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Local Government

2006 Session - June through December

The State Library of Kansas' Legislative Reference Section maintains a collection of clipped newspaper articles on topics relating to subjects pertinent to issues in Kansas state government. Below is a listing of clipped articles taken from several different newspapers relating to LOCAL GOVERNMENT, June through December, 2006.

The Clippings books are available for use in the library. You may photocopy articles from the books. If you have questions regarding this collection please feel free to contact State Library staff. Contact information is found at the top and bottom of this page.

The Clippings List is generally arranged chronologically through the year.

Each article cited contains the following information:

Author of article (if any is present)
Title of Article
Newspaper title and date of issue
Page number within the clippings book where the article is found
(PLEASE NOTE THAT THE PAGE NUMBERS BELOW ARE NOT THE PAGE NUMBERS WITH THE NEWSPAPER BUT WITHIN THE CLIPPINGS BOOK)


ARTICLES ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, June through December, 2006

Mary Clarkin
Townships, Haven unite in new county fire district
Hutchinson News, 6/1/2006
p. 1C


Fredrick J. Johnson
County interested in technology merger with city
Topeka Capital Journal, 6/9/2006
p. 1C


Tim Hrenchir
City, county to discuss technology merger
Topeka Capital Journal, 6/10/2006
p. 1C


Tim Hrenchir
Remark disparages mayor
Topeka Capital Journal, 6/17/2006
p. 2C


Tim Hrenchir
Memo details P-Card cases
Topeka Capital Journal, 6/20/2006
p. 2C


Tim Hrenchir
Mayor goes on offensive
Topeka Capital Journal, 6/21/2006
p. 3C


Tim Hrenchir
Some on council wary of employee's P-Card explanation
Topeka Capital Journal, 6/21/2006
p. 3C


Tim Hrenchir
JEDO ideas clash
Topeka Capital Journal, 6/25/2006
p. 4C


Chad Lawhorn
Mayor appoints Sebelius adviser to Planning Commission
Lawrence Journal World, 6/27/2006
p. 5C


Tim Vandenack
Liberal man's merge city county killed
Hutchinson News, 6/27/2006
p. 5C


Suzanne Perez Tobias
Right to breast-feed nudity law on agenda
Wichita Eagle, 7/10/2006
p. 5C


Tim Hrenchir
Council to receive budget
Topeka Capital Journal, 6/30/2006
p. 6C


Tim Hrenchir
Property tax hike sought
Topeka Capital Journal, 7/6/2006
p. 6C


Fredrick J. Johnson
Request for deputy city manager finds support
Topeka Capital Journal, 7/7/2006
p. 6-7C


Chad Lawhorn
Commissioners not sold on cost of distributing wireless Internet
Lawrence Journal World, 7/19/2006
p. 7C


Tim Hrenchir
P-Card debate lingers
Topeka Capital Journal, 7/13/2006
p. 7C


Tim Hrenchir
City council support temporary freeze
Topeka Capital Journal, 7/19/2006
p. 8C


Brian Burnes and Brad Cooper
Pit bulls a prime concern in two cities
Kansas City Star, 7/18/2006
p. 8C


Tim Hrenchir
Bunten seeks picket resolution
Topeka Capital Journal, 7/18/2006
p. 8C


Bomb sniffers good dogs [editorial]
Topeka Capital Journal, 7/15/2006
p. 9C


Campaign contributions who's boss? [editorial]
Topeka Capital Journal, 7/26/2006
p. 9C


John Green
City council votes to end its pay
Hutchinson News, 8/2/2006
p. 10C


Another city-county spat will it ever end? [editorial]
Topeka Capital Journal, 8/6/2006
p. 10C


James Carlson
Memo alleges retaliatory move
Topeka Capital Journal, 8/8/2006
p. 11C


Tim Hrenchir
Elimination of nepotism may become part of new city ethics code
Topeka Capital Journal, 8/11/2006
p. 11C


Tim Hrenchir
Hayden on the agenda
Topeka Captial Journal, 8/14/2006
p. 12C


City-County cooperation one is better
Topeka Capital Journal, 8/16/2006
p. 12C


Tim Hrenchir
Council goes with flow on riverfront appointments
Topeka Captial Journal, 8/16/2006
p. 12-13C


Bruce Symes
More surveys required in Humboldt
Iola Register, 8/15/2006
p. 13-14C


Michael Riley
Plan for mediation capital has Kansas farm town on edge
Denver Post, 8/13/2006
p. 14C


