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Dodge City Daily Globe
29 Jan, 2020
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KDHE is investigating a possible case of coronavirus in Kansas, and Ty Cobb, a former attorney for President Trump, is back where he grew up to share his thoughts on impeachment.
Ty Cobb says impeachment of President Trump exposes ‘political hacks’
LYONS - For Ty Cobb, debate over the impeachment of his former client has become twisted with hypocrisy that typifies today's political landscape.
Ari Fleischer boils down Trump’s re-election prospects: The economy, stupid

Former White House press secretary Ari Fleischer expressed confidence President Donald Trump's re-election rests on voter perception of their economic well-being rather than fallout from reckless foreign policy leading no further than House impeachment.

KDHE investigates possible case of coronavirus in Douglas County

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment announced it is investigating a possible case of the coronavirus in Douglas County.

Kansas senator, activists seek protection against race-based hair discrimination

Michele Watley is weary of social and economic ramifications of people intent on discriminating against others based on style or texture of hair.

Kansas GOP legislators pushing local property tax disclosure bill

Kansas Republican lawmakers put a spotlight on legislation requiring local government officials statewide to send notices to each resident outlining estimated increases in property tax collections tied to valuation adjustments and to conduct special public hearings prior to annual budget votes.

Gov. Laura Kelly moving to establish independent energy council

Gov. Laura Kelly outlined intentions to submit an executive reorganization order to the Kansas Legislature creating an independent state energy office to work on policy development and planning outside jurisdiction of the Kansas Corporation Commission.

‘I fed into it’: Victims testify of alleged abuse at Topeka prison

One of Tomas Co's accusers testified that she didn't expect to feel flesh when, at his invitation, she put her hand inside his pants pocket.

KDOT secretary presents ideas for new highway plan

Kansas Department of Transportation secretary Julie Lorenz outlined her vision for a long-range highway plan built around an evolving pipeline of projects and attention to technology needs.

House panel advances bill ending spousal exemption to sexual battery

A Kansas House committee for the second consecutive year voted to remove from state law the spousal exemption to the crime of sexual battery.

Analysis: Blend of religious, political forces drive Kansas’ divisive abortion showdown

Archbishop Joseph Naumann's prayer echoing across the Kansas Capitol rotunda called for defeat of merchants of death in the abortion industry and chastisement of judicial despots through passage of a constitutional amendment wiping away a court decision declaring women possessed a right to abortion.

Wind-power surge in Kansas puts heat on limited transmission system

Kansas' position as the nation's top wind energy producer in terms of electricity generation adds pressure to expand transmission infrastructure to reduce in-state congestion and push power to urban centers to the east, a wind industry analyst said.

Kansas regulators laying groundwork for commercial hemp production

Kansas agriculture regulators working to prepare for introduction of industrial hemp as a commercial crop reported a 30% rise in licensing applications from potential growers for the second year of the state's research program.

Former Marshall County clerk ordered to pay $372,000 restitution, serve 32 months prison

The former Marshall County clerk was sentenced to 32 months in state prison for felony misuse of public funds and instructed to pay $372,000 in restitution to the county government.

‘Let’s not waste energy’: Denning discourages work requirements for Medicaid expansion

Senate Majority Leader Jim Denning defended the decision to exclude work requirements from his negotiated compromise on Medicaid expansion, saying the restrictions are a waste of energy that won't withstand scrutiny by courts or federal regulators.

Dancers urge senators to declare polka the state’s official dance

Kansas Czech-Slovak Princess Brooklyn Webb encouraged legislators to support a bill declaring polka the state's official dance.

Proposed legislation would require disclaimer for plant-based foods

Lobbyists for Kansas livestock producers who are gnashing their teeth over the marketing of plant-based food products are asking legislators to rewrite the state's food labeling law.

House, Senate committees move swiftly to advance abortion amendment

Republican-controlled House and Senate committees endorsed a proposed Kansas constitutional amendment crafted to reverse a Kansas Supreme Court decision that a right to abortion exists in the state's Bill of Rights.

Topekan Evelyn Wilson newest member of Kansas Supreme Court

Evelyn Wilson recalled being admonished in the early 1980s for occupying a position in Washburn University's law school that a young man informed her should have gone to a "qualified" male.

House GOP leadership introduces five-point policy agenda

Kansas House Republican leadership unveiled a five-bill package investing as much as $50 million in rural hospitals, tax relief for high-income elderly residents, technical school scholarships and tax breaks for first-time home buyers.

Kansas Supreme Court dismisses budget lawsuit filed by judges

The Kansas Supreme Court issued an order dismissing the lawsuit filed by a handful of trial judges and a court employee to pressure the Legislature into expanding financial support for the judicial system.

Senate bill requires state to pay for recount of close municipal races

State Sen. Randall Hardy knows agony of defeat and joy of victory of a razer-thin municipal election.

Former Shawnee County prosecutor faces second ethics complaint

A panel of Kansas attorneys recommended a former Jackson County special prosecutor face ethics charges for allegedly misleading the jury that found a Holton man guilty of a series of sex crimes that were subsequently thrown out on appeal.

KHP requests $15.8 million to purchase two helicopters, airplane

The Kansas Highway Patrol requested the Kansas Legislature allocate $11 million for two new helicopters and $4.8 million for a new airplane to replace aging equipment and meet rising demand for assistance from law enforcement agencies statewide.