Douglas County may be drawn into Kansas City air boundary
EPA evaluating whether Douglas County contributes to the Kansas City area air quality issues and should join the Kansas City Air Quality Boundary, a zone already covering Johnson Wyandotte and three Missouri counties. Expansion could include Leavenworth Miami counties and others, potentially raising standards and affecting federal funds and local industry. Planners to present to the Douglas County Commission after reviewing emissions factors and the impact on transportation funding.
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Douglas County
Kansas City
Environmental Protection Agency
Johnson
Wyandotte
Missouri
Leavenworth
Miami
Chuck Layman
Kansas Bureau of Air and Radiation
EPA
Layman
Kansas
Lawrence Douglas County Planning Commission
Douglas County Commission
Sheila Stogsdill
EA. Richardson/Journal-Wowp
Proto
Kansas Highway 10
Lawrence
Conspiracy theory dismissed in MLK assassination
After 18 months the Justice Department exonerated James Earl Ray from blame for King’s 1968 death and found no credible evidence of a broader conspiracy. The report rejected claims by Loyd Jowers, Donald Wilson, Ray, and others about Raoul or federal agents aiding the murder. The King family expressed disappointment but no further action was planned.
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Washington
Justice Department
James Earl Ray
Martin Luther King Jr
Memphis
Loyd Jowers
FBI
Donald Wilson
Ray
Raoul
King
Justice
Dr. King
Jowers
Kennedy
U.S
Dr King
Barry Kowalski
Department
Martin Luther King
Atlanta
Raul
House backs full repeal of estate tax by 2010
The House approves a bill to repeal federal inheritance taxes by 2010 in a 279 to 136 vote, with a $105 billion 10 year phaseout. Clinton vows a veto, citing $750 billion in revenue losses, while supporters argue the plan shields family farms and small businesses from crippling taxes.
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Washington
House
Clinton
Senate
Bill Archer
R-Tex
Ways and Means Committee
Kansas Supreme Court sets strict gun owner duty standard
The Kansas Supreme Court ruled 5 to 2 that gun owners must exercise the highest degree of care to avoid liability for accidents with their weapons. The decision, in an Emporia case involving a 15 year old girl injured in 1995, remands for a new trial after finding instructional error. The majority cited firearms as inherently dangerous and upheld past rulings, while a dissent warned of near absolute liability for owners. The jury had awarded Sarah Wood and her parents sums totaling $10,000 and $916.
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Topexa
State Supreme Court
Emporia
Supreme Court
Kansas
Lyon County
Lee Fowler
Robert Davis
Sarah Wood
Warren
Linda
Derry
Choon Groh
Woods
Fowler
Lechtenberg
Lawrence
Lawrence gun owners recoil at ruling
Lawrence residents express fear that a Kansas Supreme Court decision imposing the highest degree of care on gun owners will trigger liability for accidents even when not at fault. Mike Lechtenberg cites secure storage while Steve Fogleson questions the ruling’s fairness as gun ownership rises amid public concerns. Local law enforcement expects little impact on police work, noting civil liability as the larger factor.
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Huchand Gwin
Journal-World
Mike Lechtenberg
Lawrence
Kansas Supreme Court
Fogleson
Mark Warren
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