Senate approves highway patrol and foster care bills in Kansas
The Kansas Senate voted 24 14 to fund the Highway Patrol by raising vehicle registration fees to about 8.8 million annually and hire 75 troopers plus fund the Law Enforcement Training Center. A companion foster care bill backs CARE families of seven years or more with up to 4000 annually for schooling expenses and limits work outside home.
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Brownback drops power plant project in Kansas
Kansas legislators moved to shield a government office building near the Statehouse after bipartisan criticism pushed Gov. Sam Brownback to cancel a $20 million plan. Lawmakers approved a bill to block any demolition or new power plant spending through June 2017, amid concerns over the financing arrangement.
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