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Kansas Supreme Court hears coal-fired power plant case
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsThe debate has lasted five years, and Friday the fight over a coal-fired power plant in southwest Kansas went to the Kansas Supreme Court. At issue is the air quality permit issued for the proposed plant near Holcomb. The permit is being challenged by...Tags: Coal, Environmental Pollution, Environmental Issues, Air Pollution, Metal and Mineral
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Primaries shaping up for Kansas Senate
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Primary election challenges that could change the political ideology of the Kansas Senate are shaping up for moderate Republicans, months before the June 2012 filing deadline and new political boundaries are drawn. With all 40...
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Staff chief to two former Kansas governors discusses meetings
A former chief of staff to two past Democratic governors says he can't remember them inviting legislators to the governor's official residence by committee.
Former Lt. Gov. Troy Findley says Govs. Mark Parkinson and Kathleen Sebelius invited groups...Tags: Regional Authority, Chad, Executive Branch, Government, U.S. Senate
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Gov. Brownback says no pardons this year
Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback says he won't be granting any of the 37 requests his office has received this year for pardons.
The Kansas constitution gives the governor authority to issue pardons, but they're not common in the state.
Former Gov....Tags: Regional Authority, Executive Branch, Government, Sam Brownback, Politics
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Kan. Dems upset with GOP governor's highway tour
Democratic leaders in the Kansas Legislature say Republican Gov. Sam Brownback is trying to take undeserved credit for big highway projects financed partly through a sales tax increase he previously criticized.
Brownback had a five-city tour to highlight...Tags: Regional Authority, The Associated Press, Executive Branch, Government, Republican Party
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Panel to interview Kan. court applicants
Two days of public interviews are scheduled for applicants for a seat on the Kansas Court of Appeals. The Supreme Court Nominating Commission has scheduled 20- to 30-minute interviews with each applicant Feb. 17-18 in Topeka. The commission will forward...Tags: Topeka (Shawnee, Kansas), Local Government, Government, Executive Branch, Kansas
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Brownback sworn-in as 46th governor of Kansas
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsSam Brownback has been sworn in as Kansas' governor, assuming office with the state facing a big budget shortfall. He took the oath of office Monday in the Kansas House chamber. Among the guests were Sen. Pat Roberts, former Atty. General and Senator...Tags: Regional Authority, U.S. Senate, Elections, Snow Storms, Derek Schmidt
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Parkinson announces new WSU debate scholarship
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsThere's a new scholarship at Wichita State University established by outgoing Kansas Governor Mark Parkinson and his wife Stacy. The scholarship will be given to a a student going into Wichita State's debate program. It will cover full tuition and fees...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Human Interest, Executive Branch, Government, Kansas
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Flags ordererd at half-staff in Kansas till January 14th
President Obama has issued a proclamation directing all flags in the United States to be flown at half-staff in honor of the victims of the Tucson, Arizona shooting.
Former-Governor Mark Parkinson echoed the President's call on Sunday. Flags in Kansas...Tags: Tucson, Human Interest, Kansas, Elections, Arizona
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Governor names Karen Arnold-Burger to Kansas Court of Appeals
Governor Mark Parkinson appoints Karen Arnold-Burger as judge of the Kansas Court of Appeals.
Arnold-Burger is from Overland Park and a graduate of the University of Kansas. Since 1996 she has served the city of Overland Park as a presiding judge.
The...Tags: Regional Authority, Executive Branch, Government, Elections, Justice System
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