Jobless rate up in Kansas in June
The Kansas unemployment rate rose eight tenths of a percentage point in June to 4.9 percent, though a record 1,252,429 Kansans found jobs. The increase followed a summer influx of job seekers and school closures, with services jobs contributing to the uptick. Continued on Page 9.
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Topeka
Kan
Department of Human Resources
Allen panel tackles ag issues in Kansas
Harris News Service outlines an interim Kansas agriculture committee led by Sen. Jim Allen and Rep. Susan Roenbaugh. The 17 members examine dairy laws seed law organic farming drought and state experiment stations while weighing marketing and federal program control.
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Mike Corn
Harris
Delbert Gross
D-Hays
Kansas
Gross
Kansas State University
House Agriculture Committee
Hays
Manhattan
New York
Sen
Jim Allen
Ottawa
Senate Agri
Allen
Susan Roenbaugh
Kinsley
Storm disrupts Ottawa sewer plant and trees
Ottawa's sewage treatment plant operated on emergency power after a thunderstorm and suspected lightning damaged an electrical panel. City crews worked to repair the system while an auxiliary generator kept the plant running. Trees and branches blocked streets and caused power outages, but the utility director said the damage stayed within the distribution system and no plant failures occurred.
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Diane Yeamans
Herald
Ottawa
Jack Davis
Utilities
Davis
Third
Fourth
Kansas City
Bush urges governors to join September education summit
President Bush told the National Governors Association that poor schools threaten America's future and invited all governors to a Sept 27 28 summit to seek ways to boost education. He urged targeting federal dollars to those in need and backed parental choice while addressing crime drug abuse and welfare concerns.
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Bush
America
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Poland
Hungary
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CIA
Associated Press
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Higgins
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State Department
Mary Fischer
Louisville
Okolona
Israel
Lebanon
Avi Pazner
Yitzhak Shamir
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