WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Pat Roberts, a senior member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry and a member of the Conference Committee, Tuesday took to the Senate floor to oppose the Farm Bill Conference Report. Audio and video of his remarks available here. The following are the Senator’s remarks as prepared for delivery: “I rise today to discuss the “Agricultural Act of 2014” – the new name of the Farm Bill. “After over three years of hard work by the House and Senate Agriculture Committees and other interested members, we are finally near the finish line…
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The U.S. House of Representatives Wednesday voted to approve the conference report for the 2014 Farm and Food Stamp Bill. Following the vote, Rep. Huelskamp (KS-01) released the following statement: As a fifth generation farmer myself, I understand how important it is to have certainty as you plan for the future. But there are simply too many problems with this bill to allow me to support it. It continues to allow urban food stamp policy to drive agriculture policy. It does next to nothing to provide regulatory relief our farmers, ranchers, and small businesses so desperately need. It threatens to…
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) The owners of an eastern Kansas construction framing company are going to prison for harboring workers who were in the United States illegally. The U.S. Attorney’s office says James Humbert (45), Kimberly Humbert (47), and Charles Stevens II (51) were all sentenced Wednesday to a year and a day in federal prison. The Humberts are married, and Stevens is Kimberly Humbert’s brother. Their Spring Hill company, Advantage Framing Systems, provided builders and contractors with flooring, wall and roof materials and crews to perform the framing. All three pleaded guilty earlier to conspiring to harbor workers not…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Gov. Sam Brownback is trying to make sure propane gets to families who need it to heat their homes by easing trucking regulations and directing state officials to provide help to poor families. Propane’s energy efficiency and small environmental impact has made it a valuable commodity in many people’s homes, and groups such as Propane Arizona have advocated the use of the alkane for a while now. Brownback announced a series of actions Wednesday to deal with propane shortages and high costs. The national average price for propane spiked earlier this week at more than $4 a…
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) A 19-year-old woman charged with killing a Lawrence businessman is expected to return to Kansas from Florida, where she was arrested over the weekend. The Lawrence Journal-World reports that Sarah Brooke Gonzales McLinn waived an extradition hearing Wednesday in federal court in Miami. 6NewsLawrence reports she was being placed in Florida state custody awaiting a state court hearing. McLinn is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Harold Sasko (52), who owned pizza restaurants in Lawrence and Topeka. McLinn was an employee, and Sasko’s relatives have said he let her move into his home while she…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A Kansas legislator wants the state to count and report the number of children in public schools who might be in the country illegally. Rep. Allan Rothlisberg, a Republican from Grandview Plaza, on Tuesday introduced a bill that he says would help determine how much taxpayer money is spent to educate children who aren’t legal residents. The bill would require a school board to ask for proof of residency when a child enrolls for the first time in a public school. The proof would be a birth certificate, Social Security card or other document. The Lawrence Journal-World…
During pregame warm-ups, most of the K-State shots were falling. Turns out, that was a preview of what was to come. The Wildcats tallied 51 points on 60% shooting, and erased a five point deficit enroute to an 86-78 win over Oklahoma at Bramlage Coliseum. They also hit half of their three pointers, and made 75% of their free throws. The Cats ended a 13-game losing streak to the Sooners; their last victory over Oklahoma came in 2004…also here in Manhattan. The 86 points are the most they’ve scored this season. Leticia Romero dropped 23 points and Katya Leick added…
Former Manhattan Mayor and City Commissioner Jim Sherow who is eyeing a possible run as a Democratic candidate for the 1st District Congressional seat from Kansas had harsh words for incumbent Tim Huelskamp after Huelskamp voted against the Farm Bill Wednesday night. Sherow released the following statement: “Rep. Huelskamp votes with his principles. The problem is that farmers can’t plant ideology in their soil, and they can’t put it on the table for dinner. After getting kicked off the Ag Committee and being left out of the compromise negotiations because of his deliberate infighting with Republican leadership, Rep. Huelskamp has…
ATHOL, Kan. (AP) The cabin in north central Kansas where the words for the iconic song “Home on the Range” were written will be celebrated in October. Renovations and repairs to the cabin on Beaver Creek in Smith County are nearly done, and the structure will be rededicated on Oct. 3-5. Several events are planned throughout the weekend to celebrate the cabin and the song. Brewster Highley wrote a poem called “My Western Home,” at the cabin in 1871. The words were eventually set to music and became “Home on the Range,” the state song of Kansas. The Wichita Eagle…
ANDOVER, Kan. (AP) Police are asking the public for help finding two southeast Kansas teenagers. Andover police say Zachary Furechting and Alanna Ardanche, both 15, voluntarily left Andover Central High School Monday. They were last seen in Kansas City, Mo., Tuesday. They are carrying a handgun. Fruechting is white, about 6-feet tall and 165 pounds, with brown hair and green eyes. He was last seen wearing a dark brown Carhart-type jacket, black jeans, black high tops with colored stripes, a t-shirt and a beanie. Ardanche is white, 5-feet-2-inches and 120 pounds. She has brown hair and brown eyes and her…