Prison inmate count and bed expansion in Kansas facilities
Corrections Secretary Chuck Simmons disclosed a 15 percent inmate rise over 18 months, prompting renovations at seven of nine Kansas prisons to add 975 beds. The peak was 7,161 inmates on Nov 2, then 7,055 by Dec 31, with renovation costs totaling about 1.78 million dollars, or 1822 dollars per bed. Later, aging officials discussed privatizing home care for seniors and transferring 290 million dollars in programs from SRS to Aging by July 1, 1997, contracting with private agencies via area agencies on aging.
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Topeka
Kan
Chuck Simmons
Department of Corrections
Simmons
Senate
Ways and Means
Thelma Hunter Gordon
Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
SRS
Department On Aging
Gordon
Hearings Set On Western Resources Gas Rate Hike
The Kansas Corporation Commission will hold three public hearings on Western Resources request for a 36 million dollar increase in natural gas rates. Hearings are 7:30 p.m. Jan 24 at KCC Topeka, 7:30 p.m. Jan 25 in Salina, and 6:30 p.m. Jan 31 in Wichita. The filing last August seeks 10.3 percent increases for Ottawa Kansas City Topeka Wichita Emporia Atchison Leavenworth and 8.5 percent for Hutchinson Salina Great Bend Manhattan.
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Topeka, Kan
Kansas Corporation Commission
Western Resources
KCC
West Topeka
Bicentennial Center
Salina
Wichita
Ottawa
Kansas City
Topeka
Emporia
Atchison and Leavenworth
Hutchinson
Great Bend
Manhattan
ACLU Protests Kansas Drug Testing Changes
The American Civil Liberties Union objects to proposed changes in Kansas state employee drug testing. An ACLU spokesperson warned at a Department of Health and Environment hearing that safeguards against false positives and disclosure of test results could be weakened. She noted false positives can lead to wrongful terminations for innocuous substances like cough syrup codeine or poppy seed, and cautioned about potential specimen switching without strict safeguards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
American Civil Liberties Union
Kansas
ACLU
Department of Health and Environment
Wendy McFarland
McFarland
Home Base closes its doors for troubled boys in Franklin County
Home Base a shelter at 403 S Cedar for boys ages 10 to 17 has shut after 20 years due to funding losses. The program housed 108 youths and half completed its plan with none returning to crime. Costs neared 53 dollars per day per boy as government funds tightened. The house designed by George Washburn will be sold by Youth Services Inc.
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Ome
S. Cedar
Bob Pence
Home Base Board of Directors
SRS
Pence
United Way
Franklin County
George Washburn
Youth Services Inc
Home Base
Franklin County Sheriff’s finds largest weapon haul in history
A cache of confiscated guns valued at least 25000 dollars has been recovered over three days by the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department. Police say 63 of more than 70 stolen weapons were found from Dale Wesen Auction Services near K-68 and I-35 after Thanksgiving. Four arrests have been made with more expected as investigations continue.
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Jay Thomson
Rex Bowling
Alan Radcliffe
Franklin County
Ottawa
Cyr
Franklin County Sheriff's Department
Dale Wesen
Sheriff's Office
Back to work in snowbound Washington after shutdown
Fresh snow again closed federal offices in Washington as workers faced backlog from a three week partial shutdown and blizzard. OPM urged stay home for safety while agencies like Passport Office coped with 200000 applications and a crowded reopening. Traffic snarls pushed commuters to public transit as AID and FCC staff resumed duties.
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Ashington
Washington
East Coast
Metro
Office of Personnel Management
OPM
Janice Lachance
Rudy Baca
Federal Communications Commission
Passport Office
Brian Atwood
Agency For International Development
Don Drucker
Rockville
Commerce Department
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
Plea Entered in Perez Shooting Case Adjudicates Juvenile Offender
Sean Pedrow 17, Ottawa, pleaded guilty in juvenile court to attempted aggravated battery and conspiracy to commit aggravated battery in the September shooting death of 14 year old Stephanie Perez. He testified as required in Earwood’s adult murder case, with sentencing set February 15.
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Stephanie Perez
Sean Matthew Pedrow
Ottawa
Franklin County
Pedrow
Nathan Earwood
Topeka
Earwood
Lawrence Drake McCall
Fromme
Sean
Toby Lurber
Barwood
McCall
Shawnee County
Overland Park Firm Plans Medical Search Training Tie
A company in Overland Park proposes to purchase training logs and compete in medical search efforts. The plan involves developing search capabilities and expanding partnerships to support clinical data reviews.
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Lantitus
Overland Park
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Aan Landers
Esceiss
Daily Report
Home For Boys
Bill Tellier
Herald
Jeff Myrick
Perez
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