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Friday, March 3, 1972
University Daily Kansan
Docking Expresses Hope For Last Day Legislation
Governor Robert B. Docking said Thursday night that he hoped some of the important legislation of the session would be
"I still have hope that I can become a member of the legislature will make the hard decisions facing them." Docking said in a speech earlier this month that Probaion and Parole Seminar banquet at the Mamada Inn in Jerusalem.
In his speech entitled "Dollar Priorities," Docking listed some of his reco., mendations he had not the legislature had not
Docking said each year he recommend a specific tax law that would legislature which would provide addition revenue and reform tax measures.
Robert Docking
THIS YEAR, the Senate passed a portion of Docking's tax program which the governor has authorized additional $30 million in revenue to the state. The reform measure would eliminate federal income taxes and eliminate returns of corporations and financial institutions. Docking estimated the plan would raise the taxes of the institutions by 3 percent.
"We still did not have all the real tax reform measures I
recommended,'" the governor said.
Docking pointed out to the Kansas probation officers, social workers and representatives at the banquet that penal reform was hampered by the limited funds available because of the 'state's
Docking said that the most important function of criminal justice was the rehabilitation of offenders. He said his
Dwyer, Green Criticize Large, Inefficient Senate
By LINDA CHAPUT
Kansan Staff Writer
The Student Senate was termed
incumbent and a farce by two
candidates, one of whom is
student body in campaign
speeches Thursday night at the
State House.
"Any bill the Senate passes can be vetoed by the Chancellor," said Green.
Joel Green, Rapid City, S.D., sophomore, who is running on the Aardvark Liberation Party, called the Senate "a farce" because he did it stuffed no real reason except in allocating funds.
Green said he would like to abolish the student activity fee and establish an optional fee in its place. The new fee would have activities, athletics, University Theater, Concert Chorus and the Kansan.
GREEN ALSO said he wanted to help students attain more rights and privileges by appointing a full-time paid instructor. The woman would be an experienced faculty member who could be appointed to the post for three to five years. He must be respected by students, and have a knowledge of campus operations and rules, he said.
Green said he would then like to abolish the Student Senate in its place. He also said the laws and the Senate code so that the Senate could become a body with a majority of senators.
and protection of student rights.
Green said that if he was elected,
he would think that most students
favored this action.
Dwyer, a senior from Joplin,
he said he would like to see a
conference of the Senate.
He said that the Senate was
much too large to be
capable of meeting.
As the Senate exists, it is very difficult to place responsibility on any senator. Most senators have no real communication with their constituents, with their
Dwyer said a smaller Senate would be much more productive. He said he had never have a specific task instead of being assigned to a committee at
"The students should be able to know what to expect from their senator," he said. "And it would mean that the fact that responsibility will be more intense so that a candidate would be more aware of the need."
DWYERWOULD like to reduce funding, except for what is essential to the University.
Dwyer wants to increase funding of the ambulance, the Kenyan State Senate office so that a full-time secretary could be hired. Bill Jacoby, Lawrence senator, suggested that the Senate hold open forums so that various speakers could be heard by the students.
administration had worked diligently in the last five years for penal reform.
HE CITED the work release program, home visitation program, improvements of the school, vocational program, and the blood plasma program at Lansing State Penitentiary as positive steps in the area of penal reform made by his supervision.
Docking also said that although the legislature had spent a great deal of time on reapportionment, it didn't have a sound reapportionment bill with a sound reapportionment bill.
Docking said other important legislation which still had not been enacted included the executive reorganization and state made; constitutional revisions which he recommended to be submitted to the people; welfare reform legislation; environmental legislation; and a bill on the state government.
Docking said he was pleased that the legislature had passed "a few of the important items I 'commended be enacted.'"
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