Judges Voice of the People in Judicial Selection Debate
Kansas lawmakers debate amending the constitution to require two thirds in both chambers and a statewide vote for a judicial selection reform. Senate and House proposals differ on ballot timing with August primary or November general election. Backers tout experience focus. critics say it risks politicizing judiciary and favors establishment lawyers.
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Voice of the People
Senate Judiciary Committee
House
Senate
Crittee
Kansas Bar Association
Brownback
Judicial Nominating Commission
Court of Appeals
Commission
Steven Becker
Buhler
Reno
Becker
Life in Color event eyed for Douglas County fairgrounds
Douglas County plans to host Life in Color with cannons and paint blasts for attendees. The fair board would receive $2 from each ticket sale, the 4-H Foundation would get all concession fees and 20 percent of merchandise fees. Maintenance head Bill Bell said the company would clean up afterward, citing positive experiences in other cities. Commissioners held a 30 minute closed session on possible real estate acquisition with no action taken.
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Douglas County Fair Board
Douglas County 4-H Foundation
Bill Bell
Bell
Life In Color
Clinton Defiant in Benghazi Testimony on Capitol Hill
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton faced GOP critics during two hearings over the Benghazi attack that killed four Americans. She defended the administration, admitted some missteps, and urged funding for security while challenging questions about whether protests or terrorism caused the raid.
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Washington
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Obama
U.S
Benghazi
Clinton
Sept. Il
Chris Stevens
Libya
State Department
Congress
America
Department
New York
Capitol Hill
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
U.N
Susan Rice
Ron Johnson
R-Wis
Johnson
Senator
Union Membership Drops to 11.3 Percent in year
Government data released Wednesday show union membership fell from 11.8 percent to 11.3 percent of the workforce. The decline, about 400000 workers, leaves total membership at 14.4 million as state and local governments cut jobs and private sector organizing slows.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
Debt crisis averted as House passes bill to raise borrowing limit
Republicans clear a bipartisan measure to extend the debt limit through May 18, averting default. The bill shifts focus to a spring budget fight with Obama over Medicare and farm subsidies. Speaker Boehner pledges a deficit-cutting budget within a year. Senate approval expected soon. White House welcomes the move to avoid default. Major figures include John Boehner, Barack Obama, Dave Camp, and Paul Ryan.
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Washington
House
Barack Obama
Treasury
John Boehner
Senate
White House
Jay Carney
GOP
Obama
Congress
Dave Camp
R-Mich
Paul Ryan
Wisconsin
Markets tumble through midweek as indexes slip
Wednesday shifts show Dow at 13,779.33 with a 6712 reading and Nasdaq at 3,153.67 while the S&P 500 sits at 1,494.81. Treasury yields edge up to 3.03 percent as commodity prices move with corn down 7.75 cents to 7.21, soybeans down 14.75 cents to 14.37, and gold down 6.50 to 1686.70 amid broad market volatility.
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Dow Industrials
S&p
Chicago
Kansas City
New York
Pentagon to Open Combat Roles for Women in U.S. Military
The Pentagon will lift the ban on women serving in combat, opening hundreds of thousands of front line jobs and potentially elite units. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta plans to announce the change, with services to draft plans and until 2016 to argue for keeping some posts closed.
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Washington
Pentagon
Defense
Leon Panetta
Navy Seals
Army
Delta Force
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Bond issue meetings set at multiple area schools
Informational bond meetings scheduled weekly from February 4 through March 13 at Langston Hughes Pinckney New York Southwest Middle Liberty Memorial Central Kennedy South Middle Cordley Prairie Park West Middle Schwegler Woodlawn Quail Run Hillcrest with times ranging 5:30 to 7:00 p.m.
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Southwest Middle School
Inverness Drive
Liberty Memorial Central Middle School
Massachusetts St
Kennedy School
Davis Road
South Middle School
Louisiana St
Cordley
Vermont St
Prairie Park School
Kensington Road
West Middle School
Harvard Road
Schwegler School
Ousdahl Road
Woodlawn School
Elm
Quail Run
Verness Drive
Hillcrest
Hilltop Drive
Lawrence Schools Inform Public About No Tax Bond Election
Lawrence Public Schools produced a community flier for the April 2 2013 no tax increase school bond election. Officials say the bond issue funds building upgrades at 14 elementary schools and two high schools, technology upgrades, and expanded career and technical programs.
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Lawrence Public Schools
Boyle
Plan to scrap homeowner and mortgage tax breaks faces GOP push
The Senate panel advanced a bill carrying Brownback's tax plan as Budget Director Steve Anderson outlined a glide path to zero income taxes. He noted phased cuts, auto drops with revenue growth, and proposed removal of property tax and mortgage interest deductions. Officials cited a $231 million gain from eliminating both deductions and a $262 million gain from preserving the sales tax.
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Senate Assessment and Taxation Committee
Brownback
Steve Anderson
Senate
Ways and Means
Senate Ways and Means Committee
Ty Masterson
Andover
Anderson
Department of Revenue
Jeannine Koranda
Kansas
Louisiana
Missouri
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Brown
Back
Masterson
Koranda
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New York School
New Ane
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