Topeka ? 4:15 p.m.

Doctors hold the 10 top-paying jobs in the state, according to the annual Kansas Wage Survey.

Here are the top 10 money-making occupations:

Surgeons – $104.56 an hour

Orthodontists – $102.77 an hour

Obstetricians and gynecologists – $102.38 an hour

Anesthesiologists – $99.13 an hour

Family and general practitioners – $86.87 an hour

Internists – $85.00 an hour

Psychiatrists – $84.28 an hour

Physicians and surgeons (all other) – $79.27 an hour

Dentists – $77.60 an hour

Podiatrists – $77.11 an hour

The lowest paying occupations in Kansas are counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession and coffee shop workers at $7.56 an hour. Seven of the 10 lowest paid occupations in Kansas were in the food preparation and serving related group, according to the Kansas Department of Labor.

Overall, average wages in Kansas increased from $17.45 per hour in 2007 to $18.10 per hour in 2008. That is $2.22 per hour less than the 2008 national average. Kansas has a higher average wage than Nebraska and Oklahoma but less than Missouri and Colorado, the labor agency reported.

11:55 a.m.

A dispute arose today over how far in the past prior DUI offenses should be considered to count toward enhancing a new DUI sentence.

During a meeting of the Kansas DUI Commission, prosecutors said they want a “lifetime look back” for repeat offenders.

But other attorneys said using decades-old DUI offenses poses some problems.

Sometimes the records from those offenses are inadequate, or inconsistent from county to county, they said. And sometimes those convictions were made back in a time when DUI was little more than a traffic ticket, and offenders believed they could expunge those convictions from their records.

The commission is expected to issue a preliminary report on Kansas DUI laws before the Legislature starts its 2010 session in January.

9:15 a.m.

The Kansas Board of Regents has a full agenda.

On Wednesday, the board will approve its higher education budget request to Gov. Mark Parkinson and the Legislature, and make decisions on chief executive salaries.

On Thursday, the board is expected to release management reviews of Kansas University and Pittsburg State University. It will also have a closed-door discussion on safety and security concerns at schools.

Two more items of interest to KU will be decided Thursday. One is a request from KU for approval of the $34 million project to design and build club seating on the east side of Memorial Stadium.

The regents will also consider approval of a lease agreement between KU, University of Kansas Hospital Authority and Kansas University Physicians Inc. for the new medical office building, which is under construction.