Kansas Contractors Protest State Prevailing Wage Survey
About 90 builders protested a plan to survey wages paid on state construction jobs in 21 Kansas cities. The survey would set local prevailing wage scales for trades like cement masons and electricians, potentially raising project costs and provoking repeal calls for the 1891 law. Labor groups largely backed the plan while contractors warned of bureaucracy and price hikes.
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Topeka
Kan
Department of Administration
Kansas
Wichita
Patrick Hurley
Dan Ramlow
The
Kansas Contractors Association
Charles Koehn
Newton
Associated General Contractors of
Koehn
John Carlin
Oklahoma Flood Strands motorists in Guthrie epic surge
Guthrie Oklahoma faced record floodwaters as remnants of Hurricane Tico battered the city. Officials evacuated 500 to 600 residents, with Civil Defense citing 1,800 families moved from the town of 10,000. Rescue boats operated where currents proved deadly, while rivers like the Cimarron and Cottonwood Creek rose rapidly and threatened wider areas across the Plains.
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Guthrie
Okla
Cottonwood Creek
Dan Ward
Oklahoma
Bill Ward
Oklahoma City
Cimarron
Aid For Preschool Handicapped Inevitable In Kansas
Kansas lawmakers acknowledge funding preschool handicapped education is likely someday though not in 1984 or soon after. Senator Hess and Representative Duncan say costs are high and tax increases may be needed. task force chair Ablah argues for state aid backed by cost effectiveness data from other states.
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Topeka, Kan
Kansas
Sen
Paul Hess
Wichita
Senate
Ways and Means Committee
Joint Legislative Rules and Regulations
Duncan
Don Ablah
Carlin
Carlin Seeks Delay on State Water Plan Draft
Gov. John Carlin asks Kansas Water Office to delay the final draft of a 50 year water plan until 1985 while directing preparation of recommendations on minimum streamflow and water in federal reservoirs for the 1984 Legislature. He favors forming an advisory group to negotiate with federal officials and cites Verdigris Basin as a key example of water needs. Lawmakers want more study and fear rushing the issue ahead of 1994 elections.
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Topeka
Kan
John Carlin
Joe Harkins
Kansas Water Office
Carlin
Kansas
Harkins
Charlie Angell
Plains
Ron Fox
Prairie Village
House
Senate
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