County government torn over new professional administration move
Franklin County court house erupts in infighting as commissioners clash with Clerk Shaun Perry over petition disclosures amid a push to hire a professional county administrator and establish a new human resources department. A grand jury probe looms as 348 signatures seek scrutiny of contracts and meetings, with eight administrator candidates arriving next week and May as target start date.
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Commissioners’ Chamber
Shaun Perry
Concerned Citizens For Responsive Government
Chet Leach
Commission
Ed Taylor
Concerned Citizens Group
County Commission
Leach
Grand Jury
Jeanny Sharp
Kansans weigh change to Supreme Court selection
In Kansas a plan by Senadors Wagle and Schmidt to add a senatorial confirmation stage to Supreme Court nominations faces scrutiny. The Missouri plan and retention votes are contrasted with U.S. Senate style confirmation, while Gov. Sebelius warns against politicizing the process. Professor Joseph Aistrup of Kansas State University weighs in.
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Supreme Court
Kansas Supreme Court
Susan Wagle
Wichita
Derek Schmidt
R-Independence
Wagle and Schmidt
Fred Hall
John McCuish
McCuish
Hall
American Bar Association of Kansas
Joseph A. Aistrup
Kansas State University
Court selection debate in Kansas House hearings on SCR 1606
The Kansas House holds hearings on SCR 1606 to amend the Constitution to elect Supreme Court nominees, with a Senate companion bill seeking Senate confirmation. Proponents say the current merit based system, via a three nominee panel chosen by citizens and lawyers and governor selection, should remain. Critics warn that public elections and Senate confirmation would politicize the court and invite partisan infighting. Justices are not lifetime appointees and voters decide retention every two years.
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Wagle
Sehmidt
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Senate
Kathleen Sebelius
Senate
Kansas
Kansas House of Representatives
Kansas Supreme Court
State
Marsh
Stovall
Kleypas
Legislators push back on Supreme Court activism over death penalty
The debate centers on SCR 1606 and Senate counterpart, argued as fixes to a non broken process. Critics say the bills risk politicizing nominations and shift lawmaking to courts. They urge addressing real problems like education funding and encourage letters to representatives listed in the Herald.
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