Cemetery bill backed by Eudora residents
After hearings from four Eudora residents and an assistant district attorney, the Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously recommended stiffer penalties for cemetery vandalism. Testimony cited $15,000 in damages at Holy Family Church Cemetery and highlighted that current Kansas law allows only misdemeanor charges for such acts, urging felony-level penalties to reflect the harm to families and historic grave markers.
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Topeka
Eudora
Douglas County
Senate Judiciary Committee
Holy Family Catholic
Kansas
Holy Family Church
Jerry Wells
Wells
Wint Winter Jr
R Lawrence
Judiciary Committee
Helen Sommer
Holy Family Catholc Church
Jay Grosdidier
Church Cemetery Committee
Mixed response to bill shielding school addresses
A Kansas bill to keep home addresses of school and university employees from public view drew support from a school official but met objection from a local government representative. Senator Wint Winter Jr. argued the measure clarifies open records rules amid Attorney General Stephan’s opinion that addresses should be disclosed.
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Topeka
Wint Winter Jr
Lawrence
Atty
Robert Stephan
Kansas
Winter
Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee
Stephan
Cynthia Lutz Kelly
Kansas Association of School Boards
Kelly
Kansas University
Blue Valley
Jim Kaup
League of Municipalities
Federal and State Affairs Committee
Bill Would Let FBI Administer Oaths In Kansas Senate
A Kansas Senate bill would empower FBI agents to administer oaths to witnesses during investigations, addressing current limits on witness oaths. The measure, filed by the Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee, aims to formalize oath taking by federal agents within state proceedings.
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Topeka
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Senate
FBI
Savings
Nebraska
Iowa
Savings and
Truth in education act draws fire in Kansas hearing
Kansas higher education foes and supporters spar as Brown Mackie College president Gary Talley urges mandatory disclosure of enrollment graduation and job placement data. KU official David Ambler warns cost and feasibility while community college leaders fear a burdensome paper war with limited student outcomes.
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Topeka
Kansas
Gary Talley
Brown Mackie College
Overland Park
Salina
House Education Committee
Debated bill targets costs in Kansas workers' comp camp
A House Labor and Industry Committee in Topeka examined a bill amending 16 statutes of the Workers' Compensation Act. It would let the director set treatment fees, adopt AMA impairment guides, bar simultaneous disability and unemployment benefits, raise past due medical bill penalties, limit review decision time, and tighten compensation during claim reviews. Testimony from a Lawrence doctor and two attorneys highlighted cost, quality, and bureaucratic concerns, with hearings to continue.
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Topeka
A. House Committee
House Labor and Industry Committee
American Medical Assn
Art Douville
Roverland Park
Lawrence
John Ostrowski
Afl-Cio
Jim Shetlar
The
Kansas Trial Lawyers’ Assn
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Kansas Association of Community Colleges
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CBS
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Plaruace
Ulpon Fae
Procter & Gamble
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Dave Cincinnat Ohiy
Rani
Gamble Oupon
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Clinton
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Creer
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