Stovall Faces Strain With Kansas Lawmakers Over Style and Policy
Carla Stovall, popular with voters, clashes with conservative Republicans in the Kansas Legislature. Despite high statewide support, she faces distrust from House members over her aggressive style and policy choices including tobacco litigation fees and the Blue Cross Blue Shield settlement. She will not seek re election in 2002 and aims for a private law firm role after January 2003.
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John Hanna
Associated Press
Topeka
Carla Stovall
Kansans
House
Stovall
Kansas
Crawford County
Kansas Parole Board
Colorado
Nebraska
U.S. Supreme Court
Tom Sawyer
Entz and Chanay
Tony Powell
Blue Cross-Blue Shield of
Powell
GOP
Mark Parkinson
Parkinson
Carla
Jim Garner
Garner
D-Coffeyville
David Adkins
R-Leawood
Adkins
Man commits death by own action in Salina crash
In Salina, 33 year old Jimmy Burkhead jumped from a overpass onto a moving truck, killing himself and the driver Lyndon Gurtner, 37. Police label the case murder death by own action as I 135 near Salina closes for hours while investigators respond.
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Salina
Jimmy Burkhead
Wilson
Lyndon Gurtner
Jim Hill
Burkhead
Cocaine Found In Police Employee’s Purse In Dodge City
Dodge City police investigate possible theft of narcotics from the evidence room after a numbered cocaine package is found in the purse of a civilian employee hospitalized following a seizure. Police chief says the narcotics likely came from the department's evidence room and no charges have been filed. The employee remains on life support, and investigators plan to interview her when possible.
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Dodge City
Ford County
Western Plains Medical Complex
Police Department
Bob Circle
Kansans offer advice on public school funding
Kansas educators parents and taxpayers across the state weighed in on how legislators should boost public education funding. They urged higher pay for teachers improved training smaller classes and accountability while considering targeted tax increases or alternative funding sources.
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Topeka
Harris News Service
Kansas
Ottawa
Teri Howard
Lincoln Elementary
Howard
Darren Dennis
Ottawa High School
Dennis
Hutchinson
David Holmes
Buchter
Holmes
Sandra Woodson
Bonilla
Joanna Davis
Davis
Chanute
Gay Barker
Barker
Cheryl Day
Day
Parsons
Carol Bush
Bush
Wayne Ellis
Ellis
Rescuers Struggle as Shelter Costs Climb in Topeka
The Rescue Mission of Topeka, with Hope Center for women and families, faces higher bills as utility costs rise and earnings tighten. Last year it housed about 2,000 people and served 115,000 meals while pledging no cuts to services despite added expense. Inter-Faith Inn in Wichita reports bills doubling from November to December and enlarged overflow shelter use, yet staff rely on personal pay to cover gaps while donations dip.
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Wichita
Inter-Faith Inn
Sandy Swank
Inter-Faith Ministries
Inter- Faith
Swank
Inter-Faith
Feaker
Garden City fire hits ConAgra plant ripple effect on workers
AmeriCold manager Larry Dohogne said 35 to 40 percent of his business vanished after the Christmas night blaze closed the ConAgra beef plant, prompting four layoffs and plans for more as he hopes for a rebuild. ConAgra plans to assess damage and determine future operations as Inland Paperboard and Packaging shifts boxes to other plants to meet demand.
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Garden City
ConAgra
AmeriCold
Larry Dohogne
Dohogne
Kansas
ConAgra Beef Company
Inland Paperboard and Packaging Inc
Schools debate adjusted budgets amid inflation pressures
The district faces continued annual increases tied to inflation but officials caution predictions of a tax hike are uncertain. A superintendent and a board member say they will do their best, with no clear movement toward higher taxes on the horizon.
Lawmakers Consider Sales Tax Pull to Gauge Support
Kerr said the idea is in consideration while Umbarger does not rule it out and some constituents back a sales tax. He plans formal polling to gauge support as part of ongoing talks. Harris News Service correspondent Carol Crupper can be reached in Topeka.
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Harris News Service
Carol Crupper
Topeka
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Wellsville Schools Lunch menus list daily items for a week with breakfast options and school meals. The schedule includes breakfast burrito and pizza days and daily sides such as fruit, vegetables, and desserts like cherry crisp and frozen yogurt.
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