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This was the last week for non-exempt committee meetings in the legislature. Our next week will consist of consideration of remaining bills on the floor of the House and Senate. The following and final week of the general session will be focused on work in conference committees where we reconcile differences between the chambers.
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“Two Rides — Their Contrast,” appeared in the March 20, 1868, Emporia News.
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We returned to the legislative session to start on bills received from the other chamber. There were only a few bills considered on the House Floor.
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In 1886 the southeast Kansas town of Tyro was laid out in southern Montgomery County. The first post office, known as Fawn, transferred to Tyro in 1893. The town was not incorporated until 1906.
Read moreThe other night, at the annual meeting of Ellsworth County Economic Development, we started thinking about the definition of economic development as Lt. Gov. and Secretary of Commerce David Toland presented his keynote address to the 100 or so who attended.
Read moreIt’s difficult to type this but here goes ... as this is being written I am celebrating my 50th anniversary in Kansas journalism. My first job was in 1972 with the Salina Journal. I came to Ellsworth in 1999 to start the Ellsworth County Independent with partner Sharon Montague, who now works in Topeka.
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The origins of Hunnewell, Kan. rose out of railroad competition for the Texas cattle trade that was coming up the Chisholm Trail.
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We have reached our turnaround week in the Kansas legislature. With a 90-day session, we start with bills in committees to work through details then bring them to the floor as they are ready. The turnaround deadline is when we finish our House bills to go to the Senate and vice versa.
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