Jenkins and Yoder push reform of House ethics office
Kansas lawmakers Lynn Jenkins and Kevin Yoder call for reforms to the Office of Congressional Ethics to curb corruption and improve transparency. They criticize recent rule changes and urge a bipartisan, open process while noting the OCE’s 2008 creation amid past scandals.
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OCE
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D-Calif
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Washington
Kansas Supreme Court faces pivotal year in funding abortion and death penalty
Kansas poised for major rulings on school funding and abortion rights as four justices seek retention after last year's campaigns. The court could shape capital punishment policy with pending cases while Chief Justice Lawton Nuss pushes for higher judicial pay to modernize salaries across the system.
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State Supreme Court
National Center On State Courts
Kansas Vapers assails new e cigarette tax rules
A Kansas association of e cigarette retailers presses to block 20 cent per milliliter tax on vaping fluid amid questions over how the law was crafted and whether rules exist to enforce it. The group argues the provision was added in conference committee without proper hearings, while the Revenue Department delays permanent regulations, leaving the tax effectively voluntary. Public hearing on permanent rules set for March as lawmakers weigh next steps.
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RJ. Reynolds Tobacco Co
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