Budget bill stalls as Senate blocks passage
The 2004 budget bill faces delay with Senate votes 48 45 keeping delays and blocking a 4.1 percent civil servant raise and 50 million for vaccine manufacturing diversification. Democrats and some Republicans resist, aiming fights over deficits and tax cuts as Bush’s 2005 budget looms February 2.
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City to present housing units at Old Depot ceremony
The Herald will present housing units at a 4:30 p.m ceremony on February 26 at the Old Depot Museum. The museum highlights The Herald's 135 year history. City Manager Weldon Padgett said bids for the 23rd Street sewer project came in under half the $500,000 engineer estimate, suggesting a development surge toward I-35 in southwestern Ottawa.
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Bill would loosen hunter education rules and allow youths to hunt unsupervised
A proposed law would let anyone under age 12 hunt with direct supervision, removing the schooling requirement for that age. For 12 and older, current rules stay, but the state seeks crash courses for adult nonresidents and a shortened course with a fee. Effective Jan 1 2005.
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State weighs long term fixes for energy and wind projects
State officials discuss immediate aid for high gas prices and long term remedies. Proposals include more technical support to boost natural gas productivity and increased use of alternative energies. An energy agency similar to the Kansas Water Office is urged, with research funding channeled through the Kansas Geological Survey. A Wind and Prairie Task Force targets Flint Hills wind projects and tallgrass prairie preservation, while a bill to end property tax exemptions for new wind projects draws debate.
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Two U S soldiers killed in Iraq mortar attack
A mortar barrage on a U S military encampment near Baqouba killed two soldiers and badly wounded a third. Police said gunmen killed four Iraqi laundry workers at a Fallujah base and wounded five. a Spanish security chief was wounded elsewhere near Baghdad.
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