Ethanol growth rises as farmers gain from crop fuel trend
Illinois farmers see 20 to 40 cents extra per corn bushel as ethanol expands its reach amid higher oil prices. ADM says ethanol adds value to corn and boosts rural economies, though ethanol prices sag while MBTE debates and federal subsidies fuel ongoing controversy.
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America
Archer Daniels Midland
U.S
Karla Miller
ADM
Midwest
Congress
General Accounting Office
Nicholas Hollis
Agribusiness Council
Kansans urged to share health care financial stories
Advocates invite consumer voices on health care finance, planning to back stories with current statistics. A data sheet shows 54,000 Kansas children under 18 lacked insurance in 2003, with about 230,000 adults uninsured, as groups push broader consumer networks and focus on affordable prescriptions, small business coverage, and healthy school options.
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Kansas
Urban Institute and Kaiser Commission
Colorado
Moore
Billie Hall
The
Sunflower
Regional jail feasibility study prompts county funding debate
Miami and Linn counties join a $20,000 study to project jail needs over the next decade and explore financing for a regional facility. Franklin and Anderson counties weigh joining while debates over private jails rise as lawmakers consider options. Davis warns funding trends may accelerate and affect county budgets and jail operations.
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Bill Butler
Miami County
Butler
Miami
Linn
Franklin County
Anderson County
Don Hay
Goldberg
Sunday liquor sales push advances amid opt out talk
Senate leaders say Sunday sales expansion could be kept without new elections. Hensley notes possible floor amendment to let communities maintain Sunday sales, citing last year’s court ruling that allows opt outs from the Liquor Control Act. Key debates include tax linkage and cereal malt beverage rules on the Christian Sabbath. Eastern Kansas cities already await state competition with Missouri.
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Senate
Anthony Hensley
Topeka
Hensley
State Supreme Court
Missouri
Bipartisan group seeks repeal of Patriot Act provisions
A coalition of conservative and liberal groups including the ACLU and Americans for Tax Reform urges Congress to repeal or expire key Patriot Act powers. They target records access, sneak and peek searches, and broad definitions of terrorists, arguing the law threatens civil liberties across the spectrum.
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Washington
American Civil Liberties Union
American Conservative Union
Americans For Tax Reform
The
Free Congress Foundation
Congress
Laura W. Murphy
ACLU
Coalition
Scolinos
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