Panel backs alternative to Graves prison plan in Kansas
The Ways and Means Committee approved a package to reduce inmate crowding without new state prisons. It favors three day reporting centers for parole violators and shifts many non dangerous violations to community programs. The plan, tied to fiscal 2001 construction funding, seeks $3.3 million in bonds for Topeka women’s prison renovations and rejects El Dorado expansion.
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Topeka
Senate
Ways and Means
Bill Graves
el Dorado
Dave Kerr
R-Hutchinson
Department of Corrections
Graves
East Topeka
Marge Petty
Charles Simmons
Simmons
Topeka Women’s Prison
Gun bill in Kansas aims to shield youths from loaded guns
The Federal and State Affairs Committee heard debate on HB 3016 to make it a misdemeanor for adults with children to leave a loaded firearm reachable in a home. The measure would rise to a felony if a child were injured, requiring trigger locks or locked boxes. Supporters cite child shootings. opponents call it government intrusion and question self defense exceptions.
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Topeka
House
Federal and State Affairs Committee
Tony Powell
Richita
Cindy Hermes
R-Topeka
Scott Hattrup
Overland Park
Kansas Sportsmen Alliance
Sally Finney
Kansas Public Health Association
Don Dahl
Hillsboro
John Athan
Athan
Lobbyist disclosure bill overhauled in Senate clash
Gov Bill Graves proposed broader lobbyist freebies disclosure with a Senate panel blending a ban and a pay raise. The panel signaled the chances of passage while citing the need to align with the governor, discussing remaining sections before a Senate vote. The bill shifts from monthly reports to annual disclosures and faces House-driven bid provisions Graves opposes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Bill Graves
Senate
Janice Hardenburger
Hardenburger
Dick Bond
Overland Park
House
Graves
Peltier Transferred to Mayo Clinic Nearby Medical Center
Leonard Peltier, the American Indian prisoner serving two life terms for the 1975 Pine Ridge shootout deaths of two FBI agents, has been moved from Leavenworth to the U S Medical Center in Rochester Minnesota. The transfer, described as temporary, aims to secure treatment for his jaw condition diabetes and heart issues with doctors from the Mayo Clinic nearby.
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Kan
Leonard Peltier
FBI
Rochester
Minn
Peltier
Mayo Clinic
Federal Bureau of Prisons
U.S. Medical Center
Rigoberto Menchu
Danielle Mitterrand
Francois Mitterrand
Leonard
Gina Chiara
Pine Ridge
S.D
Chiala
Minnesota
Chiara
Federal Prison
Defense Committee
Bureau of Prisons
Springfield
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