Kansas Senate backs evolution standards debate
Senate leader Barbara Lawrence defends the State Board of Education after it approved science standards de-emphasizing evolution. She says Kansans with creationist views must be acknowledged while noting local boards will decide how to teach evolution, contrasting with Rep. Ralph Tanner who fears inconsistent statewide science knowledge.
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State Board of Education
Barbara Lawrence
Richita
Kansas
Lawrence
U.S. Supreme Court
Topeka
Ralph Tanner
Baldwin City
State of
Tanner
Boards of Education
Farm Bureau head fired in Kansas shakeup
Gary Hall, president of the Kansas Farm Bureau, was voted out by 11 board members in a unanimous action except for Hall. Vice president Steve Baccus of Minneapolis was elected the new president. Hall cited internal politics and a gap over the organization’s direction, but said he will remain on the board and continues to support member needs.
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Sarah Kessinger
Harris
News Service
OPERA
Kansas Farm Bureau
Gary — Hall
Hall
Farm Bureau Board
Terry Arthur
Arthur
Gary Hall
Steve Baccus
Minneapolis
Baccus
Chapman
Stockman
National Farm Bureau
House of Representatives
Wth
State police consider public safety department in Kansas
Senate President Dick Bond backs exploring a public safety department to streamline enforcement agencies. Kansas Bureau of Investigation director Larry Welch objects, arguing consolidation would create unnecessary bureaucracy and turf protection. House leaders doubt the need for a new cabinet secretary and costs.
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Topeka
Senate
Dick Bond
Larry Welch
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Legislative Budget Committee
Welch
Bond
Overland Park
Public Safety
Kansas
Department of Safety
House Appropriations
David Adkins
Joint Committee
Adkins
R-Leawood
Graves staffer named secretary of Agriculture in Kansas
Jamie Clover Adams, 35, moved from Gov. Bill Graves staff to secretary of the Kansas Agriculture Department at $85,200 a year, subject to Senate confirmation. She succeeds Allie Devine and will finish department reorganization while making Water Resources more responsive. Critics cited weaker water pollution standards under Graves.
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Mary Jane Stattelman
Greg Krissek
Senate
State Board of Agriculture
Adams
Allie Devine
Kansas Livestock Association
Devine
Kansas Grain and Feed Association
Kansas Fertilizer and Chemical Association
Washington
American Feed Industry Association
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
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Daniel Green
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