Prosecutor: Kline not violation in open meetings cases
Shawnee County DA Robert Hecht found no open meetings law violation in two private sessions between Attorney General Phill Kline and six conservative Kansas Board of Education members. Hecht concluded Kline acted individually and did not shuttle information, with no quorum present or board discussions or decisions made.
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Topeka
Phill Kline
State Board of Education
Kansas
Shawnee County
Robert Hecht
Kline
Hecht
Senate
Anthony Hensley
Paul Davis
Lawrence
Board of Education
Carla Sto
Vall
Stovall
Associated Press
Mike Merriam
Merriam
Dan Biles
Hensley
Davis
Kansas Faces Future Water Shortages and Pollution Concerns
Kansas, among 36 states, is projected to face water shortages in the next decade even with normal moisture. EPA official Jim Gulliford warned at a Topeka water planning conference that stream and river pollution remains high from manure, sediment, fertilizers, and pesticides, while water prices remain low for Americans. Cooperation across government levels and landowners is urged, with praise for Cheney Lake Watershed Project aiding Reno County farmers and Wichita, though political barriers persist.
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Sarah Kfssinger
Harris News
Servi
Topeka
Kansas
EPA
Jim Gulliford
USS. Environmental Protection Agency
Kansas City
Gulliford
Cheney Lake
Reno
Wichita
Joe Harkins
Kathleen Sebelius
Taxpayers Bill of Rights debated in Kansas board meeting
Kansas policymakers weighed a constitutional TABOR style amendment seen in Colorado that would cap spending and require tax increases to go to a vote. Analysts warned TABOR harms essential services as education and health care face cuts while conservatives praise limiting government growth.
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Topeka
Kansas
Kansas Board of Regents
Colorado
Tabor
Carol Hedges
Colorado Fiscal Policy Institute
Hedges
University of Kansas
Emporia State University
Alan Cobb
Americans For Prosperity
Cobb
Senate blocks cuts to Viagra doses in Kansas Medicaid
In Topeka, Kansas Senate rejected an 18-14 plan to reduce Viagra and impotence drug allotments for low income Medicaid patients from 48 doses per year to one. Supporters argued savings could help fund reconstructive breast cancer surgery for poor women. opponents urged caution over medical needs and access.
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Topeka
Kansas
Jim Barone
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