Kansas Senate advances booster seat and teen belt bill
The Kansas Senate moved House Bill 2109 toward a final vote requiring booster seats for 4 to 8 year olds unless over 80 pounds and allowing police to stop drivers under 18 not wearing seatbelts. Supporters cite saved lives and high teen crash risk, while opponents warn of parental burden and harassment.
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Sarah Kessinger
Harris
Topeka
Senate
Les Donovan
Wichita
Senators
Donovan
Kansas
Pat Apple
R-Louisburg
Kay O’connor
R-Clathe
Phil Journey
R-Haysville
Journey
Mark Taddiken
R-Clifton
Taddiken
Kansas SafeKids Coalition
Cindy D’ercole
Kansas Action For Children
Co‑op Expands After Fire Adds Safety Upgrades
The crop production center at the co‑op reopens with a building 40 percent larger than before, storing chemicals, fertilizer, and six sprayer rigs. New alarm and safety features follow a past fire, as officials seek better preparation. The co‑op serves about 1,500 members with offices in Franklin, Douglas, Osage, Anderson, and Coffey counties.
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Co-Op
Fea
Tures
Derousseau
Franklin
Douglas
Osage
Anderson
Coffey
Walgreens Plans New Ottawa Store On Main Street
Walgreens proposes a development with a tall screening fence, two entrances from Main Street and 15th Street, and a drive through pharamacies feature. The chain operates 42 stores in Kansas and may not offer 24 hour service in Ottawa.
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Ing Streets
Main Street
15Th Street
Walgreens
Kansas
Werner
Ottawa
OU ads on Native symbols blocked by campus newspaper
The University of Oklahoma declined three paid ads from Religious Americans Against Indian Nicknames and Logos, citing the campus paper as subject to university policies. Provost Maurice Bryan called the decision an unfortunate miscommunication but said ads could be reconsidered after a campus forum on the topic.
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Braves
Lady Braves
Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma
Ottawa
Charles Todd
Harvey S. Gunderson
Barred Organization
the Campus
American Indian Movement
Kansas
Gunderson
Osseo
Wis
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Carol
University of Wisconsin-Stout
University of Kansas
Erika Marksbury
Gundersons
Maurice Bryan
Bryan
Ku Klux Klan
Discrimination bill cited by fired Kansas worker case
Sandra Stenzel, former Trego County Economic Development Coordinator, says she was fired for being gay after testifying against a gay marriage ban. Proponents push Senate Bill 285 to ban employment housing and public accommodation discrimination while critics led by Fred Phelps oppose, warning of religious harm.
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Topeka
Trego County
Tiffany Muller
Kansans For Justice and Equality Project
Sandra Stenzel
Statehouse
Stenzel
Muller
Sandra
Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee
Kansas
Steve Brown
Democratic Lesbian
Caucus
Fred Phelps
Phelps
Kansas Human Rights Commission
Pete Brungardt
Salina
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