Kansas Senate weighs swine restriction bill in IOPERA hearing
A House passed bill to bar large swine operations seeks to curb farm expansion, drawing opposition from pork producers. Debate focused on a proposed moratorium and mandatory county votes, with senators unsure how the measure will ultimately be shaped next week.
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Iopera
Kan
Steven Cox
Kansas
House
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
David Corbin
Rowanda
Senate
Corbin
Cox
Norton County
Phillips
Osborne
Norton
Doug Johnston
Johnston
Kansas Government
Ink
Tax abatement provisions pulled from BOTA bill
OPERA Kan AP The House Taxation Committee will reconsider part of its action on a bill abolishing the Board of Tax Appeals delaying debate. The panel will strip all tax abatement provisions from the measure and recouple them in a separate bill for separate House consideration.
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Opera, Kan
House Taxation Committee
Board of Tax Appeals
House
Phill Kline
Kline
Kansas Cities
Shawnee
Jack Wempe
D-Little River
Tax Committee
Kansas Tax Appeals Commission
Bill Graves
Salina Journal to name Salina publisher from Garden City
Harris Enterprises appoints Tom Bell 43 editor and publisher of the Salina Journal effective June 8 replacing Harris Rayl who resigns to pursue other interests. Bell will share editorial duties with George Pyle while leaving daily operations to managers and notes his pro life stance alongside liberal views. Bell a Kansas State graduate joined Harris Enterprises in 1980.
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Harris News
Salina
Tom Bell
Garden City Telegram
Salina Journal
Bell
Harris Rayl
Rayl
Harris Enterprises
the Journal
Kansas State University
Hutchinson News
Kansas Senate requests audit of Kansas Highway Patrol on staffing and pay
Senate Ways and Means Committee voted to audit the Kansas Highway Patrol amid concerns over scheduling, duty time, and pay compared with other states. The probe would examine staffing, turnover, productivity, and alignment with the agency mission, while troopers seek pay talks openness.
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Bopeka
Kansas Highway Patrol
Senate
Ways and Means
Dave Kerr
R-Hutchinson
House Transportation Committee
Kerr
Col
Lonnie McCollum
McCollum
Steve Kearney
Kansas State Troopers Association
State of
Kansas
Pat Ranson
Wichita
House
Senate Ways and Means
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