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Kansas leaders seek reversal of immigration ruling

Kansas leaders seek reversal of immigration ruling

PHOENIX (AP) — Two leaders from the Kansas Legislature are urging a federal appeals court to reverse a lower court’s decision that put the most controversial elements of Arizona’s new immigration law on hold. Senate Majority Leader Derek Schmidt and House Speaker Michael O’Neal filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco where Arizona Gov. Jan …

Published Aug 12, 2010.
Read more: FOX 11 Tucson

Kansas legislative races keep some incumbents

Kansas legislative races keep some incumbents

Johnson County voters in Kansas Senate District 7 chose the incumbent to challenge Democrat Wayne Hodges of Mission in November.

Published Aug 3, 2010.
Read more: The Kansas City Star

Williams defeats Henry Rizzo in race for Jackson County Legislature

Williams defeats Henry Rizzo in race for Jackson County Legislature

The powerful chairman of the Jackson County Legislature, Henry Rizzo, lost Tuesday, but the longest-serving legislator in the county’s history, Fred Arbanas, won another term.

Published Aug 3, 2010.
Read more: The Kansas City Star