Controversial GOP group backs 66 challengers in 1998
Triad Management Services, a Republican consulting firm tied to past fund-raising controversy, backs 66 GOP congressional challengers in 1998 and faces Democratic criticism over its influence. Democrats allege illegal use of nonprofits and PACs to bypass contribution limits, while Republicans defend Triad's role.
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Triad Management Services
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Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
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Phil Wyrick
Vic Snyder
Alabama
Carolyn Malenick
Oliver North
U.S. Senate
Malenick
Brownback
GOP
Kansas
Sam Brownback
Topeka
John
Ruth Stauffer
Senate Governmental Affairs Committee
House Government Reform and Oversight Committee
Texas
Peter F. Cloeren
Cloeren
House Gop
Brian Rabin
Jim Turner
Rabin
Democratic Minority Report
Judge upholds five state waste site timetable in Nebraska dispute
U.S. District Judge Warren Urbom ruled the Central Interstate Low Level Radioactive Waste Compact could set a schedule for Nebraska to complete its license review of the Boyd County dump and that deadlines are reasonable. He said the host state retains power to deny the application if it cannot process within the timeframe.
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Neh
Kansas
Nebraska
Boyd County
Central Interstate
U.S
Warren Urbom
Urbom
No waiting room at renovated Union Station in Kansas City
Union Station in Kansas City reopens as Science City with no Amtrak waiting room due to lack of funds. Amtrak will not participate in building the space. the plan envisions a hidden waiting area connected by an elevated walkway from a nearby parking area. Budget efforts seek $5 million from federal grants, with Johnson County and Missouri partners pursuing enhancement funds for historic preservation and commuter use.
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Amtrak
Union Station
Science City
Lisa Adkins
Bistate Commission
Thomas Downs
Kansas City
Union Station Assistance Corp
Downs
Johnson County
Kan
Main Street
Missouri
State Line
Sawyer Says Kansas Fails to Fully Fund Schools
Democratic candidate Tom Sawyer criticizes Gov. Bill Graves for not boosting K through 12 funding. Since 1995 base per pupil spending rose from 3600 to 3720, a 3.3 percent increase far below inflation. Sawyer calls for bold ideas and smaller class sizes in early grades.
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Ansas City
Kan
Tom Sawyer
Sawyer
Bill Graves
Graves
Mark Twain Elementary
Mike Matson
Joan Finne
Matson
Education board to revise customized training rules
The State Board of Education will adopt new rules next month for customized training courses at community colleges. Dodge City Community College President Richard Drum told the LEPC the controversial arrangement with National Beef and Excel ended in mid September. The deal involved $900,000 in tuition, $600,000 in company credit, and $1 million kept by the college, with no illegal activity but scrutiny over funding. The board seeks safeguards and a revised funding stream to prevent future misuse of credit-hour aid.
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Dodge City Community College
Legislative Educational Planning Committee
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LEPC
Drum
DCCC
National Beef
Ixcel
Fister Kan
Sen
Janis Lee
Ckensington
Department of Education
Ments
Scott Hill
Abilene
Joe Birmingham
Dodge City
Hill
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