Immigrant tuition bill faces House hurdle in Kansas
In Topeka AP Kansas Senate 25-15 approved a bill letting illegal immigrants pay in state tuition at public universities Community colleges and vocational schools Students must show effort toward citizenship or legal resident status and three years' Kansas residence but face uncertain House fate amid GOP split with moderate and conservative votes.
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Senate blocks Sebelius tax plan. in-state tuition bill moves slowly
Senate rejected Gov. Kathleen Sebelius 304 million tax plan for schools while approving a bill allowing illegal immigrants to pay in-state tuition at public universities after three years Kansas high school graduation and GED holders. The Senate also OKed a 75 mph speed limit on divided highways and a measure requiring sheriffs to notify schools if a registered sex offender lives within 1,000 feet. House champions a bio science development bill headed to Senate as House voices concerns over tuition relief for nonresidents.
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Senate OKs 75 mph speed limit plan for Kansas highways
The Kansas Senate approved a bill to raise speed limits to 75 mph on certain four lane divided rural interstates, leaving urban freeway limits unchanged. The bill narrows speeding ticket buffers to 5 mph in 75 mph zones, with debate over safety and economic impact.
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Department of Transportation
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Kansas House backs bill to remove nursing home reports as evidence
The Kansas House approved HB 2306 by 78 to 47, sending it to the Senate. Supporters from the adult care home industry and insurers say inspection reports were not meant as courtroom evidence but to drive compliance with state and federal laws. Opponents include nursing home patient advocates, AARP, and the Kansas Trial Lawyers Association.
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