Kansas wins first round in Arkansas River water dispute
Kansas gains a favorable tentative ruling from a Supreme Court special master in the Arkansas River case against Colorado. Attorney General Bob Stephan says this could pave the way to restoring flow to the stream that dries in southwest Kansas. The master estimates the full process may take about three more years, but Kansas is "a long way toward home" in the suit.
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KPERS attorney Leonard Ring dies in Chicago
Leonard Ring, 70, chief of KPERS litigation, died of a heart attack in Chicago where his office was located. Hired in 1991 to lead lawsuits to recover lost pension investments, he headed a team that filed 10 suits over direct placement losses.
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Kansas Public Employees Retirement System
Chicago
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Kansas plans to raise funds by user fees for parks and wildlife
Opponents prepared to voice opposition to a plan that would boost revenues by about four million dollars annually by shifting to a user fee basis. The Department of Wildlife and Parks says funds will rebuild state park infrastructure, repair dams at state lakes, and improve facilities, reducing reliance on legislative appropriations and addressing flood damage. Support came from the Kansas Audubon Council, Kansas Travel Industry Assn., and Cheney Lake Assn.
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House Energy and Natural Resources Committee
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State wildlife and parks bill paves new license system
Major recommendations in the Wildlife and Parks legislation consider scrapping the current 3 dollar daily and 20 dollar annual vehicle permit for state parks and replacing it with a per person parks use license likely 4 dollars daily or 10 dollars annually. Exemptions apply to children under 16. A new land access license would cover public lands outside state parks, with exemptions for hunting and fishing licenses and for children under 16. Senior citizen park permit exemption would be removed. 24 hour fishing and 48 hour waterfowl licenses used by visitors would be eliminated. A special penalty assessment would be added to fines and costs, with revenue directed to the department.
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Spying Still Vital Says CIA Director Woolsey
CIA Director R. James Woolsey told a Wichita civic club that intelligence remains crucial as the U.S. shrinks its forces. He warned North Korea may already have enough plutonium for a bomb, noted Libya’s weakness under UN sanctions, and said accurate intelligence supports overseas military actions like last summer’s Baghdad raid.
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Reform welfare plans heard by Topeka panel
The House Appropriations Committee in Topeka opened hearings on welfare reform, reviewing two similar proposals. One is a 35 point plan from the Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services, the other a trio of bills sponsored by Rep. Barbara Allen and Rep. Joan Wagnon. A third reform proposal is expected to be heard. The plans extend cash assistance until income, including food stamps, reaches the federal poverty level, aiming to ease work incentives.
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