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Lineup for road projects under stimulus eyed
TOPEKA, KS -- A timetable hasn't been set - yet - for picking which highway projects the state will fund under the federal stimulus bill. Kansas will receive an estimated $350 million under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 for highway projects, which officials said could create 10,000 to 11,000 new jobs in the state. "We are working to develop a list of projects that we will propose to the governor and the lieutenant governor, and we will work together in the election process," said Kansas Department of Transportation spokesman Stan Whitley. "Our recommendations for projects will be based on input gathered during local consultation meetings in 2006 and 2008 and safety, economic and roadway condition factors."
Smoking ban bill advances; Senate OK expected today
TOPEKA, KS -- A bill banning smoking in most public places in Kansas received first-round approval Monday night in the Senate after members rewrote it to exempt private clubs and gambling areas in casinos. This is the third year the Senate has dealt with the issue. If the bill passes today as expected by the Senate leadership, it will go to the House, where many members feel it's an issue best left to local governments to decide. "It's a partial victory. We didn't protect all Kansans, and that was my goal," said Sen. David Wysong, a Mission Republican who has been leading the fight for a statewide smoking ban.
Teen driving bill advances in House
TOPEKA, KS -- Teenage drivers would face new restrictions under a bill that passed out of a House committee Monday and could soon be debated on the chamber's floor. The House Transportation Committee endorsed a compromise proposal crafted by a subcommittee that seeks to institute a graduated driver's license system for teens in Kansas. The action comes at the same time that Kansas officials may be cutting off state aid for driver's education because of state government's $1 billion budget deficit this year.
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SC gov's wife may be able to forgive affair
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- South Carolina first lady Jenny Sanford says she may be able to forgive her husband's much-publicized affair with an Argentine woman, but true reconciliation will take more time....
Mich. soldier in Iraq sworn in as lawyer by video
LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- Army Reserve Maj. Miles Gengler didn't hesitate as he repeated the oath during his swearing-in as an attorney. His words just had to travel more than 6,000 miles from Baghdad's Green Zone to Michigan to be heard....
Judge tentatively acquits woman in MySpace case
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A federal judge on Thursday tentatively threw out the convictions of a Missouri mother for her role in a MySpace hoax directed at a 13-year-old neighbor girl who ended up committing suicide....
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Artest going to Lakers
HOUSTON (AP) -- Ron Artest is joining Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers....
Sister Act 4: Venus, Serena reach Wimbledon final
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) -- Richard Williams refuses to watch his daughters Venus and Serena play each other. Says he simply can't bear to see it, no matter the setting, no matter the stage....
Mayfield misses deadline to enter car at Daytona
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- Jeremy Mayfield missed the deadline to enter this weekend's race after successfully fighting NASCAR to get back behind the wheel following a failed random drug test....
