May Hike Indemnities To Curb Sheep Scrapie
Washington AP The Agriculture Department weighs raising indemnity payments for sheep destroyed to halt scrapie spread. Current rates are 90 dollars for purebreds and 40 dollars for commercial stock. proposed up to 300 dollars per head based on appraised value. The move follows input from the sheep industry. Scrapie is an incurable disease with a long incubation period.
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Indictments Named in Bank Robbery and Other Cases
A federal grand jury in Topeka charged eight suspects in a Blue Mound bank robbery with a gun, totaling $13,718. Indictments also allege pipe bomb and firearm offenses, fraud, and vehicle theft involving individuals from Kansas and Leavenworth prison inmates.
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Ogden
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Joseph James Jacobs
Leavenworth
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Democrats Push P-Tax Amendment To Shield Homeowners
In Topeka the Kansas House, led by Speaker John Carlin, introduced a constitutional amendment to allow separate residential tax treatment amid a push by 55 Democrats. The move aims to prevent large homeowner tax hikes after revaluation, by adjusting property class weights from the current 30 percent market value for nonresidential to residences.
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