Kansas considers official state symbols and a Channel Catfish title
The legislature weighs designating the channel catfish as Kansas official fish and Ottawa as Channel Cat Capital. The piece notes other symbols like Harney silt loam soil and barred tiger salamander, and follows seventh graders from Olpe JHS as they present to the Senate. It questions legislative priorities during a 90 day session and invites reader letters with sign and contact details.
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Kansas
Ottawa
Marais Des Lygnes
Harney
Capitol Notebook: Candy Deals and Capitol Pranks
Capitol Notebook reports on lobby candy favors as Robin Jennison orders 85 pounds of Jolly Ranchers via a Kansas City distributor, while Colleen Mullen fills a candy bowl in his office. It also covers weight concerns from Sen. Janice Hardenburger, a prank at a caucus, a photo display of fair history, Rep. John Edmonds’ highway focus, Kansas Art Education Association displays, and Rep. David Adkins opposing concealed carry with a note on gun prevalence in cities seen in London and Mexico City.
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Robin Jennison
Statehouse
John Ballou
Jennison
Colleen Mullen
Healy Republican
Kansas City
Mullen
Janice Hardenburger
R-Haddam
Hardenburger
Alf
William Murphy
Wichita
Doug Mays
R-Topeka
Kline
Hutchinson
Garden City
Capitol
State Historical Society
Kansas
Finney County
John Edmonds
Edmonds
Leland R. Edmonds
Kansas Department of Economic Development
Robert Docking
Kansas Art Education Association
Nick Jerkovich
Salina
Sacred Heart Junior High
Adam Townley
Wiley
Emile Blakesly
Haven
Sublette Elementary
United States
David Adkins
R-Leawood
Adkins
London
Harris News Service
Mexico City
Know Your Customer rules face uphill battle in federal banks
The Seattle Times notes KYC proposals would require FDIC banks and others to identify customers and monitor routine transactions. Critics say existing rules already track large cash deals and suspicious activity, arguing for no new federal mandate to snitch on ordinary banking. The piece also cites concerns about privacy and regulatory overreach.
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The
Seattle Times
Federal Register
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Treasury Department
Kansas Senators Clash Over Farm Policy Costs and Exports
Kansas figures Pat Roberts and Dan Glickman spar at a Senate Agriculture Committee hearing on the administration budget for farm programs. They debate reducing output versus maintaining supply, the impact of global competitors, and the role of export measures and farm aid in feeding world hunger.
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Ashington
Kansas
America
Senate Agriculture Committee
Pat Roberts
Dan Glickman
Roberts
House Agriculture Committee
Glickman
Sen. Roberts
U.S
Congress
House
Pol Pot
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Senate Chamber
Mopeka
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Poe
Ieee
Ottawa Herald
S. Cedar
Ottawaherald
Tans Sater
Capitol Notebook
Carol Crapper
Sarah Kessinger
Big Brother
Rep
Phill Kline
Shawnee
Daily Times
Farmington
N.M
Office of
Independent Counsel
OIC
Kansans Glickman and
George B. Pyle
P.O. Box
Gpylesaljournal.com
George
B. Pyle
Doonesbury
Mk Thudaicker
Bion
Thi Nik
Mallard Fillmore
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