Senate to Vote on Wendell Lady Regents Appointment
Kansas Senate Expected to confirm former House Speaker Wendell Lady to the Board of Regents. The 5-2 committee vote split with abstentions, amid GOP concerns of party balance and potential political payoff. Full Senate likely to follow, with some Republicans opposing. Also recommends Kennedy to PERB and Henley to the Adult Authority.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas Senate
House
Wendell Lady
State Board of Regents
Senate
Overland Park
John Carlin
Robert Talkington
Iola
Lady
Carlin
Sam Hardage
GOP
Board of Regents
Hardage
Johnson County
Confirmations Committee
Joseph Harder
R-Moundridge
Joe Warren
Maple City
Francis Gordon
Highland
Ben Vidrickson
Salina
Harder
Gordon
Republican
House of Representatives
Sen
Paul
Bud”’ Burke
R-Leawood
Burke
Kansas City Community College
Robert Kennedy
Kansas City
Public Employee Relations Board
Keith Henley
Kansas Adult Authority
Committee Urged To Pass Freeze On Gas Prices
Gov. Carlin aide urges House panel to advance a bill freezing intrastate natural gas prices at January 1983 levels to save millions for some Kansas residential customers. The measure targets about 110,000 of 660,000 gas users, mainly benefiting areas served by Kansas Power and Light Co. It faces opposition over potential shortages and impact on exploration. no action taken, bill referred to subcommittee for further study.
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Topeka
Kan
John Carlin
House
Kansas
Stephen Holsteen
Carlin
House Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Fred Weaver
Kansas Power and Light Co
Wichita
Kansas City
Don Schnacke
Kansas Independent Oil and Gas Association
Schnacke
Holsteen
KPL
Kansas Gas and Electric Co
Abilene
Clay Center
Concordia
Great Bend
Hutchinson
Junction City
Manhattan
McPherson
Pratt
Russell
Salina
Wamego
David Heinemann
Garden City
Airing Views On Multi Bank Holding Proposal Debate Continues
In Topeka Kansas spokesmen for rival sides clashed during a final House Commercial and Financial Institutions Committee debate on a measure to remove the prohibition on one company owning more than one bank or 25 percent in others. Supporters argued multi bank holding companies increase capital access and stabilize deposits while opponents warned of reduced competition and risk to consumers.
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Topeka
Kan
House Commercial and Financial Institutions Committee
Kansas
Gary Sherrer
Fourth Natiral Bank and Trust Co
Wichita
Sherrer
John Peterson
Kansas Association For Economic Growth
Missouri
Peterson
Sam Forrer
Grant
Andover State Bank
Fourth National Bank of
McConachie
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
FDIC
Pete McGill
The
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Enate
Lai
Kansas State Bank Presents
Lake OF the Ozarks
Osage Beach
Denny Hilton
OPRY
Ottawa
Kansas State Bank
Kansas Association For Economics Growth
McGill
Robert Stephan
Federal and State Affairs Committee
Qu.i.d
L. Powell
Treas