Shield law bill faces uphill battle in Kansas Senate
Kansas shield law proposal to protect reporters from revealing sources languishes in the Judiciary Committee. Supporters say it protects public right to know while balancing court rights and justice. Senate leaders doubt a hearing this year. House outlook appears harsher, with time running short.
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Toppeka
Senate
Doug Anstaett
Kansas Press Association
Derek Schmidt
Anthony Hensley
Kansas
House
Schmidt
U.S. Supreme Court
Kansas Supreme Court
EPA
Mike Merriam
Hensley
D-Topeka
Judiciary Committee
John Wratil
Powerball winner clings to normal life in Lincoln
Lincoln resident Mike Terpstra, 48, one of eight $365 million Powerball winners, jokes about wealth while running a basement bar. He still shovels snow, drives the same cars, and avoids a public life, saying he was never normal and won’t pretend otherwise. He bought a large house, but keeps a simple setup and continues with golf, dating partner Phuong Le, and cautious privacy.
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Lincoln
Nes
Mike Terpstra
Terpstra
CNN
Phuong le
Vietnam
Eric Gregory
Lincoln Journal Star
City Hall to host agenda highlights meeting at 6 35 p m
Sunflower Broadband Channel 25 will air highlights from a city agenda session at City Hall located at Sixth and Massachusetts streets. Meeting documents are available online at www.lawrences.org. The session is set for Tuesday evening.
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City Hall
Sixth
Massachusetts
Sunflower
Lawrences.org
City to decide on demolition permit for vacant home
The city commissioners will review a request to demolish a vacant residence at 1019 Ky. The Historic Resources Commission voted unanimously to deny the demolition application.
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Historic Resources Commission
HRC Denies Plan For Dilapidated Home On Site
Historic Resources Commission says renovation may be infeasible and uneconomical, required by standards to approve a new structure. Owner Ellie LeCompte sought green space and a small parking lot to serve nearby properties, but plan was denied.
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Historic Resources Commission
HRC
Ellie LeCompte
City Commission approves minutes and a wide set of items
Consent agenda includes Feb 6 minutes approval, minutes from several boards, payment of claims, licenses, mayor recommended appointments, multiple bids and purchases for sewer work and equipment, zoning and annexation ordinances, several resolutions, traffic safety decisions, sign placements, and 2006 year end mental health report. Regular agenda covers hearings on structures, reuse of fire stations, traffic calming, condemnation for a sanitary sewer easement, and capital project updates.
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City Commission
Department of Administrative Services
Crossgate
Harvard
Wakarusa
Ace Pipe Cleaning Inc
Bartlett & West Engineering
Burroughs Creek Trail & Linear Park
Public Works Department
Key Equipment Co
Iowa. B
Franklin Road
25Th Street Terrace
State of Kansas
The
Traffic Safety Commission
Harvard Road
Sunset Drive
Arrowhead Drive
Peterson Road
Ninth Street
Broadview Drive
Ala
Headquarters Counseling Center
Clinton Parkway
Inverness Drive
Pilot Club Antique Show
23Rd
Harper Streets
Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center
Amy Summers
Mass
Stonebarn Terrace
Trail Road
Lawrence Avenue
Kasold Drive
Utilities Department
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