Federal appeals court blocks ethanol mandate in reformulated gasoline
A federal appeals court ruled the EPA can set standards for cleaner burning reformulated gasoline but cannot require corn-based ethanol as the exact additive. The decision says the agency lacks authority to mandate the precise formula while still allowing a standard for reduced pollution under the Clean Air Act. The rule previously required ethanol as the oxygenate for urban areas with severe smog.
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Washington
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Com
Kansas approves instant bingo constitutional amendment
Kansas voters approve a constitutional amendment allowing nonprofit groups to run instant bingo games by 58 percent to 42 percent in the April 4 special election. Official totals show 241,389 yes and 174,677 no with 32 percent turnout from 1.3 million registered voters. The Legislature has not yet passed implementing legislation this session.
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Topeka
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Kansas
State
Ron Thornburgh
Senate
House
Senate OKs tax lid on local governments
The Kansas Senate approved 25 to 15 a bill to reestablish a tax limit on cities and counties. The cap would mirror 1989 or 1990 property tax levels, with exemptions such as juvenile delinquency prevention. Senator Phil Martin opposed, calling it a tax colander.
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Topeka
Kan
Senate
House
Phil Martin
Pittsburg
Martin
Kansan plan would close state mental hospitals without vote
The Kansas House approved an Omnibus Appropriations Act amendment giving a governor appointed commission power to decide which of seven state hospitals to close. Rep Rochelle Chronister, who will be Graves' secretary of social and rehabilitation services, sponsored the measure. The Senate must still weigh the proposal.
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Topeka
Kan
House
Bill Graves
Rochelle Chronister
R-Neodesha
Graves
Social and
SRS
Senate
Chely Wright to Headline Ottawa Show with East B Street Band
Wellsville star Chely Wright will perform at Ottawa Municipal Auditorium at 7 30 p m on Thursday May 25 with The East B Street Band as special guests. Tickets go on sale May 8 at the OMA box office and at Butler Music Beyond Video and the TV Shoppe. Main floor 13 95 upper level 10 95 with 3 off for kids 12 and under. Reservations via the OMA box office after May 8 at 242 8810.
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Wellsville
Chely Wright
Nashville
Ottawa Municipal Auditorium
East B Street Band
OMA
Butler Music and Beyond Video
Ottawa
Garnett
Oklahoma City bombing witness reports trail of evidence
Witnesses described seeing Timothy McVeigh driving a rental truck toward the federal building and another car fleeing minutes before the blast. A second suspect, John Doe No. 2, remains at large as McVeigh is held without bail. The investigation focuses on the Arizona license plate LZC646 and a pre blast videotape.
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U.S
Ronald Howland
McVeigh
FBI
John Horsley
John Doe
Arizona
Weldon Kennedy
Oklahoma City
Washington
Missing John Doe 2 Sighting After Explosion
Report notes no reliable sighting of John Doe 2 since the explosion. Arizona records indicate the vehicle linked to the incident is a 1983 Pontiac station wagon. Continued on page 7.
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John Doe 2
Sion
Arizona
Trail funds remain in limbo for rail trail phase two
Kansas House Appropriations Committee rejected 11-9 the $150000 for the Prairie Spirit Rail Trail phase two start up. Gov Graves urged KDWP secretary Strickland to include the funds in his budget as Senate action or final budget vote could still place the money. If not funded this year, construction would be delayed.
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Qarnett
Csr
Kansas House Appropriations Committee
Senate
Ways and Means Committee
House
Bill Graves
John Strickland
Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks
KDWP
Strickland
House Appropriations Committee
Sec
Take Our Daughters to Work Day In Ottawa Area
Local girls from Ottawa Middle School join Take Our Daughters to Work Day with 30 OMS seventh graders and peers shadowing professionals at venues from the IRS to West Point. ECVC organized panels with National Honor Society students and a career dress fashion finale. organizers aim to expand next year to include more girls and boys.
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Take Our Daughters
West Point
Internal Revenue Service
Ottawa
East Central Vocational Cooperative
Diane Nancy Leverzapf
Junction City
ECVC
OMS
Elizabeth Barker
Tara Boswell
Heather Fogle
Jill Garvin
Julia Haney
Sara Hinderliter
Mariayna
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