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Snow heads our way, blizzard in Plains
DODGE CITY, Kan. (AP) — Blizzard conditions slammed parts of the central Plains Monday, forcing the closure of highways in the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles and sending public works crews scrambling for salt and sand anew just days after a massive...
Tags: O'Hare International Airport, Air Transportation Delays, Midway, Highway Transportation, Southern U.S. Storms (2011)
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After shootings, states rethink mental health cuts
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Dozens of states have slashed spending on mental health care over the last four years, driven by the recession's toll on revenue and, in some cases, a new zeal to shrink government. But that trend may be heading for a U-...
Tags: Politics, Mary Fallin, Safety of Citizens, Chris Christie, Sean Murphy
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40 years after Roe v. Wade, abortion foes march locally, nationally
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Abortion opponents are marking the 40th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade ruling with a push for yet more restrictions after a string of legislative victories narrowing access to the procedure. The 1973 Supreme Court decision...
Tags: Abortion, Social Issues
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In many statehouses, GOP confronts dissention
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Republicans set out a bold conservative agenda after taking control of state capitols across the Midwest and South in the last general election. They wanted to cut taxes and spending, put new limits on labor unions,...Tags: Government, Politics, Democratic Party, Mary Fallin, Regional Authority
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Kan. gov. to outline school funding plan's details
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Gov. Sam Brownback's administration plans to release the long-awaited details of his plan for overhauling how Kansas finances its public schools this week amid skepticism about his ability to keep his promises to protect rural...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Ruth Teichman, Government, Students, Politics
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Teen tweeter won't apologize to Kan. governor
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Kansas teenager who wrote a disparaging tweet about Gov. Sam Brownback said Sunday that she is rejecting her high school principal's demand for a written apology. Emma Sullivan, 18, of the Kansas City suburb of Fairway,...Tags: Government, Politics, The Associated Press, Executive Branch, Regional Authority
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Kansas gov. says staff overreacted to teen's tweet
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback says his office overreacted to a disparaging tweet from a high school senior and is apologizing for how his staff handled the issue. Brownback issued a statement Monday after the Shawnee Mission...Tags: Government, Politics, Executive Branch, Regional Authority
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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, Government, Politics, 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: Politics, Republican Party, Personal Income
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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...
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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, Crime, Law and Justice, Consumer Confidence, Business
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State lawmakers pass repeal of AIDS quarantines ban
The Kansas Senate has approved a bill for protecting medical personnel and emergency workers that also repeals a 25-year-old ban on quarantining AIDS and HIV patients. Friday's 36-2 vote moved the bill to the House, where approval would send it to...
Tags: HIV, Minority Groups, Labor Legislation, AIDS, Health and Medical Professionals
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