Final House action on Kansas budget halves tax relief and school funds
Budget plans for fiscal 1998 clear tax relief and school spending aims with a bipartisan Appropriations Committee update. House adds 1 million for community colleges, 244000 for the courts, and 200000 for Emporia State to counter enrollment declines while keeping overall growth around 0.5 percent.
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Henry Helgerson
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Senate approves partial birth abortion ban in Senate vote
OPERA Kan AP The Kansas Senate passed a bill banning partial birth abortions by a 39-0 vote and rejected a companion measure requiring doctors to give women specific information about the procedure. The abortion debate featured tense exchanges and failed parental consent amendments.
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McGovern weighed 1992 comeback after near run
Former senator George McGovern recalled near seeking the 1992 Democratic nomination during a Kansas City speech on personal responsibility. He said friends and family talked him out, and he viewed not running as a personal failing two decades after his 1972 nomination.
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