Finney veto spree fuels questions on motives in Kansas
Gov. Joan Finney has vetoed 16 bills and items in a month, with two-thirds overrides in four days. The surge prompts critics to question her motives and whether she understands the governor's power, as comparisons to former leaders intensify and debates about independence versus influence unfold.
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Bob Miller
R Wellington
Senate
Fred Kerr
R-Pratt
Senate Panel Backs Kansas Property Tax Classification Change
The Senate Assessment and Taxation Committee endorsed a proposed constitutional amendment to lower residential and agricultural rates while raising business machinery and state utilities rates. The plan seeks a November ballot vote if approved by both chambers, with 27 of 40 Senate and 4 of 125 House votes needed, and would alter the 1986 classification system.
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House
Dan Thiessen
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Uncertainty clouds Kansas redistricting talks in Topeka
Democrats and Republicans face uncertain progress on legislative and congressional redistricting. A conference panel and six lawmakers struggle to meet amid other duties while Attorney General Bob Stephan pushes a federal suit to hasten reapportionment. If inaction continues, court intervention grows likely and negotiations may remain stalled.
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Topeka
Bob Stephan
Senate
Jerry Kart
D-Emporia
Senator Don Montgomery Announces He Won’t Seek Re Election
TOPEKA AP Senator Don Montgomery Sabetha Republican and Agriculture Committee chair will not seek re election in 1986 after 14 years in the Senate. He 60 and plans more time on his farm with wife Nancy stating the decision was difficult. He is the sixth Republican to bow out with no Democratic challengers yet declared.
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Sabetha
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Senate
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Pratt
Ed Reilly
Leavenworth
Dan Thiessen
Independence
Wint Winter
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