Sebelius may weigh in on coal plant
Here are today’s headlines from Kansas government:Gov. Kathleen Sebelius(LJW) Sebelius considering coal-fired moratorium: Gov. Kathleen Sebelius still is considering a request from environmentalists that she ban new coal-fired plants, amid questions and criticism about a western Kansas utility’s plans to build three of them to generate electricity.Kansas Legislature(Wichita Eagle) Democrat wins bid for recount: A Sedgwick County District Court judge on Tuesday ordered a paper-trail recount in the disputed re-election of state Rep. Brenda Landwehr, R-Wichita. Judge Paul Clark ruled that Democratic challenger Walt Chappell — who lost by 373 votes in the 91st District race — had presented enough evidence of possible error or fraud at the polls to justify at least a partial recount. The issues(Kansas City Star) Missouri may fight again over stem cell research: Surrounded by boisterous supporters, state Sen. Matt Bartle and Rep. Jim Lembke unveiled their proposal Tuesday to reverse last month’s public vote to protect stem-cell research in Missouri. The two Republican lawmakers said their 46-word amendment would give Missouri voters an unambiguous choice on whether to ban human cloning. The Nov. 7 vote, they said, showed that Missourians support such a ban. But the initiative’s deceptive wording actually allows humans to be cloned, they said.

