Heavy rains flood Kansas Legislative Research offices
Water from a failed 10 inch rainwater pipe flooded ground floor offices of the Kansas Legislative Research Department in the Statehouse at Topeka. Seven staffers displaced moved to temporary workstations as maintenance staff cleaned water damaged books and documents. Director Raney Gilliland said the department remains busy aiding lawmakers on tax and budget decisions amid the storm’s disruption. No repair cost has been disclosed.
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State unemployment rate drops slightly in April Kansas
Kansas job data show the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate at 3.7 percent in April, down from 3.8 in March and 4.1 a year earlier. Non-farm employment fell by 4,800 and private sector jobs by 5,000 from March, with a 12 month decline of 2,500 total non-farm and 1,500 private sector jobs. KDOL economist cites stagnant growth but notes more hours worked per existing staff.
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Utility fee on bills to fund Kansas school pay plan faces opposition
Kansas Senate education finance panel heard firm opposition from utility and business groups and elder advocacy as a House crafted bill adds a $2.25 monthly charge on residential gas electric and water and a $10 monthly charge on commercial utility bills to fund K 12 schools. Also would bar tax abatements for public school districts and impose a $120 irrigation fee, drawing questions on fairness for multi meter farmers and rate impacts on low income residents.
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Bud Estes
James Zakoura
Overland Park
Zakoura
Anthony Hensley
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Family trip to Yellowstone National Park planned
The speaker looks forward to time off to relax with family and plans a visit to Yellowstone National Park for a enjoyable family getaway.
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Hemp bill advances to Senate agriculture committee in Kansas
Kansas lawmakers moved a bill to the Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee that would let farmers obtain licenses to plant industrial hemp eventually. A public forum on hemp benefits is set for June 5 at Coffeyville’s public library, hosted by Kansans for Hemp. Rep. Willie Dove, sponsor, notes hemp uses less water than corn and could aid western Kansas amid aquifer decline. the House passed the bill 108 to 18 in March with four not voting.
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Kelly Rippel
Kansas
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Dove
Kansas House
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