State leaders push to curb rising natural gas prices
Gov. John Carlin and A G Robert Stephan led a bipartisan effort to pressure Congress and FERC to act quickly against take-or-pay and price escalator clauses. They urged market-out protections, revised cost rules, and a FERC review to limit expensive gas loads while Kansas producers gain fairer access to older, cheaper gas.
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Robert Stephan
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Charles M. Butler
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Kansas Corporation Commission
Kansas Senate approves tax collection bills in phase one
The Kansas Senate passed two measures to accelerate state income and sales tax collections as part of Gov. Carlin's plan to bolster the budget. The income tax withholding measure cleared 40 to 0, and the sales tax bill won 33 to 7 amid prior controversy over retailer compensation. The bills head to the House for consideration.
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New Books At The Library Highlight Celebrity Biographies
The library adds Confessions of an Actor by Laurence Olivier and Burt Reynolds An Unauthorized Biography by Sylvia Resnick detailing Hollywood careers and personal ties. It features Mistral's Daughter by Judith Krantz and The Good Old Stuff by John D. MacDonald with vintage 1947 1952 crime tales and Starving for Attention by Cherry Boone O Niell, a memoir of anorexia.
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Judy Carne
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Travis McGee
Cherry Boone O’niell
Pat
Shirley Boone
Promote International Student Exchange Area Representative Opportunity
European students may spend a high school year in America and the program is recruiting AREA REPRESENTATIVES. The role is a rewarding part time position with all expenses paid and involves selecting host families and contacting high schools.
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America
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