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A California, Mo., conservation official has been picked to lead the Missouri Conservation Department.
The Conservation Commission announced Friday that Bob Ziehmer will take over the state agency on Jan. 15. ....more>>
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Missouri: Years later, fear about pollutants prompts retesting
WILDWOOD, Mo. — In the 1970s, Russell Bliss used his own land in west St. Louis County as a dumping ground for dioxin and other pollutants. Now, three decades later, there is concern that despite millions of dollars spent on cleanup, the pollutants are resurfacing.
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Kansas: Group cuts revenue forecast by $235 million
TOPEKA, Kan. — A group of economists and policy-makers slashed Kansas tax collection estimates Thursday by $235 million, reflecting signs of continued weakness in the state economy. The new forecast for the remainder of the state’s 2010 fiscal year through next June 30 means Kansas government will have 4.2 percent fewer tax dollars to finance services, including public education, than previously estimated in April.
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Oklahoma: Group divided on workers’ comp privatization
OKLAHOMA CITY — A legislative task force recommended Thursday that Oklahoma’s workers’ compensation agency be privatized, but it was divided on how to achieve that. Following months of study, the Task Force on the Privatization of CompSource Oklahoma drafted a list of recommendations for the future of the agency that include mutualizing it, meaning it would be owned by its policyholders, or selling it outright.
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Missouri: Officials debate ways to handle drunken driving cases
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Officials examining how Missouri handles drunken driving cases agreed Wednesday that record keeping must improve to ensure drunken drivers get the right punishment and are less likely to repeat.
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Kansas: 3 million acres taken out of conservation program
TRIBUNE, Kan. — Surveying undulating grasslands that disappear into the western Kansas horizon, retired farmer Joe Govert pointed out parcel after parcel no longer enrolled in a federal program that pays property owners not to farm environmentally sensitive land.
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Oklahoma: Seniors protest cuts to nutrition programs
OKLAHOMA CITY — Hundreds of seniors waved empty paper plates Wednesday to protest cutbacks in nutrition programs for the elderly that could eliminate thousands of meals for some of Oklahoma’s most vulnerable citizens.
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Missouri: Court considers when to name public defenders
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — State public defenders who contend that excessive caseloads compromise their ability to represent their clients urged the Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday to allow them to reject requests to represent some defendants.
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Kansas: State, Washington back Boeing for tanker contract
TOPEKA, Kan. — With hundreds of new jobs at stake, Kansas officials are keeping an eye on the competition for an Air Force contract to build a new refueling plane. Chicago-based Boeing Co., which has a plant in Wichita, is competing with Los Angeles-based Northrop Grumman Corp. and Airbus parent European Aeronautic Defense and Space Co. for the $35 billion contract to build new air refuelers and replace the Air Force’s aging fleet of 179 tankers.
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Oklahoma: Regents request $27.5 million budget increase
OKLAHOMA CITY — Despite plunging state revenues, the Oklahoma State Regents on Tuesday asked the state Legislature for a $27.5 million increase over last year’s budget and another $35.8 million to make up for this year’s budget cuts.
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Missouri: More state casinos disciplined for underage patrons
eliminated ID cards that tracked how much money people were betting.
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Oklahoma: Commission approves final grading of Crosstown
OKLAHOMA CITY — The state Transportation Commission on Monday approved grading for the most expensive road project in state history — replacing a dilapidated section of Interstate 40 through downtown Oklahoma City.
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 Oklahoma: Trainer faces life’s challenges head on
Jennifer Cunningham takes her joy from family, her passion from horses and her strength from her faith.
But she takes her creed from a favorite children’s film.
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Missouri: Governor makes $204 million in additional cuts
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Gov. Jay Nixon on Wednesday cut an additional $204 million from Missouri’s budget and eliminated nearly 700 jobs in attempt to offset a continued decline in state tax revenues.
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Kansas: Governor ready to make more budget cuts
TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas’ governor said Wednesday that he’s prepared to make additional spending cuts this year to keep the state’s budget balanced, and key legislators predicted he’ll be forced to further trim aid to public schools.
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Oklahoma: Senator calls Oklahomas roads ‘life-threatening’
OKLAHOMA CITY — The poor state of Oklahoma’s bridges and roads is “life-threatening,” and the state can’t afford congressional bickering that threatens to block federal aid for improvements, Oklahoma Sen. Jim Inhofe said Wednesday.
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Missouri: Smelter downplays EPA concerns about lead
ST. LOUIS — The Doe Run Co. on Tuesday downplayed the extent of lead contamination at properties near its Herculaneum lead smelter, but the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency stood by tests showing many neighboring homes had tainted soil.
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Kansas: Panel backs closing state hospital in Topeka
TOPEKA, Kan. — A Kansas commission is recommending that the state close its hospital for the mentally disabled in Topeka and move more patients into group homes. The closure would leave the state with just the Parsons State Hospital and Training Center. Officials estimate the proposals for the Kansas Neurological Institute in Topeka and the Parsons hospital would save the state at least $5.7 million a year.
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Oklahoma: Officials say gencies face monthly cuts through June
OKLAHOMA CITY — State agency budgets will be cut 5 percent each month through June because of declining state revenue caused by low oil and natural gas prices and the economic downturn, Gov. Brad Henry and legislative leaders said Tuesday.
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Kansas: Developers of Wichita-area casino plan hotel
TOPEKA, Kan. — A group hoping to build a casino south of Wichita promised Monday to open a hotel within six months after gambling starts, but a state review board remained skeptical of the project.
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