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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: American Red Cross, Human Interest, Tornadoes, Relief and Aid Organizations, Environmental Issues
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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: Politics, U.S. Department of Defense, Government, Afghanistan, 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: Republican Party, Politics, 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: Consumer Confidence, Business, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice
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Congress' probe to go beyond catastrophe
Sun National StaffWASHINGTON - As investigators sort through the wreckage of the space shuttle Columbia, Congress is preparing a major re-evaluation of the space program's budget, its mission and its future course. Key lawmakers are seeking a detailed account of what...Tags: Satellite Technology, Disasters and Accidents, Louisiana, Rocketry, Kansas
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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, Drug Use, Politics, Government, Executive Branch
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Kansas seeks federal declaration for Feb. storms
(AP) -Kansas officials are seeking a federal disaster declaration for 23 counties that were impacted by severe winter storms in February. Gov. Sam Brownback sent a letter on Wednesday to President Barack Obama seeking assistance to help the...
Tags: Snow Storms, Barack Obama
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Obama proposes $714M for KS biosecurity lab project
(AP) - President Barack Obama is sending Congress a budget proposal that includes $714 million for construction of a new biosecurity lab at Kansas State University. That would be the largest proposed federal expenditure for the project to date. ...
Tags: Barack Obama, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Congress, National Security
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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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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, Highway Transportation, Crime, Law and Justice
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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: Kansas Legislature, Abortion, Social Issues
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