Kansas House amends hog farm bill to permit county bans
The Kansas House backed a 60 to 56 amendment allowing counties that voted against corporate hogs to ban swine operations of 2,000 animal units or more and to bar future expansions. The measure shifts focus to operation size and adds odor controls, setback rules, waste systems standards, soil tests, dead-animal disposal plans, public notices, and state health inspections.
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Kansas House
Murphy Family Farms
John Faber
Brewster
House
Ethel Peterson
Dodge City
Kansas
Peterson
Boeing
Kent Glasscock
Manhattan
State Health Department
Lawmakers mull overhaul of Kansas tax appeals board
Rep. Kline leads a House committee hearing on Gov Graves proposed abolition of the five member Board of Tax Appeals and creation of a three member Kansas Tax Appeals Commission. Debate hinges on lawyer requirement for commissioners, access for small taxpayers, and a new small claims division to ease appeals. Governor cited reform to curb delays and inconsistencies in tax rulings.
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Toreka
State Board of Tax Appeals
House
Bill Kline
Audrey Langworthy
Senate
Kline
Shawnee
House Taxation Committee
Langworthy
Rprating
Noe
Worthy
Bill Graves
Graves
Board of Tax Appeals
Kansas Tax Appeals Commission
Gus Begina
Dog owner accepts plea in boy's death
Jeffrey Davidson, 41, owner of three Rottweilers, agreed to a no contest plea to involuntary manslaughter in the death of an 11 year old boy mauled in Geary County. Prosecutors dropped a child endangerment charge. sentencing set for April 1. His wife Sabine Davidson was sentenced in January to over 12 years for unintentional second degree murder and endangerment of a child.
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Jonenson Cry
Jeffrey Davidson
Geary
George Scott
Davidson
Sabine Davidson
Linda Barnes-Pointer
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Osborne
Topeka
McClure
Tax Appeals Board
Will,” Lang
Rep
Phill Kline
Perry, Kansas
Casey
Jak Warehouse
Front Street
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