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Ag Dept. suspends Kan. hotel inspections

San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009

Budget cuts are forcing the Kansas Department of Agriculture to temporarily suspend safety and sanitation inspections of hotels across the state. Agriculture Secretary Josh Svaty (SWA-TEE) says Thursday that the suspensions are a result of Gov. Mark Parkinson'... Mark Parkinson - Kansas - United States - Kansas Department of Agriculture - United States Department of Agriculture...

Kansas halts hotel room inspections

Kansas City Star (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009

TOPEKA | It’s a budget cut sure to delight bedbugs: Kansas will no longer perform safety and sanitary inspections of hotel rooms. The state’s Department of Agriculture announced Thursday that it will temporarily halt the program after Gov. Mark Parkinson reduced the agency’s budget by an additional $300,000 last week.

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Kansas halts hotel room inspections

kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009

TOPEKA | It’s a budget cut sure to delight bedbugs: Kansas will no longer perform safety and sanitary inspections of hotel rooms. The state’s Department of Agriculture announced Thursday that it will temporarily halt the program after Gov. Mark Parkinson reduced the agency’s budget by an additional $300,000 last week.

News Flash from Kansas to DC and Wall Street: Financial Turmoil Continues to Hit States Hard

Firedoglake (Free subscription) | 12/01/2009

Kansas School No. 1 (photo: Denver Pam via Flickr) In a painful, pre-Thanksgiving announcement, Kansas Governor Mark Parkinson laid out the bad news. Revenues are down [pdf] and expenses are up, so he made cuts to the Kansas state budget [pdf]. Again. Said the governor , “The cuts we are making now are to basic services.” He wasn’t kidding. One of the local school district superintendents...