Lottery Almost Defeated By April Fools Joke
In Topeka Kansas both chambers approved a conference committee report placing a state lottery amendment on the November ballot along with a pari mutuel wagering amendment. Four House members held back briefly due to an April Fool joke aimed at Rep. Kerry Patrick before lawmakers backed both measures for the fall election. Patrick, a Johnson County attorney, claimed a conspiracy against him to defeat the lottery and criticized fellow legislators while Norvell dismissed the joke as mere April Fool's humor.
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Senate
Conference Committee
Kerry Patrick
Patrick
Joe Norvell
D-Hays
Leawood
Norvell
Cief
Norved
Democrats Scramble For Wallace Splinters
Alabama Democrats face a fractured Wallace coalition as the June 3 gubernatorial primary sees candidates courting Wallace supporters or presenting themselves as alternatives to the Wallace machine. Lt. Gov. Bill Baxley leads polls while former Gov. Fob James seeks to retain Wallace loyalists amid a crowded field and Wallace’s decision not to seek a fifth term.
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Wallace
George McMillan
Alabama
New South
Bill Baxley
Fob James
Bad Year Forecast For Kansas Economy In 1986
The Kansas City Federal Reserve economists project a hard 1986 for Kansas with agriculture remaining weak after large crops and soft exports. Oil and gas will face low prices and reduced activity, while banks see profit declines in agricultural lending as loan losses rise. Local rural lenders and businesses will feel the strain amid national energy market shifts.
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Overland Park, Kan
Kansas
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
Mark Drabenstott
Kansas City Fed
Economic Research Department
Drabenstott
Drabenstatt
William Keeton
Kansas City
Fed
Kansas Senate moves toward mandatory seat belt law
The Kansas Senate tentatively approved a measure requiring front seat passengers to wear seat belts. Warning notices will be issued this year, with $10 fines for infractions starting in 1987, while another provision targets drivers who pass a loading school bus. Senator Bill Morris called the measure a lifesaving regulated privilege.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas Senate
House Transportation Committee
Senate
Bill Morris
Wichita
Rural decline may force higher taxes on urban Kansans
A Kansas State University sociologist warns the rural crisis will shrink local service centers and hurt city economies as the tax base fails to expand. KU and Chamber of Commerce economists project growing sales tax shortfalls, shifting tax burdens to those able to pay, with urban areas feeling the impact as the rural sector falters.
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Kansas State University
Charles Krider
University of Kansas
Institute For Public Policy and Business Research
Krider
Ed Bruske
Kansas Chamber of Commerce and Industry
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Ottawa, Kansas
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