House OKs Four Campaign Finance Bills in Topeka
The Kansas House approved four campaign finance bills by large margins, sending them to the Senate. Democrats backed broader disclosure for groups funding or expressing stance on candidates, while Republicans warned the measures could chill political speech. The package tightens reporting on candidates, parties, and PACs, with ongoing debates over issue ads and definitional scope.
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Topeka
House
Senate
Rep
Ray Goyle
Wichita
Pat Colloton
Leawood
Bill limits sealing of court records inspired by abortion cases
The Kansas House approved a bill to require hearings before sealing documents or closing hearings, citing two sealed abortion-related lawsuits. The measure passed 122-1, moving to the Senate, with Rep. Geraldine Flaharty the sole dissenter. The bill would force public declarations and notification to involved parties.
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Topeka
House
Kansas Supreme Court
Senate
Geraldine Flaharty
Wichita
Rep
Lance Kinzer
Supreme Court
Department of Corrections
Court sets April 8 hearing in Tiller subpoena case
Kansas Supreme Court will hear three challenges to grand jury subpoenas for patient records from Dr. George Tiller's Wichita clinic. The court kept a prior order blocking enforcement and told judges to avoid issuing new subpoenas. The proceedings test privacy rights amid a rare special session.
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Topera
Kansas Supreme Court
Sedgwick County
Grand Jury
George Tiller
Wichita
Stephen Six
Tiller
Kay McFarland
Dan Monnat
Bonnie Scott Jones
Center For Reproductive Rights
Jane Doe
Ann Roe
Three Kansas school finance proposals fail in House
In two days the Kansas House rejected three school finance measures, including two aid redistribution plans and a guaranteed basic aid increase for 2009-10. The votes signaled continued division over how to fund education, with Senate members calling the House actions feisty and the education panel still shaping financing bills amid calls for more study.
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Topeka
House
Dennis McKinney
Greensburg
Clay Aurand
Courtland
Senate
Jean Schadorf
Schadorf
Wichita
McKinney
Kansas Supreme Court
Aurand
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Overland Park
Johnson County
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Jodi Sanderhalm
Arkansas
Justin Thurber
Kansas National Education Association
L. Candy Ruff
Leavenworth
House Education Committee
Kansans For Life
Mary Kay Culp
Culp
Kansas
Elenn
Vie
Eae
Eqexea
Hearing Center
LAPA
Lawrence
Sarah Hoskinson
TherapyWorks
Sarah
Ath Street
Suite
Lawrence, KS
Lawrenc
American Legion
Legion Acres II
6Th St
Entioue
Midwest
Douglas County Fairgrounds
21St & Harper
Hwy
Phot Club
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