Opening Salvo of Bills in 1982 Kansas Legislature
About 88 bills were introduced as the 90 day session began in Topeka. Major items include a three year plan to fund schools, an 82.4 million highway maintenance package, reapportionment of congressional districts, and a property reappraisal drive. Senate proposals tighten oil well regulation and raise training for officers. House leaders expect quick action on interim committee bills amid partisan opposition to redistricting plans.
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Topeka, Kan
Kansas
House
Senate
Wendell Lady
Roverland Park
Ross Doyen
R-Concordia
Kansas Board of Athletic Trainers
Lady
Highway Patrol
State General Fund
Standing Committee
Sedgwick County
Wyandotte County
Doyen Urges States, Reagan On Fuel Tax Shift
Washington AP Kansas Senate President Ross Doyen pressed Reagan on using a higher federal fuel tax to fund highway maintenance in states. Doyen said states could gain flexibility and prefer revenues returned locally though no firm stance on the tax rise. He noted a potential move to raise motor fuel tax from four to nine cents with one cent for mass transit.
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Washington
Senate
Ross Doyen
Reagan
Doyen
National Conference of State Legislatures
White House
Boyen
NCSL
Secretary of Transportation
Drew Lewis
Carlin Seeks Tight Kansas Budget With Tax Reform Plan
Gov John Carlin urged a very tight 3.046 billion dollar budget for the next fiscal year, urging severance tax on oil and gas, property tax reappraisal for equity, highway revenue, and strengthened crime and prison security. He touted balance and contended Kansans want a severance tax and fiscal restraint.
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Carlin
Oklahoma
Wyoming
Kansas
Topeka
Kan
John Carlin
Lansing
Department of Transportation
School Board Adopts Policy For Challenged Materials
The board approved a process for challenged materials including an instructional materials committee, 30 day withdrawal for review, and hearings if requested. The policy emphasizes evaluating material as a whole and preserving public rights to challenge. Also approved were withholding records for unpaid fees, a 1982-83 calendar with 176 school days, and Metropolitan Life health coverage options with detailed costs. Negotiators were named for spring contract talks and a noon work session was scheduled for January 20.
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Nelson
Board of Education
Metropolitan Life
Maes
Metropolitan
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
U.S.C
No Nukes Rally Against Wolf Creek Nuclear Plant
Kansas Natural Guard members braved bitter cold on the Capitol steps to urge the Legislature to bar commercial nuclear waste generation until a federal high level waste disposal plan exists. The 78 percent complete Wolf Creek plant near Burlington faces a $1.93 billion cost and mid 1984 operation. planners propose on site storage of spent fuel rods.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas Natural Guard
Capitol Steps
Wolf Creek
Burlington
Kansas
St Pat Slick
Natural Guard
Lawrence
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Rosalia
Robert Stephan
Arlan Wray
Pomona
the Family Circus
Cs Ae
Gilliland Tire
Ottawa
Centropolis
By Bil Keane
Cate. Inc
Gop
Beetle Bailey
Monauer
Wilmer
Nina
School Board
Bud Beeman
Jack Beauchamp
Beeman
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