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Top GOP lawmakers in Kansas stalemated on taxes
Top Republicans in the Kansas Legislature still don't have a deal on taxes that would clear the way for the annual session to adjourn. House and Senate negotiators planned to resume talks Thursday, hoping to resolve differences on cutting income...
Tags: Personal Income, Kansas Legislature, Politics
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Tornado Relief: How to Help
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsHere are some of the many ways you can help the people of Oklahoma as they deal with massive cleanup and recovery efforts. If you want to help in the relief efforts - the best thing you can do is send money. The Kansas Division of Emergency...Tags: Conservation, Tornadoes, Human Interest, Executive Branch, Government
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Kansas soldier dies while serving in Afghanistan
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsA soldier from the Kansas town of Oakley has died while serving in Afghanistan. 33-year-old Sergeant First Class Trenton L. Rhea died in Kandahar on May 15. According to a Department of Defense report, Rhea drowned while trying to cross a body of...Tags: U.S. Department of Defense, Afghanistan, Executive Branch, Government, Armed Forces
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Kansas House Republicans outline new tax plan
Republicans in the Kansas House have drafted a new plan for cutting income taxes in hopes of breaking stalemate on tax issues. The proposal presented during legislative negotiations Wednesday would stabilize the budget by canceling part of a sales...
Tags: Personal Income, Republican Party, Politics
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Senate debating $202M in new bonds for NBAF
The Kansas Senate plans to debate Gov. Sam Brownback's proposal to authorize an additional $202 million for a new, national biodefense lab. Brownback has said the measure on Tuesday's agenda in the Senate will fulfill the state's commitment to...
Tags: Barack Obama
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Lawmakers debate sales tax drop
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsDrop the state sales tax in Kansas or keep the rate where it is, that's the debate going on in Topeka this week. Lawmakers return to the state house Monday and what they decide could affect what you spend at the store. Right now the state sales tax is...Tags: Justice System, Consumer Confidence, Crime, Law and Justice, Business
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Gov. signs Kansas drug test law for aid recipients
A new law signed by Gov. Sam Brownback requires a Kansas welfare agency to test residents seeking cash assistance if there is a reasonable suspicion they are using drugs. The Republican governor said Tuesday during the signing ceremony that...
Tags: Substance Abuse, Government, Executive Branch, Drug Use, Lifestyle and Leisure
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'At fertilization' anti-abortion bill headed to Brownback's desk
Abortion rights advocates in Kansas are worried that the legislature's approval of a declaration that life begins "at fertilization" will inspire new attempts to prevent the procedure. The Kansas Legislature sent the sweeping anti-abortion bill to...
Tags: Abortion, Kansas Legislature, Social Issues
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Lawmakers approve partial merger of Turnpike, KDOT
Lawmakers have approved a partial merger of the Kansas Turnpike Authority and the Kansas Department of Transportation. The bill now heads to Gov. Sam Brownback, who included the merger in his proposed budget. Supporters say the consolidation will...
Tags: Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Highway Transportation
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Kansas lawmakers approve adult stem cell center
Kansas lawmakers have approved a bill that would require the University of Kansas Medical Center to start a center to promote research and use of adult stem cells, cord blood and related stem cell therapies. The Lawrence Journal World reports that...
Tags: University of Kansas , Medical Research
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Kansas latest state poised to restrict abortions
In yet another victory for antiabortion forces this year, Kansas legislators have become the latest state lawmakers to approve a sweeping antiabortion measure — this one a law that says life begins at fertilization, bans abortions due to the sex...
Tags: Elections, Abortion, Crime, Law and Justice, Bankruptcy, George Tiller
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Drug testing bill awaits Brownback's signature
Senators have sent a bill to Gov. Sam Brownback's desk that would require Kansas residents who receive welfare and unemployment benefits to submit to drug testing. The Senate voted 29-9 on Tuesday to accept changes made to the bill by the House...
Tags: Executive Branch, Employment, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Employment Opportunities, Regional Authority
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