Budget Amendment Edges Toward Vote as Debates Narrow
Senate Republicans and two holdout Democrats reach a revised plan to ban court orders for tax hikes or spending cuts to enforce a balanced budget constitutional measure. Supporters hold 66 votes, one short of the two thirds needed, with three Democrats undecided.
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Washington
Senate
Sam Nunn
D-Ga
John Breaux
D-La
Byron Dorgan
Kent Conrad
North Dakota
Wendell Ford
Kentucky
Kansas jobless rate rises in January as losses seen temporary
TOPEKA AP report shows Kansas unemployment climbing from 4.9 to 5.3 percent in January, with 1994 level at 5.9 percent. officials say many losses are seasonal. Franklin County hosts 7.3 percent jobless rate. A separate Russell AP item details five fake pipe bombs causing evacuations but no real explosives found, while more bomb threats continued.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Department of Human Resources
Wayne Franklin
Franklin County
Russell, Kan
Wayne Grabbe
Russell
Sheriff's Department
Grabbe
Jury hears videotaped interview in teen murder case
A Franklin County District Court jury listened as a 60 minute videotaped interview with murder suspect Jerry Lee Robinson 15 Ottawa was played. Prosecutors and defense opened after jury selection and testimonies by Ottawa officers a physician a sheriff s captain and a detective.
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Jerry Lee Robinson
Ottawa
Clyde Richard Crowley
Franklin County District Court
John Cole
Dan Dunbar
Ottawa Police
Kenneth Johnson
Kenton Russell
OPD
Randy Allan
Bud Gollier
Franklin County
Craig Davis
Rick Geist
Geist
KBI
Reservist realignment plan for bases revealed
An air force official said no decisions on reassignment had been announced as reservists and permanent staff may move. He noted larger units are kept while smaller, costlier ones are cut. The BRAC Commission will receive the list, with two members appointed by Senate leader Bob Dole, including a former Fort Riley commander.
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Smith
Ottawa Middle School team teaching pitch discussed by board
Ottawa school board discussed a plan to create Preenine teams at Ottawa Middle School serving students from four county districts. The board cancelled a March 17 half day. OMS Principal Steve Woolf outlined seventh and eighth grade team teaching to unify math science social studies and English under focused groups to better address individual needs.
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Ottawa
OMS
Steve Woolf
Woolf
Supreme Court
Byron White
County tightens rules on adult entertainment in Franklin County
About 20 residents spoke at a Monday hearing as the Franklin County Commission unanimously approved a resolution to restrict adult entertainment in unincorporated areas. The measure, modeled after Douglas and Johnson counties, enacts licenses for businesses and staff, with a $250 annual business license and $20 for other licenses. The sheriff will vet applications, including fingerprints and photos, and enforce distance, lighting, and interaction limits. The plan preserves First Amendment protections by not outlawing nude dancing but imposes strict controls.
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Franklin County
Douglas
Johnson
Sheriff’s Department
Larry Wright
City weighs Neosho College expansion finance plan
Ottawa City Commission plans to aid Neosho County Community College in financing a $761,000 expansion including library, learning lab with 20 computer workstations, a 50-seat auditorium classroom and a student senate room. Construction should finish before next fall with Commerce Bank funding via a city sublease.
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Ottawa City Commission
Neosho County Community College
City Hall
Commerce Bank
Chanute
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