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Gov. Kathleen Sebelius signs oilman T. Boone Pickens’ Energy Independence Pledge
Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, a Democrat, announced Monday she’d signed oil man T. Boone Pickens’ Energy Independence Pledge. The pledge urges the next President and Congress to develop a plan to reduce the...
View ArticleCoal plant debate back in Topeka
TOPEKA – Two years after a state regulator rejected plans to build two coal plants in Western Kansas, supporters are back before lawmakers hoping to resurrect the project. Sunflower Electric Power...
View ArticleSebelius says coal bill is “DOA”
TOPEKA – A coal bill that the House of Representatives could debate Thursday doesn’t stand a chance with the governor. “The coal bill is DOA with me,” Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, a Democrat, told reporters...
View ArticleCoal bill clears the House
TOPEKA – The Kansas House this morning passed legislation that, among other things, seeks to resurrect plans for two western Kansas coal plants. The vote was 79-44 – short of the 84 votes needed to...
View ArticleTiahrt urges Lt. Gov. Parkinson to approve Holcomb coal plants
Congressman Todd Tiahrt, R-Goddard, sent a letter to Lt. Gov. Mark Parkinson, a Democrat, on Tuesday urging Parkinson to support a bill that would allow two coal-fired plants to be built in western...
View ArticleCoal debate planned Thursday in both chambers
TOPEKA – Kansas lawmakers plan to leave for their annual three-week spring break Friday. First, however, they’ll mount one more attempt to resurrect two coal plants rejected by Gov. Kathleen Sebelius....
View ArticleLegislature possibly finishes up today
TOPEKA – Lawmakers could be finishing up their business in Topeka today and heading home for first adjournment. A budget bill for 2010 is already on its way to the governor’s desk, which was the major...
View ArticleCoal plant bill on its way to the governor’s desk, veto promised
TOPEKA – The Kansas House voted 74-48 a moment ago to resurrect two coal plants for Western Kansas. Legislation designed to eliminate the authority a state regulator used to reject the plants now moves...
View ArticleLegislature’s wrap up session starts
TOPEKA – The Statehouse parking garage is full again, which means lawmakers are back in town. The wrap up session starts today. Typically these mini sessions last only a handful of days. Legislators...
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