Kansas House backs public benefit corporation bill
The Kansas House approved a bill to create a new class of for profit firms called public benefit corporations or PBCs. The measure would shield directors from shareholder lawsuits if they balance profits with social environmental aims. Senate action followed and it awaits governor approval.
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Senate OKs bigger fee to reinstate suspended licenses
Kansas Senate narrowly passed a conference bill raising the license reinstatement fee from 59 to 100 to fund court salaries and extend the Supreme Court’s levy ability. The plan also expands court collection fees to all cases, including domestic, and would push funds to nonjudicial staff. The measure moves to the House before Gov. Brownback.
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Governor Capper asks Kansas schoolchildren to aid WWI effort
Governor Arthur Capper in a letter to about 400000 Kansas schoolchildren urges immediate volunteer work in gardens and animal husbandry to aid the war. He asks 300000 youths to grow crops, can surplus produce, raise poultry and pigs, and test seeds with teachers’ help, stressing food production as patriotic as front-line service.
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