Kansas House backs university pay plan for endowments
The Kansas House approved a bill to pay interest on large university donations up to 30 million dollars to boost endowment funds and reward top professors. The measure, sponsored by Rep. Jeff Peterson and 18 colleagues, moves to the Senate amid concerns about retaining faculty against higher offers.
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Kansas
Senate
Jeff Peterson
Manhattan
Board of Regents
Kansas University Medical Center
Kansas City
Kan
Regents
Ed McKechnie
D-Pittsburg
Kansas University
Kansas State University
KUMC
Wichita State University
Emporia State University
Fort Hays State University
Pittsburg State University
Slot machines bill stalls as Senate debate delayed
Debate on expanding electronic gambling at two Kansas racetracks was postponed as a key vote count showed insufficient support. Senate leaders postponed until next week amid doubts about passage with 17 or fewer supporters in a 40 member chamber.
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Brad Smoot
Woodlands
Wyandotte County
Senate
Federal and State Affairs Committee
Kansas
Toreka
Dick Bond
Anthony Hensley
D-Topeka
the Woodlands
Kansas City
Kan
Wichita Greyhound Park
Sherman Jones
Missouri
Sen
John Wratil
Overland Park
Jones
Wratil
USDA report won’t clear grain outlook says expert
SPECIAL TO THE JOURNAL-WORLD Manhattan expert Bill Tierney of Kansas State University says the full grain outlook hinges on USDA’s forthcoming Prospective Plantings report and revised June figures. He notes uncertainty in 1999 corn and sorghum acreages, May weather’s importance, possible shifts between crops, and potential revisions to old-crop carryover and exports.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
Bill Tierney
Kansas State University
Tierney
K-State Research and Extension
March
Abortion and education take center stage in session
Legislators raced toward a Friday deadline debating bills in a two week session. The House passed a parental consent abortion bill and a parental permission bill for minors seeking abortions, sending the measures to the Senate. Governor Graves floated a late term abortion proposal to allow 22 week abortions for health reasons, while a separate Shawnee County tax swap would fund Washburn University by trading property taxes for a higher sales tax.
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House
Senate
Dick Bond
Roverland Park
Bill Graves
Shawnee County
Topeka
Washburn University
University
Board of Regents
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