Dole backs Owen for GOP state chairman in Kansas
U S Senator Bob Dole endorsed former Lt. Gov Dave Owen for Kansas GOP state chairman as the party meets Saturday to select a successor to Governor Bennett. Owen, 45, has faced speculation of potential rivals though Dole’s backing likely narrows the field. Reports note concerns about voter input and party unity in the selection process.
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Topeka
Kan
U.S
Bob Dole
Dave Owen
Republican Party
GOP
Robert F. Bennnett
Bennett
Morris Kay
Congress
Kansas
Owen
Jack Brier
Robert T. Stephan
Washington
Dole
Kansas Republican Party
Dave
Akills
Robert Talkington
Iola
Bob Allen
Wichita
Sedgwick County
Alan Hill
Lawrence Paper Company
Crystal Marquardt
Sam Hardage
Stanley
State Senate
Gerald Ford
Stephan
Brier
Reagan Ieads into State of the Union with cautious plan
President Reagan prepares a State of the Union focusing on midcourse corrections rather than major shifts. GOP leaders say the speech will be bold yet centered on his principles as Congress faces stronger opposition and ongoing economic woes.
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Washington
Reagan
Congress
Senate
GOP
Howard H. Baker Jr
R-Tenn
Larry Speakes
White House
House
Baker
Jobe
Gallup
Washington Post-Abc
Larned
Ottawa
Commission
Registration Renewal Deadlines Loom for Vehicles and Taxes
Heavy truck and mobile home owners have three weeks to renew registrations and pay personal property taxes before delinquency. Auto and light truck owners with surnames starting A renewals began last week. B-tag renewals begin Feb 15, with deadlines Feb 26 and Feb 1 respectively. Use DMV forms, last year’s card, or renewal by mail. separate checks for fees and taxes.
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State Division of Motor Vehicles
Oil weighs on Wall Street as Dow nudges up briefly
Wall Street tried to rebound after a sharp drop but gains faded by afternoon. Oil issues dominated losses with the Dow Jones industrial average up 4.87 to 1,035.04 after two hours, after sliding 22.81 on Monday. Volume eased to 39.16 million shares at noon as traders priced in OPEC fallout from Geneva talks.
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New York
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Geneva
Switzerland
Jail space crisis prompts plan for juvenile and female cells
Franklin County and Osage County officials discuss enlarging jail capacity to house juveniles and women separately under state law. Sheriff Bowling notes space and staffing limits as DWI, weekend prisoner surges tax resources. Proposals include a possible third story and improved safety features such as a gun locker and updated lighting.
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Rowling
Bowling
Floyd H. Coffman
Wendell Barker
Roy Swank
Franklin County Commission
DWI
Osage County
Franklin and
Osage
Carlin to Name New Kansas Justice Soon
Gov. John Carlin plans to appoint a Kansas Supreme Court justice within a week to replace the late Alex Fromme. nominees are Tyler Lockett Patrick Brazil and Steven Flood with Feb. 20 deadline. sources say choice may be narrowed to Lockett or Brazil.
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Carlin
New Justice
Topeka
Kan
John Carlin
Kansas Supreme Court
Alex Fromme
Washington, D.C
National Governors Association
Tyler Lockett
Wichita
Patrick Brazil
Eureka
Steven Flood
Hays
Supreme Court Nominating Commission
Lockett
Brazil
Flood
Supreme Court upholds Kansas Gas Price Protection Act
State and Kansas Power and Light officials hail a U S Supreme Court ruling upholding the Natural Gas Price Protection Act as a major victory for about 100,000 KPL customers. The decision affirms the 1979 law prohibiting price escalator clauses in gas contracts, a boon for consumers in Manhattan and neighboring cities across central Kansas.
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Topeka, Kan
Kansas Power and Light Co
U.S. Supreme Court
Kansas
Supreme Court
John Carlin
KPL
Southwest Kansas
Kansas Corporation Commission
Manhattan
Junction City
Concordia
Abilene
Salina
Russell
McPherson
Great Bend
Pratt
Kansas Senate advances lapse bill cuts 55 million funding
The Kansas Senate passed a lapse bill to lock in 55 million dollars in agency funding reductions imposed by Gov. John Carlin. The measure redraws money originally granted in 1992 and later cut to help avert a state deficit. Also proposed were an end to the 21 percent interest ceiling on large consumer loans and Carlin’s plan to remove about 6,000 welfare recipients. The solar tax credit program faces a 30 month extension vote, while pari mutuel lobbying gains new coordinators. Election-commissioner bills sought voter input in four largest counties, action pending.
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Associated Press
Kansas Senate
House
John Carlin
Carlin
Treasury
Kansas House
House Taxation Committee
Kansas Quarterhorse Racing Association
Chuck Henry and Associates of
Augusta
Henry
Senate Elections Committee
Secretary of State
Sedgwick
Wyandotte
Johnson
Shawnee
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