Kansan Braden plan aims to fund highway build with bonds
A Topeka conference committee endorsed Braden's highway compromise calling for 555 million in bonds to finance about 811 million in new construction including 75 million for debottleneck projects. It would raise fuel taxes five cents a gallon and boost vehicle fees to repay bonds and fund maintenance. Braden trimmed inflation assumptions to 4 percent. The House later debated the measure amid broader resistance and a push to restore a prevailing wage provision.
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Topeka
Kan
House
Jim Braden
Braden
Senate
Pricey Highway Battle Divides Kansas Government
Opera strife marks the Kansas Legislature special session as Gov. Mike Hayden pushes a multi billion dollar highway plan amid fierce resistance from lawmakers. The clash exposes rifts between the governor and a legislature united in defying his demands, reshaping party loyalties and threatening the political order as factions form across GOP and Democratic ranks.
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John Marshall Harris
Kansas
Kansas Senate
House of Representatives
Topeka
Mike Hayden
House
Senate
Hayden
Airlines face record complaints as August woes rise
AP reports 6,822 complaints were filed against U.S. carriers in August, led by Northwest with 1,585 cases, Continental 1,343, and Eastern 913 amid mergers and capacity strain. The list cites flight problems and baggage issues as major themes while a separate ruling allows random drug testing of Transportation Department staff to proceed.
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Washington
U.S. Airlines
Department of Transportation
Northwest Airlines
Continental Airlines
Eastern Airlines
American
Department
Transportation Department
U.S
Stanley Harris
American Federation of Government Employees
Stephen Hayes
Air Transport Association
Reagan
Farmland Prices Rise Modestly in Six-State District
The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City reports a 1.2 percent second quarter gain in average farmland prices across Kansas, western Missouri, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming and part of New Mexico. Ranch land fell 6.6 percent in western Missouri while irrigated land dropped 2.7 percent and non irrigated rose 3.5 percent. Kansas led with a broader district uptick.
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Kansas City, Mo
Federal Reserve Bank of
Kansas City
Federal Reserve District
Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Colorado
Wyoming
New Mexico
Lynn Gibson
Federal Reserve Bank
Mark Drabenstatt
Gibson
Holiday Hours for Local Museums Open on Labor Day
The Old Depot Museum and Dietrich Cabin will open for Labor Day followed by a Sunday and Monday 1 to 5 p.m. visit window. Government offices and Ottawa Library and local banks will close Monday. Library hours resume Tuesday with winter schedule 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and shorter weekend hours.
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Old Depot
Ottawa Library
AIDS Children Face Foster Crisis as Orphans Rise
In Worcester mass and New York City social workers report about a third of AIDS born children are abandoned or orphaned and many die in hospitals while awaiting foster or adoptive homes. Eight Massachusetts inquiries exist for 18 children seeking homes amid high care costs and family rejection.
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Orcester
Mass
Penny Ferrer
New York City
Department of Human Resources
Phyllis Tourse
Massachusetts
New York
Ms. Ferrér
Peggy Marengo
Alison
Ms. Marengo
Worcester
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State Department of Human Resources
Anthony Hensley
D-Topeka
R-Clay Center
Joint Conference
Mark Skinner
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