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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1994
Page
9
Atty. Gen. Bob Stephan considers suing to test if legislators can exempt telephone calls from the Kansas Open Meetings Act. He rails against a 1992 amendment shielding legislators and certain officials, delaying a complaint involving alleged blackmail between two lawmakers. He believes courts will compel production of the records despite the exemption.
Atty. Gen. Bob Stephan blasts a two year old law shielding legislators phone records amid an on going criminal inquiry into alleged blackmail. Emil Lutz Norman Furse and other officials decline comment while Stephan warns of Open Meetings Act challenges and public policy harm. Rep Alldritt accuses Rep Neufeld of blackmail over a state omnibus bill. both deny the allegations.
Gov. Joan Finney announced phase two of Reinventing Kansas Government with 26 members assigned to four study teams. The groups will review accounts collection, water permits, internal auditing and professional services purchases to cut costs and boost performance. Gloria Timmer will be interim chair.
Space Works, a Kansas Cosmosphere subsidiary, will build two command modules two lunar modules spacesuits and rehearsal mock ups for Ron Howard's Apollo 13 film based on Jim Lovell Jr's book. The contract is about 750000 with production slated August or September and includes modular panels and cooling systems to mimic historic flight conditions.
Attorney General Bob Stephan issued an opinion stating the governor lacks authority to rescind a proclamation elevating Andover from third to second class. Finney's counsel Bill McCormick had sought reversal after city officials cited political problems. With Andover's 1990 population at 2,800, the line between classes is 2,000.
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