Kansas Regulators May Seek Supreme Court Review of Rate Case
Kansas Corporation Commission plans to ask Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt if an appeal to the U S Supreme Court is possible after a federal appeals court ruled the ECC lacked standing to challenge FERC rate decisions affecting interstate transmission. The case concerns wholesale power transactions and transmission line charges within the Southwest Power Pool regulated by FERC.
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Southwest Power Pool
FERC
Water safety unclear as Topeka reports high chloride levels
Topeka officials say elevated chloride readings in the Kansas River pose no danger to residents. Measurements late week reached 316 mg/L, with 286 mg/L the reading on Thursday, while sources trace to the Smoky Hill River. The EPA confirms compliance with safe drinking water rules but notes no primary max for chloride. a 250 mg/L secondary guideline exists. Lawrence echoed Topeka’s statements and advised monitoring.
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Officials urge Yoder to press end to family separations
Dozens of Kansas officials urge Rep. Kevin Yoder to push Homeland Security to stop detaining and splitting immigrant families at the border. The letter, delivered in Overland Park, comes as Yoder chairs a House Appropriations homeland security subcommittee.
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Overland Park
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Wichita man charged in tiger pelt purchase bid
A Wichita man, Ret Thach, 38, is charged in federal court with violating the Lacey Act after allegedly agreeing to pay 8,000 and cover travel costs to obtain two tiger pelts from an undercover U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service agent in Wisconsin. He reportedly sought the pelts for his home office despite warnings that cross state sales are illegal.
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Pride Month exhibits highlight LGBT history at Watkins Museum
The Watkins Museum of History in Lawrence announces two Pride Month exhibits on third floor through July 15. One traveling exhibit, Making History: Kansas City and the Rise of Gay Rights, covers pre Stonewall activism led by KC LGBT communities. The other Simply Equal: The Fight for LGBT Equality in Lawrence follows local groups like Gay Liberation Front and Simply Equal. A June 21 talk, Equality for All: LGBT History at the Watkins, features Kathy Rose-Mockry and Mike Silverman.
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