Senate Panel To Get Cracking On Death Penalty
Gov. Hayden said the death penalty bill will move again with committee action on Monday after a two month stall in the Senate. Sen. Ed Reilly pledged effort to advance the bill, while Hayden questioned timing and costs of capital murder trials.
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Reilly
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Neil Woerman
Kansas
Woerman
Missouri
Wyoming
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Alaska tops per capita federal spending. North Carolina lowest
AP reports the 1986 Consolidated Federal Funds study shows Alaska receiving the highest per capita federal spending at 5091.13 driven by military bases and small population, with North Carolina at the bottom at 2487.14. California, Maryland, Virginia also rank high, while D C would top per capita spend if counted as a state.
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Walkers Die On Highway In Oxford Tragedy
Five University of Mississippi sorority sisters in critical condition after a truck slammed into a charity walk-a-thon car, killing two and injuring others. The one ton truck overtook the procession and struck the trailing vehicle, sending it into the walkers near the Batesville to sorority house march for the Mississippi Kidney Foundation. Names include Mary Langford and Beth Roberson killed. Robin Simmons died later. Six others hospitalized. Memorial service set, noon, Fulton Chapel. classes canceled. No charges filed yet. driver Robert Davis unharmed.
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Teachers seek flexible extra duty pay plan in negotiations
School negotiators discuss a flexible extra duty pay range to entice coaches, with proposals to add 1 percent after three, six, and nine years, plus potential merit boosts for successful programs. They shelved the topic for the next meeting while weighing a school plan to cut planning time and reallocate funds for salaries, amid concerns over impact on teachers.
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Tilman
Gollier
Lawrence High
Candidate overview in Oologah school board race
The candidate discusses counseling needs across five elementary schools, favoring one counselor per building or roaming coverage. She supports teaming plans to balance class sizes, questions transportation costs, and urges community tax restraint while pushing local industry to boost budgets. She cites volunteer work at Lincoln School and family connections to the district.
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Citizens Advisory Council
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B.J
Lincoln
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