Legislature Eyes Riding Street Repairs
House Speaker John Carlin urged a 3 million emergency appropriation to aid cities and counties repairing winter road and street damage. Sen. Wint Winter called for a 40-hour audit of official state car use by the attorney general and the Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services, and proposed a two day joint Senate House inquiry into Wolf Creek nuclear plant ownership. Carlin also pushed a 5 million road repair bill funded from the general fund, to be distributed via the city county road and bridge formula in a one time allocation.
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Topeka
Kan
John Carlin
Wint Winter
Ottawa
Legislative Post Audit Committee
Attorney General's Office
Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
Richard E. Brown
Post Audit Division
Post Audit Committee
Winter
Smolan
Legislative Coordinating Council
House
Senate Energy and Natural Resources
Wolf Creek
Burlington
Carlin
Senate
Ross Doyen
House Ways and Means Committee
T Am
State General Fund
Kansas Reverses Spring Warmth With Snow And Freezing Rain
In Topeka Kansas a brief taste of spring ended as a low pressure system brought snow and freezing drizzle back to the state. One to two inches of new snow were possible in the north central region while cloud cover persisted statewide with scattered rain in the east. County forecast calls for light rain in the morning, cooler afternoons with highs near 50, then clearing and cooler tonight with lows in the 30s. Sunday looks partly sunny and warmer with highs in the mid to upper 50s as winds shift to northerly.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Prep basketball final go around in local area
Page 4 highlights the final prep basketball action in the local area with brief results, notable plays, and player notes from the closing rounds as teams wrap up the season.
State Can of Worms in Jumbled Liquor Laws
Truncated page notes chaotic liquor law debate. A dramatic entry hints at new proposals and regulatory confusion. Context suggests policy shifts amid conflicts over enforcement and taxation. The item references page eight and implies continuing coverage.
Coal Talks Continue As Marshals Seek Back To Work Orders
Washington AP report says negotiators for United Mine Workers and the soft coal industry return to bargaining while federal marshals prepare to serve back-to-work orders on about 1,450 UMWA locals and coal companies. The 96 day strike tests a settlement before a Monday service deadline and an 80‑day injunction hearing.
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Washington
United Mine Workers
Nicholas T. Camicia
Pittston Coal Co
UMW
Arnold Miller
U.S
UMWA
Justice Department
Aubrey Robinson
Inflation Tops Unemployment as U.S. Economic Focus
Washington officials now treat rising prices as the main economic problem amid cooling unemployment. The Labor Dept reports February unemployment at 6.1 percent as wholesale prices jump 1.1 percent, with economists predicting continued price increases for groceries and other essentials. Treasury Secretary Blumenthal and Fed Chair Miller prioritize inflation, while lawmakers debate adding anti inflation language to the Humphrey Hawkins bill. Labor groups argue fighting inflation and unemployment together is feasible, citing the 1970s recession. The Carter administration envisions tax cuts and a voluntary anti inflation program, rejecting wage and price controls.
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Washington
Treasury
W. Michael Blumenthal
American Newspaper Association
Blumenthal
Federal Reserve
G. William Miller
Miller
Fed
Congress
House
Humphrey- Hawkins
Robert Giaimo
D-Conn
House Budget Committee
Afl-Cio
John Zaluski
Carter
Nine Million Cubic Feet Of Low Level Waste Buried
John L. Warren of Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory says about nine million cubic feet of low level nuclear waste have been buried over 30 years in pits and shafts on lab grounds. The waste, stored since the 1940s, is mostly trash materials and sludge treated into solids, with no environmental leakage reported.
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Los Alamos
N.M
Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory
John L. Warren
LASL
Warren
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Legislature
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