Kansas joins multi state tobacco settlement with concession terms
Kansas Attorney General Carla Stovall joins with more than 30 states in a tobacco settlement that provides Kansas 1.5 billion over 25 years for Medicaid costs and imposes limits on marketing to youths. The deal bans cartoon characters like Joe Camel, ads on buses, and distributes brand logos on hats and jackets. it falls short of federal penalties. Congress must still act to grant FDA authority to regulate tobacco.
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Food and Drug Administration
Government contacts for federal and state representatives in Kansas
A compilation of contact details for President Bill Clinton's White House office and U S senators Pat Roberts and Sam Brownback, U S representative Jim Ryun, state officials including Attorney General Carla Stovall and Insurance Commissioner Kathleen Sebelius, with office addresses in Washington D C Topeka and Overland Park. phone numbers and faxes provided.
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White House
Pennsylvania Ave
Washington, D.C
U.S
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Dirksen
Fox
Topeka
Frank Carlson
S.E. Quincy
Sam Brownback
Hart
Senate
Washington
D.C
Kansas Ave
W. 95Th
Overland Park
Jim Ryun
Cannon
Hob
House.gov
Ryun
Goy
Bill Gravas
Carla Stovall
Judicial Center
Kathleen Sebelius
Southwest 9Th
Habitat volunteers build Webb family home in Ottawa
The Franklin County Habitat for Humanity crew, including volunteers, a sorority group, and local pro Ray Dean Steanson, gather at 726 Cypress to finish a three bedroom, energy efficient house for the Webb family. Sweat equity, no interest mortgage, and community groups sustain the project as about 200 people contribute. The $35,000 build will likely sell for $50,000 value, with dedication planned Sunday afternoon.
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Ottawa
Franklin County
Habitat For Humanity
Habitat
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Habitat Board
Wyndee Lee
Tonia Salvini
Salvini
Ray Dean Steanson
Steanson
Webb
Shawn
Sharon
Lee
Cliff Burke
Church
Community
Ottawa University
Webbs
United Way
Gilbert Martin
Spirit of Kansas relief after flood taps communities
Governor Bill Graves praises Kansans for resilience after the 1998 autumn floods that damaged 2000+ homes and hundreds of buildings across Butler, Chase, Coffey, Cowley, Franklin, Harvey, Lyon, Marion, Neosho, Sedgwick, Sumner and Wilson counties. Total damage near 40 million dollars. Federal, state, and local aid plus Red Cross and Salvation Army support efforts, with agencies distributing food, shelter, and staples while families rebuild.
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Butler
Chase
Coffey
Cowley
Franklin
Harvey
Lyon
Marion
Neosho
Sedgwick
Sumner
Wilson
Kansas National Guard
Highway Patrol
Kansas Department of Commerce & Housing
Augusta
Department of Social & Rehabilitation Services
USDA
American Red Cross
Salvation Army
Bill Graves
Goveror
Ink.org
Zoning, property rights, and diabetes awareness in Ottawa
Reader Forum argues private property is protected from government reach, condemns zoning as an abolition of private property while noting public, commercial, school lands fall under different jurisdictions. Also promotes National Diabetes Awareness Month and Franklin County Diabetes chapter activities and contact guidance for letters.
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United States
States
U.S
Karl Marx
Friedrich Engels
Franklin Coun
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