Farm chemicals seen as groundwater threat rising
USDA researchers warn soil conservation alone cannot curb groundwater pollution from farm chemicals. The study urges changes in fertilizer and pesticide use, noting nitrate leaching may rise with current practices and that nitrate contamination poses health risks. It calls for targeted research and farmer collaboration to identify critical pollution areas and improve pesticide standards.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
USDA
Economic Research Service
Capitol Hill
U.S
Environmental Protection Agency
Conservation Groups
Kansas
Missouri
House
Senate
Congress
Dean Kleckner
American Farm Bureau Federation
Pat Roberts
Kan
House Agriculture Committee
Bush to visit Missouri in campaign swing
Vice President George Bush schedules campaign stops in Springfield Kansas City St. Louis and Columbia with overnight stays and an early Monday departure from Columbia Airport. He is believed ahead in most states voting on Tuesday.
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Kansas City, Mo
George Bush
Springfield
Kansas City
St. Louis
Columbia
Bush
Columbia Regional Airport
Tax debate stalls in Kansas Senate amid partisan clashes
The Kansas Senate spent three hours debating a revised tax bill aligned with Gov. Hayden proposals but stalled on party lines. The measure would cut income taxes for individuals and corporations and remove about 105,000 low income households from the tax rolls, while funds also move to boost Topeka State Hospital staffing. House action included a proposal to end open admissions for Regents universities, requiring certain courses for admission. Nearby, a plan to add 16 nursing positions to the hospital and penalties for drunk driving with ignition interlocks drew attention. The House also advanced a Kansas history curriculum mandate for grades four through eight, stopping short of graduation requirements.
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Topeka
Senate
Mike Hayden
Kansas
House
Mike Johnston
D-Parsons
Robert Talkington
Aiola
Johnston
Topeka State Hospital
Gus Begina
Renexa
Branson chairs Kansas House for a day in 1990s session
Rep. Jessie Branson of Lawrence chaired a Kansas House session and noted the need to keep proceedings steady. She highlighted a defeated bill to divert funds from the institutional building fund to corrections and a proposed new statewide property tax for prisons. Branson also sponsored pages Peter Godman Eddie Caldwell Grant Martin Drew Starlin and noted upcoming hearings on a separate tax proposal to fund corrections amid prison crowding concerns.
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Jessie Branson
Lawrence
Kansas House
Educational Building Fund
Institutional Building Fund
Kansas
Peter Godman
Eddie Caldwell
Grant Martin
Drew Starlin
House Taxation Committee
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Kyle
Corey
Bobby
David and
Sandy Carson
Gary Blumenthal
D-Merriam
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Branson
Betty Jo Charlton
Bill Bowen
Steve Welter
Reid Bork
Joey Kean
Meg Johnson
Nicole Marotz
Feds
Lawrence Tae-Kwon-Do School
Mon
Massachusetts
Downtown Lawrence Association
Tus Oe
Eldridge House
Benfit
Watkins Museum Fund For the Restoration of Fashion
Wellness Center
American Lung Association
A.L.A
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