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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A Kansas House committee is narrowly backing a congressional redistricting proposal that would split the Kansas City area between two U.S. House districts. The Redistricting Committee approved the proposal Wednesday on a 12-11 vote, with House Speaker Mike O’Neal breaking a tie. O’Neal, a Hutchinson Republican, drafted the plan and serves as the panel’s chairman. The vote indicates the proposal probably will go to the House for further debate. However, O’Neal said he’ll hold another committee meeting Thursday to see whether another plan garners more support. His plan divides Wyandotte County in the Kansas City area, keeping…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A suspect has been arrested and is being held on $10 million bond in the death and sexual assault of an 8-year-old Topeka girl. The suspect was booked into the Shawnee County jail late Tuesday in the death of Ahliyah Nachell Irvin. Matt Patterson, senior assistant district attorney, told The Topeka Capital-Journal that the suspect appeared before a judge Wednesday and an attorney was appointed for him. The Shawnee County court clerk’s office said formal charges were still pending Wednesday. Police found the child’s body early Tuesday in the same southeast Topeka apartment complex where family members…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The Kansas House has approved a sweeping package of tax cuts, sending it to the Senate despite misgivings that it costs too much and favors the wealthy over poor residents. Supporters say the plan approved Wednesday is a step toward tax relief and job creation. Critics say some provisions favor the wealthy and businesses. Others say Kansas can’t afford the plan, estimated to cost between $375 million to $425 million. It’s the second plan approved by the House in two years to cut income taxes. Last year plan’s never got a vote in the Senate. And on…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A delay in a major Kansas computer project is complicating Secretary of State Kris Kobach’s effort to have a proof-of-citizenship rule in place for new voters ahead of this year’s presidential election. A law taking effect Jan. 1, 2013, will require people registering to vote for the first time in Kansas to prove their citizenship. Kobach wants to move the effective date of the rule to June 15. The Senate Ethics and Elections Committee learned Wednesday that a key phase of a $40 million upgrade of the Department of Revenue’s computers won’t be ready until at least…
SALINA, Kan. (AP) A Kansas military school is being sued by parents of cadets who say their sons were regularly abused by older students with the blessing of school officials. The Salina Journal reports the federal lawsuit was filed against St. John’s Military School last week in Kansas City, Kan. It claims the school allows older students, called “Disciplinarians,” to discipline younger students who step out of line. The parents of four boys claim their sons suffered severe beatings by the Disciplinarians, and when the boys reported the abuse to school officials, the beatings got worse. School President Andy England…