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AG praises lawmakers' work on crime issues
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt says legislators took important steps this year to protect children from sex offenders. The Republican attorney general says the GOP-controlled Legislature approved a package of...
Tags: Rape, Crime, Law and Justice, Prosecution, Republican Party, Sex Crimes
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BPI closes Garden City plant after controversy
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsEugene Martinez is one of more than 230 employees who won't have a job come May 25. "I was hoping to retire there. Nine more years before I reached retirement age,” Martinez said. Beef Products Incorporated is closing three of its processing...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Consumers, Gardening, Travel
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Brownback says "pink slime" criticism unfair
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsGrocery stores including Dillons have stopped selling products containing it. Fast food restaurants like McDonalds have stopped including it in their burgers. However, Kansas Governor Sam Brownback says there's nothing wrong with the low-cost beef filler...Tags: Talk Shows (genre), Terry Branstad, Executive Branch, Republican Party, Boneless Lean Beef Trimmings
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Journalists question governor's dinners with lawmakers
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsSome Kansas journalists are concerned about what happened at the Governor's mansion in January. That's why an attorney representing the Topeka Capital-Journal and the Kansas Press Association asked for an investigation into seven dinners with Governor...Tags: National Government, Culture, Journalism, Crime, Law and Justice, Journalism
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District Attorney investigates Governor's dinner meetings
The Shawnee County District Attorney who is looking into some dinners at the Governor's mansion is narrowing his focus.
The DA originally asked for all 165-lawmakers to save their records related to a series of dinners with Governor Sam Brownback last...Tags: Executive Branch, Regional Authority, Government, Politics
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Lawmakers say issues arose at Brownback events
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsSeveral Kansas legislators say Gov. Sam Brownback raised issues such as tax cuts and water policy in private meetings with them at his official residence. But their accounts of the meetings differed Monday. Some Republican legislators who...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Executive Branch, Republican Party, Regional Authority, Government
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New dairy plant to open in Hugoton
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsAs many as 60 new jobs will come to southwest Kansas as a new dairy and cheese plant plans to come to Hugoton. Monday Kansas Dairy Ingredients announced its plans for the new facility in the Stevens County town. The company says it will start...Tags: Executive Branch, Companies and Corporations, Government, Politics, Economy, Business and Finance
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Federal government backs off new farm labor rules
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsChild labor groupssay they are stunned and disappointed the Obama administration is backing off a plan to keep children from working in hazardous jobs on farms. They say more children will die in farm accidents that could have been prevented. ...Tags: Labor Legislation, Executive Branch, Republican Party, Regional Authority, Employment Opportunities
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Analysis: Kan. tax cuts require whittling down
Kansas legislators must whittle down a long list of attractive proposals that have passed one or both houses if they're to cut taxes this year. And the work is likely to prove difficult. Republican Gov. Sam Brownback proposed overhauling the...
Tags: U.S. Senate
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Brownback signs bills repealing Kansas laws
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Gov. Sam Brownback has signed his first batch of bills that repeals a number of Kansas laws identified by his administration as outdated. The four bills signed Thursday were the first group to make it to the Republican governor'...
Tags: Executive Branch, Regional Authority, Government, Politics
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Perry joins forces to defend pink slime
KIAHThe injustice is obvious. So, five governors united to fight the discrimination. Nope, it's not for Trayvon Martin. It's for the meat product now known as"pink slime." Texas Governor Rick Perry, Governor Sam Brownback, of Kansas, Governor Terry...Tags: Rick Perry, Executive Branch, Boneless Lean Beef Trimmings, Regional Authority, Government
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Legislature goes on spring break with major issues outstanding
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas legislators have ended their regular session and started a three-week break with several major issues unresolved. The House and Senate adjourned Friday evening. Lawmakers will return to Topeka on April 25 to wrap up the...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Executive Branch, 2010 Census, Government, Unemployment
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