Bill reopens crime victim records
May 5, 2009: "Saying they were fixing a mistake from earlier in the legislative session, the state House of Representatives passed a bill Monday to restore most access to public information on crime victims.
The 117-0 vote sends the bill to the governor's desk. The Senate unanimously approved the bill last week.
Earlier this year, the Legislature passed and the governor signed a bill containing an error that could have closed public access to virtually all information on crime victims." Read the full article here.
Local businessman challenges USD 259 bond award
April 21, 2009: "A local businessman says he's growing increasingly frustrated in trying to find out why the Wichita school board awarded a multi-million dollar project to a Dallas based company over him.
The bid to install the synthetic turf is the first contract awarded for the new bond issue.
The CEO of ATG sports says he and his attorney already filed a formal protest and open records request last week but heard nothing." Read the full article here.
Crop groups seek records investigation
April 15, 2009: "Two associations of Kansas crop growers have asked the Marion County Attorney to investigate alleged violations of state open-records and open-meetings laws by two local municipalities.
The city councils of Marion and Hillsboro met in a closed session last month to discuss whether to enter into a lawsuit against the manufacturers of atrazine, a herbicide used by corn and grain sorghum farmers." Read the full article here.
Ag groups seek query of open records, meetings law violations
April 14, 2009: "Jere White, the executive director of Kansas' corn and grain sorghum associations, has asked Marion County Attorney Susan Robson to investigate alleged violations of the state's transparency laws.
Robson's office confirmed today it has received the request." Read the full article here.
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