Committee advances Gulf War registry bill in Kansas
Toreka-Wendy Henault described her 18 month old son born with Gulf War era birth defects seen in children of veterans. She said VA and the Pentagon will not collect spouse or child data. The Federal and State Affairs Committee endorsed the bill to identify Kansas Gulf War veterans with Gulf War syndrome and children born to those veterans. It moves to the House.
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Wendy Henault
Persian Gulf
Kansas National Guard
Department of Veterans Affairs
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Federal and State Affairs Committee
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Gulf War health initiative eyed in Kansas House bill
House Bill 2108 would form a state advisory board under the Kansas Commission on Veterans Affairs to survey Gulf War veterans for physical mental family and social problems and study costs to education and medical coverage. Sponsor Rep Dan Thimesch notes 13 900 Kansans served and cites veterans reports of illness from untested drugs petrochemicals and possible nerve or mustard gas exposure. Local veterans and researchers from Kansas State University testified supporting action to address unmet needs.
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Dan Thimesch
Dcheney
Ohio
Thimesch
Kansas State University
Ron Trewyn
Kansas State
America
Trewyn
Kansas
Linda Russell
Emporia
Gulf
Jim Bunker
Topeka
Fort Riley
Panel debates tenure bill for Kansas teachers
A legislative panel considered a bill to ease firing tenured teachers, prompting critique from Kansas NEA leader Christy Levings who said it won’t fix incompetence or protect strong teachers. The plan removes outside hearing officers, shifts appeals to courts, and raises probation to four years. supporters cite firing ease as a flaw in districts.
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Christy Levings
Olathe
Kansas National Education Assn
Senate Education Committee
Kansas Court of Appeals
Levings
Craig Grant
KNEA
Ron Work
Norwich Science
Bills push disclosure for political ads and flyers
Two Senate Elections and Local Government Committee bills endorsed require sponsors of political ads to list both the sponsor and the individual responsible for placing the ad. A second measure would demand the same for brochures and flyers handed out at meetings or left on cars or doors. House passes computer crime bill targeting stolen passwords amid concerns over liability for employees. Kansas considers removing credit card rate caps, with critics citing federal competition and two tier pricing. From Wire Services.
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Pepe
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State Commission On Govermmental Standards and Conduct
Kansas
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Kansas Chamber of Commerce and Industry
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Area residents oppose rail-trail moratorium
Ottawa Mayor Gene Ramsey led a coalition opposing a moratorium on the Prairie Spirit Rail Trail project between Welda and Ottawa. Supporters argue rail trails draw tourism and could bring up to 135,000 visitors yearly, with potential $1.1 million in annual retail sales from 100 new tourists daily. The bill would pause development until 1998 and delay park designation. The House Tourism Committee took no action.
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Statehouse
Ottawa
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Welda
Ramsey
House
Patty Snyder
Snyder
Kansas University
Princeton
Andrew Howell
Howell
Tourism Committee
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