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Kansas Lawmakers Move Forward On Transportation Spending Plan

Posted: March 9, 2017 at 12:12 pm EDT by John Celock | Updated: March 9, 2017 at 12:13 pm EDT

By John Celock Kansas lawmakers moved forward on a transportation-spending plan that would expand borrowing to cover preservation programs. The… Read More >

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Lawmakers Advance, Delay Transportation Bills

Posted: February 22, 2017 at 11:01 pm EDT by John Celock | Updated: February 23, 2017 at 2:51 pm EDT

By John Celock Kansas lawmakers advanced two transportation bills while sending one to another committee for additional review. The state… Read More >

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Kansas Lawmakers Defeat Interstate Speed Hike

Posted: February 23, 2016 at 4:37 pm EDT by John Celock

By John Celock A proposal to raise the speed limit to 80 miles per hour on interstate highways in rural… Read More >

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New Kansas Post Aimed To Boost UAS Economy

Posted: February 9, 2016 at 4:34 pm EDT by John Celock | Updated: February 9, 2016 at 6:11 pm EDT

By John Celock Kansas is on track to hire an official to coordinate the state’s work on unmanned aerial systems,… Read More >

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Panel Unlikely To Hear Kansas Transportation Proposal

Posted: January 27, 2016 at 5:24 pm EDT by John Celock | Updated: January 27, 2016 at 6:29 pm EDT

By John Celock A key committee chairman in the Kansas Legislature has said his committee is unlikely to discuss a… Read More >

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Kansas Transportation Plan Overhaul Eyed

Posted: January 25, 2016 at 1:40 pm EDT by John Celock | Updated: January 25, 2016 at 3:18 pm EDT

By John Celock A group of Kansas lawmakers are looking to overhaul the planning process for the state’s next transportation… Read More >

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Kansas Lawmakers Vote To Continue Transportation Partnership

Posted: February 27, 2015 at 11:39 am EDT by John Celock | Updated: February 27, 2015 at 11:58 am EDT

By John Celock The Kansas House of Representatives voted to continue the close relationship between two transportation agencies after receiving… Read More >

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