Senate passes farm bill to Obama amid subsidies overhaul
The Senate approved a nearly 100 billion dollar annual farm bill 68 to 32 sending it to President Obama who will sign in Michigan. It cuts food stamps somewhat and ends direct payments reallocating funds to loss-based subsidies while supporting rural communities and environmental land protection.
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Kansas Senators Split on Farm Bill Amid GOP Divide
U S Senator Moran backed the bill citing $16.6 billion in cuts and long term certainty for producers. Senator Roberts criticized it as failing to meet goals. Kansas House Republicans opposed the measure. Robe rts said Congress missed the mark.
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Weather worries livestock producers in Kansas
The National Agricultural Statistics Service reports that declining stock water supplies and extreme weather swings dominated concerns for Kansas livestock producers in January. Cattle and calf losses were 13 percent below normal, 85 percent normal and 2 percent above. precipitation was below average in most areas. winter wheat in poor to very poor condition rose to about 20 percent, with 45 percent fair, 33 percent good and 2 percent excellent. Areas with little snow cover faced winter kill risk to the wheat crop.
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Governors urge Obama on propane shortage relief letter
Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton joins six other governors in asking President Obama to use every means of transport and regulatory waivers to increase propane supplies and ease SBA loan requirements. The letter seeks actions to boost supply stability amid rising prices and shortages.
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Governors join EPA nutrient regulation appeal and Wichita terror case
Midwest governors led by Dayton weigh in on EPA nutrient runoff rules in the Chesapeake Bay area case while Kansas faces a federal terror case. Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt joined the Farm Bureau appeal and emphasized nutrient rule alignment with the Mississippi basin. Sedgwick County Sheriff Easter backed supporters as the legislative committee took no action.
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Kansas bill would let victims sue terrorists
Kansas legislators consider anti-terrorism legislation inspired partly by an alleged self inflicting bomb plot at a Wichita airport foiled in December. The Topeka Capital Journal reports the bill heard by the House Corrections and Juvenile Justice Committee would allow victims to sue convicted terrorists for damages.
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Broad coalition backs oil pipeline
A bipartisan coalition of lawmakers labor leaders veterans groups and Canada's ambassador urged President Obama to approve the 7 billion Keystone XL pipeline after a State Department review found no major environmental objections The project would move tar sands oil from western Canada to Texas Gulf Coast refineries and has become a focal point in climate policy debates A retired admiral and a top oil industry lobbyist joined the event highlighting widespread support despite opposition from some environmental groups
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