Kansas Senate stalls on reapportionment amid warnings
In Topeka, the Kansas Senate remains at a stalemate over reapportionment with no bill or maps. Officials warn current districts are malapportioned, while Democrats and some Republicans resist action amid a heavy legislative agenda and upcoming school board elections. The attorney general urges action to avoid legal challenges.
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Topeka
Kansas Senate
Senate
Kansas
House of Representatives
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Parsons
Johnston
State Board of Education
Board of Education
Robert Stephan
Widricksen
State School Board
Stephan
Robert Coldsnow
Zero growth welfare forecast sparks criticism in Kansas
Gov Mike Hayden proposes 1991 foster care budget of 32.153 million with zero growth despite a 34 percent caseload rise from 1984 to 1990 projections. Critics call the plan stupid and irresponsible while lawmakers demand explanations for past optimistic forecasts and warning of further cuts.
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Dave Ranney Harris
Mike Hayden
Hayden
John Bozich
Pittsburg
Shriver
Winston Barton
Barton
Classification amendment critics ready to do battle
Kansas readers digest the fallout as reclassification and statewide reappraisal trigger tax-bill shock. Sen. Phil Martin, a former appraiser, notes predictions of shifting burdens on commercial and industrial real property while Gov. Hayden signals a new push. Billions in revenue shifts hang on a widening fight among lawmakers, lobby groups, and local officials as proposals seek new caps and phased-in changes.
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Pittsburg
Martin
Cherokee County
State Revenue Department
Senate
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Kansas Livestock Association
Boeing
Hallmark
Wal-Mart
State Chamber of Commerce
Kansas
Mike Hayden
Eric Yost
Wichita
Senate Tax Committee
Hayden
Yost
Robert Vancrum
Overland Park
Scholarships Offered for Ag Classrooms in Kansas
Kansas Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom seeks donations to fund 75 teachers from kindergarten to 12th grade for three Integrating Agriculture into the Classroom courses this summer. Courses run June 11-22 in Manhattan, July 2-13 in Kansas City, and July 23-August 3 in Wichita. Commitments due March 15.
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Kansas Foundation For Agriculture
Kansas
Marcelle Pringle
Kansas Ag
Yates Center
Kansas City
Wichita
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