Westar rate increase eyed for residential customers
Westar Energy proposes a $3 monthly rise for residential customers as part of a settlement now heading to the Kansas Corporation Commission. The deal avoids a large shift in revenue, with the utility seeking $30.7 million in rate hikes for environmental upgrades at the La Cygne coal plant, split among residential and small business customers.
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Dole Institute exercise reveals budget trade offs
Jim Slattery reflects on a Dole Institute budget exercise at Kansas University where participants face hard choices on deficits. The mock program cuts envision reducing deficits by 2 to 3 trillion over a decade, aided by local, lobbyist-free groups, while long term costs in Medicare Medicaid and Social Security persist. Former Rep. Tom Tauke notes borrowing costs remain unsustainable as the group debates fairness across generations.
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Limited activities urged for pumpkin patch proposal
Douglas County zoning staff propose restricting the planned 40 acre agritourism site west of Baldwin City to daytime pumpkin picking bird watching and fishing. The memo also calls for a dramatically smaller parking lot to limit crowd size. County commissioners meet at 6 35 pm Wednesday at the county courthouse.
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