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Video: Lawmakers to vote on nutrition act

By the end of this month state lawmakers will vote on whether to reinstate the Childhood Nutrition Act. The act helps fund school lunch programs. Watch »

Video: State leaders want site content removed

Steve Six and other attorneys general want Craigslist overseers to remove the adult content links on the site. State leaders believe it is encouraging prostitution. Watch »

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Sunflower Electric coal plant

After months of debate and legislative battles, Sunflower Electric Power Corp. will be allowed to build a new, coal-fired power plant in Southwest Kansas. Trace the history of the disagreement and look back on how we got here.

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Jim Barnett resigning from Kansas state Senate
September 8, 2010
Republican Jim Barnett is resigning from the Kansas state Senate with two years left in his latest term.
Budget cuts mean elimination of dental benefits to thousands of elderly, disabled Kansans
By Scott Rothschild
September 8, 2010
Cuts in dental benefits for elderly, poor and disabled Kansans have been devastating, social service advocates said Wednesday.
Candidates anticipate end of federal stimulus
By Scott Rothschild
September 5, 2010
As part of its coverage of the 2010 Kansas governor’s race, the Lawrence Journal-World asked candidates Tom Holland, a Democrat, and Sam Brownback, a Republican, to answer how they will handle the loss of federal stimulus funding in the next fiscal year’s budget.
Let high-schoolers sleep in, state health officer says
By Mark Fagan
September 5, 2010
The state’s top health officer says high schoolers need to get more sleep — and if that means starting classes later statewide, so be it.
Lawrence man asks Parkinson to shorten sex crime sentence
By George Diepenbrock
September 3, 2010
A 42-year-old Lawrence man convicted of having sex with his children’s 13-year-old baby-sitter in 2004 is asking Gov. Mark Parkinson to shorten his sentence.
Statehouse Live: Kansas Labor Secretary says state is recovering
By Scott Rothschild
07:57 a.m., September 3, 2010 Updated 12:12 p.m.
State Labor Secretary Jim Garner said that in July, the state experienced job growth for the first time since October 2008, initial claims for unemployment benefits have decreased by a third from a year ago, and the state unemployment rate of 6.9 percent “appears to have reached a plateau.”
Despite gains, financial problems continue to plague KPERS
By Scott Rothschild
September 2, 2010
The Kansas public employee pension system made investment gains last year, but still faces significant funding problems that need to be addressed soon, officials said Thursday.
KDOT reinstates program that provides loans to communities for transportation projects
Associated Press
September 2, 2010
The Kansas Department of Transportation is renewing a revolving loan program designed to help local governments complete some types of projects.
Kansas purchases 60,000 exams to help students prepare for college, post-secondary job training
Associated Press
September 2, 2010
Kansas plans to buy 60,000 exams so that public schools can help eighth- and 10th-graders prepare for college or job training after high school.
Governor wants review of all state agencies’ computer systems
By Scott Rothschild
September 1, 2010
The computer disruption that rocked the Kansas Department of Health and Environment for most of August is prompting a general review of computer systems in all state agencies.
Six: State’s DNA sample backlog reduced by over 70 percent
Associated Press
08:23 a.m., September 1, 2010 Updated 01:18 p.m.
Kansas Attorney General Steve Six says the state’s backlog of DNA sampling is being reduced thanks to $1 million in new state funding.
Parkinson wants to raise awareness of hunger issues in Kansas
By Scott Rothschild
08:17 a.m., September 1, 2010 Updated 11:29 a.m.
Barb LaClair, who has served as chair of the Kansas Food Security Task Force, said many Kansans are “struggling to put food on the table.”
Kansas collects $38M more than expected
Associated Press
September 1, 2010
Kansas collected nearly $38 million more in taxes than anticipated in August, raising hopes Tuesday that the state can avoid major reductions in its current budget.
Statehouse Live: Newly renovated Statehouse room needs $250,000 in acoustical work, officials say
By Scott Rothschild
10:53 a.m., August 31, 2010 Updated 04:07 p.m.
Aside from the House and Senate chambers, the old Supreme Court Room is the largest and most ornate meeting room in the Capitol.
Kansas officials hope August tax collections meet expectations
Associated Press
August 31, 2010
Kansas officials are hoping the state’s tax collections in August met expectations.

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