Senateo House sent bill to reinstate capital punishment in Kansas
Lawmakers in Kansas cleared a bill to reimpose the death penalty with a 23 to 15 Senate vote and sent it to the House. Overriding a veto by Gov. John Carlin remains uncertain, as 14 votes can block an override in the Senate and Carlin has vetoed two prior death penalty bills. Debate on foster parent discipline resumed, with groups defending the current ban on corporal punishment while some foster parents seek equal rights to discipline. Corporation Commission Chairman Pete Loux addressed claims about Wolf Creek power plant co op sale conditions, warning that stripping the ECC of regulatory power could hurt public protection. The House panel backed a marriage blood test repeal 14 to 2, arguing disease rates are now too low to justify tests. Rep. Michael Peterson proposed doubling auto liability limits to 30 000 and 100 000 for single and multiple death accidents, facing expected motorist opposition.
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Carlin
Michael Peterson
Kansas City
Three Kansas Men Die In Head On Collision Near Whitewater
A head on crash on K-196 west of Whitewater killed three men identified by the Kansas Highway Patrol as James Crawford 57 of Peabody Samuel Smith 45 of Marion and Larry Schwind 38 of Hillsboro The tractor trailer driver Gene Clift 26 of Mulligan Nebraska had minor injuries and refused treatment Whitewater population 736 sits about 22 miles northeast of Wichita.
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James D. Crawford
Peabody
Samuel ©. Smith
Marion
Larry J. Schwind
Hillsboro
Gene E. Clift
Mulligan
Neb
Wichita
Lawrence lawmaker backs fuels tax exemption for elder and handicap transport
A Lawrence legislator co sponsors a bill to exempt vehicles used in transporting the elderly and handicapped from the 8 cent per gallon fuels tax. Opposing highway funding concerns may block action as lawmakers await revenue solutions and road financing clarity. Rep. Betty Jo Charlton and Rep. Ruth Wilkin introduced the measure, with Wilkin noting requests from Topeka Red Cross and local aging services.
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Betty Jo Charlton
D-Lawrence
Ruth Wilkin
D-Topeka
Mike Glover
Charlton
Stephan backs up meetings law for public bodies
Kansas Attorney General Robert Stephan issued a public legal opinion stating public bodies including school boards must notify the public and media of scheduled meetings under Open Meetings Law. He cited a December Elkhart case where lack of notice to patrons for a special session violated the act, and warned civil penalties up to 500 dollars for intentional notice failures.
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Robert Stephan
Stephan
Morton County
Darrel E. Johnson
Unified School District 218
Elkhart
Johnson
Kansas
State prison count highest since 1966
Kansas prison population reaches 2,449 in 1981 per Kansas Legislative Research Department. Compare 1,415 in 1974 and 2,825 in 1966. next year estimated at 2,576. House committee reviews community corrections alternatives amid debate over shifting from institutional incarceration.
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Kansas
House
Ways and Means
Mike Hayden
R-Atwood
Kansas Legislative Research Department
Hayden
el Dorado
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