Kansas lawmakers wrap up 1987 session with veto talks
Sen. Jim Allen reports the 1987 Kansas Legislature adjourned for a veto session in late April to finish appropriations. The Senate approved punitive damage caps at 25 percent of income up to 5 million and non economic loss limits at 250000, with adjustments for higher economic loss. Other actions include auto no fault expansion, higher speed limits, above grade waste rules, non smoking indoor areas, liquor by the drink, and branch banking. The House advanced tax credits for National Merit scholars, drug abuse programs, and casino lottery questions while debates over lottery headquarters and school finance continued. The session ends with plans to reconvene April 29 for a two week wrap up.
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Jim Allen
Ottawa
Kansas
Senate
House
Gov. Hayden
Topeka
Inmate Escape Prompts Bloodhound Search At Fairgrounds
Dale Withers, 20, an inmate serving 5 to 20 years for aggravated robbery in Sedgwick County, walked away from a work detail at the Kansas State Fairgrounds. Authorities used bloodhounds Monday to locate him after a civilian sighting near the fairgrounds. He was unarmed and not immediately re captured.
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Harris
Hutchinson
Kansas State Industrial Reformatory
Kansas State Fairgrounds
Dale Withers
Sedgwick County
Reformatory
Les Harmon
Withers
Fairgrounds
Parental Consent for Minors Questioned in Kansas Opinion
Kansas Attorney General Robert Stephan says government cannot require parental consent for minors to obtain contraceptive services, but reasonable parental involvement can be required. He notes federal law and court rulings allow notice or consultation rather than blanket veto. The opinion discusses family planning access, age eligibility, and potential safeguards for minor privacy.
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Topeka
Kan
Robert Stephan
Stephan
U.S. Supreme Court
Thomas Burgardt
Finney County
State Supreme Court Nominating Commission
Supreme Court
Lewis Carter
Mulvane
Richard Sanborn
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Olathe
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George Meredith
Meredith
Richard Sawyer
Parsons
Glen Scott
KPL Gas Service
Scott
Donald Mueller
Parsons Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Jack Groves
Calvin Thomas
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Emporia State University
KPL
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The
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Great Bend
M&m
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Yates
Wal-Mart
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Ambassador Cards
Hallmark Cards, Inc
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Randy
Reuben Call
Bill Wheeler
Pomona
Kenneth M. Harris
Jones International Securities, Ltd
Jones Cable Income Fund
Sherrie Young
Stern Brothers & Co. Investment Bankers
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Ottawa, Kansas
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