Rural rail system may be abandoned in coming years
Washington sources warn thousands of miles of rural rail could be shed over five years without Congress funding to revive short line and regional railways. Officials in Kansas and Missouri warn of widespread impact on farmers and small industries as unions and railroads face a Court ruling on labor protections and potential shifts in federal aid.
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Congress
America
Midwest
Kansas
Missouri
Horace Edwards
Kansas Department of Transportation
Uncle Sam
Sam Masters
Missouri Highway and Transportation Department
Edwards
Masters
Federal Railroad Administration
American Association of State Highway and Transportation
FRA
State Association
Aashto
Supreme Court
Jim Slattery
D-Kan
House
Sunflower Racing gets second extension for Pittsburg track plan
The Kansas Racing Commission approved a 60 day extension for Sunflower Racing of Wichita to present financing plans for a 12.5 million dollar Pittsburg greyhound track. The extension expires after the Kansas Supreme Court rules on the Camp Town Development appeal, or six months, with the trial set for May 23.
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Kan
Kansas Racing Commission
Sunflower Racing
Wichita
Pittsburg
Sunflower
Camptown Development Inc
Racing Commission
Kansas Supreme Cour
Supreme Court
Alfred Schroeder
H. Philip Martin
Lamed
Martin
Commission
Southeast Bank of Miami, Fla
Denny Burgess
Kansas
Mark Roberts
Kansas Department of Transporation
Southeast Bank
Dole pushes to revive grain export subsidy program
Senate Republican Leader Bob Dole pressed White House officials to revive the Export Enhancement Program for additional wheat sales to the Soviet Union. Dole warned of "on again, off again" policy signals as USDA idles subsidized grain sales and urged use of the program to bolster US bargaining in trade talks amid stalled sales and a two day Soviet-U.S. negotiation.
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Senate
Bob Dole
White House
Dole
John Sununu
Bush Administration
Soviet Union
Walt Riker
Kansas
United States
Riker
EEP
Agriculture Department
Capitol Hill
U.S
USDA
Office of Management and Budget
OMB
House Agriculture Subcommittee
Dan Glickman
D-Kan
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