Tim Hrenchir
Councilmen unveil new plan for HRC
Topeka Capital Journal, 8/18/2006
p. 15C


Tim Hrenchir
County to consider 2007 budget
Topeka Capital Journal, 8/20/2006
p. 15C


Tim Hrenchir
Revised budget proposal offered
Topeka Capital Journal, 8/19/2006
p. 16C


Peggy Mooney
Three names added to riverfront authority
Metro News, 8/18/2006
p. 16C


Tim Hrenchir
Council readies 2007 budget
Topeka Capital Journal, 8/21/2006
p. 17C


The real tax bill still too high [editorial]
Topeka Capital Journal, 8/22/2006
p. 17C


Tim Hrenchir
County OKs cut in mill levy
Topeka Capital Journal, 8/22/2006
p. 18C


Tim Hrenchir
Council: Make cuts, not fees
Topeka Capital Journal, 8/22/2006
p. 18C


Tim Hrenchir
Fees, mill levy won't rise
Topeka Capital Journal, 8/23/2006
p. 19C


Tim Hrenchir
Memo warns against e-mail
Topeka Capital Journal, 8/25/2006
p. 19C


Tim Hrenchir
Pay raise would come at cost
Topeka Capital Journal, 9/8/2006
p. 20C


James Carlson
Firefighters hold heated city march
Topeka Capital Journal, 9/13/2006
p. 20C


Diane McCartney
Bites prompt Wichita to weigh a PIT BULL BAN
Wichita Eagle, 9/13/2006
p. 21C


Derek Schmidt
Law allows county consolidation
Iola Register, 9/11/2006
p. 22C


James Carlson
County rejects sale of land
Topeka Capital Journal, 9/15/2006
p. 22C


Council has chief's contract
Topeka Capital Journal, 9/18/2006
p. 23C


Tim Hrenchir
Energy audit generates concern
Topeka Capital Journal, 9/19/2006
p. 23C


Tim Hrenchir
Search warrant power not expanded
Topeka Capital Journal, 9/20/2006
p. 23C


Chad Lawhorn
Fla. leader among city manager candidates
Lawrence Journal World, 9/20/2006
p. 23-24C


Tim Hrenchir
Union: City acted in bad faith
Topeka Capital Journal, 9/21/2006
p. 24C


Fredrick J. Johnson
IT department could merge
Topeka Capital Journal, 9/29/2006
p. 24C


Tim Hrenchir
Citizen Kane now chairwoman
Topeka Capital Journal, 9/27/2006
p. 25C


Tim Hrenchir
County chooses energy auditor
Topeka Capital Journal, 9/27/2006
p. 25C


Tim Hrenchir
Proposal may cause fireworks
Topeka Capital Journal, 10/8/2006
p. 26C


Ideas welcome [editorial]
Lawrence Journal World, 10/8/2006
p. 26C


Tim Hrenchir
Fireworks resolution ignites vendors
Topeka Capital Journal, 10/10/2006
p. 26C


Public interest [editorial]
Lawrence Journal World, 10/12/2006
p. 27C


City of Topeka three men and a contract
Topeka Capital Journal, 10/14/2006
p. 27C


Tim Hrenchir
Council committee debates prepay gasoline proposal
Topeka Capital Journal, 10/17/2006
p. 28C


Tim Hrenchir
Firefightrs' contract under debate
Topeka Capital Journal, 10/17/2006
p. 28C


Tim Hrenchir
Council rejects mayor's veto
Topeka Capital Journal, 10/18/2006
p. 29C


Mark Fagan
Sex shop tries new tactic to stay put
Lawrence Journal World, 10/19/2006
p. 29C


Tapes build trust [editorial]
Lawrence Journal World, 10/20/2006
p. 30C


Darrin Stineman
Summit to come to consolidation hot spot
Salina Journal, 10/18/2006
p. 30C


City-County consolidation keep trying [editorial]
Topeka Capital Journal, 10/23/2006
p. 31C


Hal Lockard
Flooding prompts water training
Topeka Capital Journal, 10/23/2006
p. 31C


Brent D. Wistrom
City to toughen laws on Blight
Wichita Eagle, 10/21/2006
p. 31C


Tim Hrenchir
P-Card policy draws praise from Alcala
Topeka Capital Journal, 10/26/2006
p. 32C


