Senate advances FACTS program extension in Kansas
The Senate approved a three year extension for the Farmers Assistance Counseling and Training Service and kept its in house attorney, sending the measure to the House. FACTS, started in 1985, has aided 560 cases with eight Kansas Legal Service attorneys and fielded about 15 000 calls from 3 800 individuals and families seeking debt relief and legal help.
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Topeka
Kan
Senate
House
Mike Hayden
Hayden
FACTS
Facts Program
Kansas Legal Service Inc
International Marketing Division
State Board of Agriculture
Department of Commerce
Richard Gannon
Dgoodland
Commerce Agency
Kansas
Montgomery
Wyandotte
Wyandotte County
Montgomery County
Jack Steineger
Kansas City
Public Disclosure Commission
Commission
Shawnee County
House Passes Statewide Smoking Bill in Kansas
The Kansas House approved a statewide smoking bill by 78 to 44, barring smoking in most indoor public places except designated areas and setting a fine up to 20 dollars for violations. The measure moves to the Senate after defeating an attempt to ban all tobacco use statewide.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas House
Senate
Kansas
Donna Whiteman
Hutchinson
Whiteman
Don Mainey
D-Topeka
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Ottawa
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Michael Johnston
D-Parsons
Post Auditor
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John Carlin
Ottawa Hare
Reals
Hoover
Russ
Ottawa Home Furnishings
Don Sellers
Chuck Kamper
S. Main
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First National Bank of Ottawa
F.D.I.C
First National Bank
Franklin County
Guara
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