Kansas conservationists push for wind energy siting rules
Kansas conservationists urge the Wildlife and Parks Commission to create guidelines for wind farm placement to protect grasslands and prairie chickens. With only two large wind operations in the state, groups say perched sites on disturbed cropland reduce habitat loss while critics warn against state overreach.
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Kinsley
Kansas Wildlife and Parks Commission
Rob Manes
Nature Conservancy
Kansas
Gray County
Montezuma
Elk River
Butler County
Flint Hills
Mike Hayden
Department of Wildlife and Parks
Beaumont
Manes
Kansas State University
R.J. Robel
Steve Sorensen
Kansas Wildlife Federation
Sorensen
Gerald Lauber
Topeka
Kansas Supreme Court Rules Against harsher sex with minor law
Kansas Supreme Court upholds equal protection ruling striking harsher penalties for homosexual acts involving a minor under Romeo and Juliet law. Limon, 17 years 2 months into a 14 year sentence for a 2000 act with a 14-year-old. ACLU seeks lower court release. Kline may not appeal further. case sent back for resentencing.
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Topeka
Phill Kline
Kansas Supreme Court
American Civil Liberties Union
Matthew R. Limon
Limon
Kline
US Supreme Court
Simon
Ellsworth
Matthew
James Esseks
ACLU
Lesbian and Gay Rights Project
M.A.R
Paola Group
Kansas
Sebelius pushes to ban marriage under 16 in Kansas
Gov. Kathleen Sebelius calls for a state minimum marriage age of 16, arguing it protects youths from abuse and requires parental or judicial consent for 16 and 17 year olds. She asks the Judiciary Committee to study the issue, while lawmakers debate details and potential exemptions.
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Sebelius
Topeka
Kathleen Sebelius
Kansas
Special Committee On Judiciary
John Vratil
Vratil
R-Leawood
Phil Journey
Ber
Judiciary Panel
Journey
R-Haysville
Wratil
Corkins’s hiring renews Kansas school choice clash
Kansas education chief Corkins, a former attorney who urged market forces to improve public schools, says he will explore competition and parent options while backing vouchers. Critics warn the plan could widen gaps. lawmakers debate charter schools and policy shifts as they assess the impact on the $3 billion aid system.
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Topeka
Bob Corkins
Kansas Supreme Court
Kansas Public Schools
State Board of Education
Corkins
Doug Sears
Boston University
Kansas
Doug Mays
R-Topeka
Mays
Sue Gamble
Arkansas
Missouri
Colorado
Arizona
Winston Brooks
Wichita
Sears
Competition ideas emerge for Kansas education reform
Interviews with legislators and officials reveal proposals to boost school choice and market forces. Ideas include vouchers, tax credits, more charter schools, merit pay, transfer options, and funding decisions by local boards, with mixed views on standards and accessibility.
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Boards of Education
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