius will receive the measure which adds about 33 million to the state budget and boosts overall spending about 391 million. The Parsons Army Ammunition Plant road project drew strong debate with critics calling it pork.</S>
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Ways and Means Committee
Dwayne Umbarger
Thayer
Parsons
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Janis Lee
Sebelius
John Wratil
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