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Legislature kicks off its 1993 session
Republicans now control Senate 27-13
Twenty-one new senators took the oath of office from Supreme Court Chief Justice Richard Holmes, the largest turnover in the 40-member upper chamber since 1964. Ten of the new senators previously served in the House, so not all are new to the legislative process.
Forty new House members took the oath from Justice Kay McFarland in that 125-member chamber.
Republicans now control the Senate 27-13 and the House 66-59.
The Associated Press
introduction of bills prefitted with the secretary of state's office. Most of the bills are the product of interim committee study.
TOPEKA — Change was everywhere yesterday as a record number of lawmakers new to their chambers were sworn in, kicking off the 1983 session of the Kansas Legislature.
Record 47 women legislators —14 in the Senate and 33 in the House took their seats, representing 28.5 percent of the total membership. Half the top six leaders of the le-
Lawmakers get their first look today at Gov. Joan Finney's proposed budget and legislative message, which she characterized as "fiscally conservative and compassionate."
Yesterday's opening sessions were devoted entirely to organization and
As expected, senators re-elected Bud Burke, R-Olathe, as president, and also elected Sheila Frahm, R-Colby, as the first woman majority leader in Senate history. Jerry Karr, D-Emporia, was re-named minority leader.
Bob Miller, R-Wellington, was elected the new House speaker, succeeding Democrat Marvin Barkis, who lost in the 1922 election. Vince Snowbarger, R-Olathe, was elected House majority leader, while Tom Sawyer, D-Wichita, became minority leader. Sawyer was majority leader the past two sessions, when Democrats controlled the House.
"I don't see how anyone can criticize it at all." Finney said during a background briefing for reporters. "I think it's a good budget."
Half the six leaders of the Legislature also are new.
While details of her budget could not be released until 11 a.m. today, when she delivers her State of the State message to a joint session of the Legislature, no surprises are expected.
Budget Director Gloria Timmer had said the total fiscal year 1994 state budget would be about $6.7 billion, an increase of more than a half-billion dollars from what the Legislature appropriated for the current fiscal year.
Activists protest amendment
Anti-gay amendment to take effect Friday
The Associated Press
DENVER — Colorado's anti-gay-protection amendment should be blocked from taking effect Friday because it violates the Constitution's equal-protection clause by discriminating against gays, opponents told a Denver judge yesterday.
"Constitutional rights never have been and, I hope, never will be decided by a popular vote," said Greg Eurich, who represented the Amendment 2 opponents at yesterday's hearing.
Eurich said homosexuals had the right under Amendment 14 of the U.S. Constitution to be treated the same as everyone else, but "now, they have the right to be victimized merely because of who they are."
It does not strip away civil rights protections from homosexuals as opponents have claimed, he said.
Assistant Attorney General John Dauley said Amendment 2 should be upheld because it is "the rule of the majority."
He said Amendment 2 was written and promoted by Colorado for Family Values to target gays for discrimination, but the group spread myths about homosexuals to persuade vot-
Colorado voters approved Amendment 2 in the Nov. 3 general election by a 54 percent-46 percent margin. The measure forbids passage of any
laws protecting gays from discrimination and annuls anti-gay-discrimination ordinances already adopted by Denver, Aspen and Boulder.
Denver District Judge Jeffrey Bayless has been asked by the Colorado Legal Initiatives Project and other opponents challenging Amendment 2 in a lawsuit to block the amendment from taking effect until after the lawsuit is decided.
With dozens of witnesses scheduled to testify, the hearing on the injunction request could last through tomorrow, attorneys said.
"All it did was remove an added layer of protection," he said.
Dailey said Amendment 2 was approved by a majority of Colorado voters and does not deny gays, lesbians, or bisexuals basic civil rights, as amendment opponents have contended.
"All of these myths advanced by CFV (Colorado for Family Values) demonstrate an antipathy against the bebies and bisexuals," Europe said.
Among other things, Amendment 2 proponents blamed homosexuals for a high incidence of sex crimes and for committing a disproportionate number of crimes against children. Proponents also claimed that gays chose their lifestyle. Eurich said these were all myths.
ers to support the measure.
Dailey also asked Bayless not to base his decision on the intentions of Amendment 2's sponsors but on the voters' intent, which he said was to resist providing "special protections" to another minority.
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