Lawmaker decries death penalty push in Kansas politics
Rep. Forrest Swall says there is no evidence capital punishment deters murder and criticizes GOP and Democratic candidates for reviving death penalty talk. He urges attention to existing sentencing guidelines and underlying crime causes rather than political rhetoric. Swall notes lawmakers have already strengthened sentences for serious crimes.
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Lawrence
Kansas
Forrest Swall
Swall
Gene Bicknell
Pittsburg
Bicknell
Kansas University
Death penalty politics and crime roots debate
Rep Forrest Swall of Lawrence attacks governors candidates and Gov candidates for backing capital punishment. He argues crime is driven by poverty and joblessness and notes Kansas prison population has risen from 2500 to over 6000 in 15 years. He cites studies linking death penalty to higher murder rates.
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Kansas
Swall
U.S
Jim Slattery
AG will likely not appeal instant bingo ruling in Kansas
Atty Gen Bob Stephan will probably not appeal Shawnee County Judge James Buchele’s ruling upholding a 1993 law that defines instant bingo as a form of bingo in Kansas. The judge said the Legislature can define bingo. Stephan argued instant bingo was illegal as a lottery. The case was dismissed without trial. the law took effect July 1 and involves the Topeka Loyal Order of Moose Lodge No 555 and the Department of Revenue.
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Topeka
Bob Stephan
Kansas
Shawnee County
James Buchele
Stephan
Buchele
State Department of Revenue
State Supreme Court
State Senate
High Court
Supreme Court
Secretary of Revenue
Nancy Parrish
Topeka Loyal Order of Moose Lodge No. 555
Law Changes Delayed Parole Hearings For Inmates In Douglas County
Kansas Parole Board halted five inmates parole hearings after new sentencing rules took effect July 1, retroactively shortening penalties and triggering early releases for several prisoners. The list includes Robert E. Davis Mark Fusaro Lavelle Henderson Ralph Mayo Ronald Robinson Cecil Raines Bertran Heath Shawn Simmons Michael Garrett Michael Hyatt Matthew Geboe Edgar Branch Jaye Bennett Jack Vaughn Robert Skaggs Billy Bowers Leonard Brockman Randall Brooks Rex Pinegar LV Lnarks Jr Gwyndolyn McNair Trevor Brown Larry Huggins Gary Sharp Donald Fowler Marvin McReeves Ernest Severns Michael Baston Cyrus Free and others from Douglas and surrounding counties.
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Douglas County
Kansas Parole Board
Robert E. Davis
Mark T. Fusaro
Lavelle Henderson
Ralph W. Mayo
Ronald A. Robinson
Billy Bowers
Leonard Brockman
Randall Brooks
Rex Pinegar
Patois Board
McNair
Luarks
Hutchinson
Trevor Brown
Douglas
Shawnee
Larry K. Huggins
Ellsworth
Gary L. Sharp
Lansing
Donald Fowler Jr
Kansas
Norton
Marvin N. McReeves
Winfield
Ernest Severns
Jefferson
Michael A. Baston
Topeka
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Michael L. Hyatt
Matthew J. Geboe
Edgar Branch
Jaye B. Bennett
Jack Vaughn
Robert Skaggs
Cyrus Free
Topeka Correctional Facility
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Sherry Larimore
Christiansburg
Waters
Larimore
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Tupper
Stillwater
Kan
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