GPS technology life saver [editorial]
Topeka Capital Journal, 10/29/2006
p. 32C


Emerson Lynn Jr
A KU conference points the way to deal with change [opinion]
Iola Register, 10/27/2006
p. 33C


Tom Bell
Too much meddling [editorial]
Salina Journal, 11/3/2006
p. 33C


Tim Hrenchir
County to consider social service grants
Topeka Capital Journal, 11/5/2006
p. 34C


Tim Hrenchir
Relations panel gets new leader
Topeka Capital Journal, 11/8/2006
p. 34C


Brent D. Wistrom
Fighting against blight
Wichita Eagle, 11/18/2006
p. 34C


Peggy Mooney
Speaker takes over as new deputy city manager
Metro News, 11/10/2006
p. 35C


Bill Hummell
City working on intelligent infrastructure
Topeka Capital Journal, 11/22/2006
p. 35C


Ron Sylvester
Pit bull seizure hobbles shelter
Wichita Eagle, 11/18/2006
p. 36C


Tim Hrenchir
City county tax pact weighed
Topeka Capital Journal, 11/20/2006
p. 36C


Tim Hrenchir
Rossville suing Shawnee County
Topeka Capital Journal, 11/21/2006
p. 37C


Tim Hrenchir
Eminent domain on agenda
Topeka Capital Journal, 11/20/2006
p. 37C


Tim Hrenchir
Condemnation plan stays alive
Topeka Capital Journal, 11/22/2006
p. 38C


Barbara Hollingsworth
Council says no to land grab
Topeka Capital Journal, 11/29/2006
p. 39C


Rhonda Holman
Get along don't let spats hurt good government
Wichita Eagle, 12/3/2006
p. 39C


Barbara J. Isenberg
County stalls Park City's annexation attempt
Wichita Eagle, 11/29/2006
p. 40C


Barbara Hollingsworth
Duffy faults creation of jobs
Topeka Capital Journal, 11/30/2006
p. 40C


Peggy Mooney
Topeka may soon have a code of ethics
Metro News, 11/24/2006
p. 40C


Economic expansion cheap shot [editorial]
Topeka Capital Journal, 12/1/2006
p. 41C


Economic Development on the move
Topeka Capital Journal, 12/3/2006
p. 41C


Barbara Hollingsworth
City may curb visitors' passes
Topeka Capital Journal, 12/4/2006
p. 42C


Manhattan gets wonderful news [opinion]
Manhattan Mercury, 12/3/2006
p. 42C


Barbara Hollingsworth
City holds off on ethics changes
Topeka Capital Journal, 12/6/2006
p. 42C


Barbara Hollingsworth
Out-of-county drivers will get one warning
Topeka Capital Journal, 12/6/2006
p. 43C


Barbara Hollingsworth
Council won't let go of bed tax funds just yet
Topeka Capital Journal, 12/6/2006
p. 43C


Frito-Lay 'oversight' too close [editorial]
Topeka Capital Journal, 12/16/2006
p. 44C


Tim Hrenchir
County approves IT merger with city
Topeka Capital Journal, 12/19/2006
p. 44C


Fredrick J. Johnson
Merger meeting set for Monday
Topeka Capital Journal, 12/15/2006
p. 45C


Deadlock broken [editorial]
Lawrence Journal World, 12/23/2006
p. 45C


Mike Hall
Planning due for another update
Topeka Capital Journal, 12/26/2006
p. 45C


Inmates at work cleaning up [editorial]
Topeka Capital Journal, 12/21/2006
p. 46C


Salary sense [editorial]
Lawrence Journal World, 12/19/2006
p. 46C


Ric Anderson
Is raise burning bridges?
Topeka Capital Journal, 12/20/2006
p. 46C


Tim Hrenchir
Council votes to start planning merger talks
Topeka Capital Journal, 12/20/2006
p. 47C


Barbara Hollingsworth
Council seats up for grabs
Topeka Capital Journal, 12/25/2006
p. 47C


Christina M. Woods
County delays $3 parking fee at Coliseum
Wichita Eagle, 12/27/2006
p. 47C


Finn Bullers
Going paperless holds promise
Kansas City Star, 12/30/2006
p. 48C


Rachael Bossow
County employees meet with legislators
Leavenworth Times, 12/26/2006
p. 48C


Jack "Miles" Ventimiglia
Several among Sun's finalists
No Paper Available, No Date
p. 49C


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