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University Daily Kansan, February 17, 1984
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Docking files election form
By United Press International
TOPEKA — Lt. Gov. Thomas Docking has appointed a campaign committee, but he says the action is not an investment of his candidacy for governor.
The 29-year-old son and grandson of former Kansas governors yesterday filed with the secretary of state a Kansas Public Disclosure Commission form appointing the Tom Decking for Kansas Committee.
The form includes a space for the office being sought and Docking listed the governorship, but "it doesn't represent . . . an announcement of candidacy," Docking said during a telephone call from his Wichita office. "It's merely a means by which you can accent contributions.
"THE CAMPAIGN finance regulations require certain things be done before you can accept contributions. I'd received from time to time offers of contributions or help, but I had been asked to make it was an awkward position to be in."
Docking said he was considering running a governor or attorney since 1998.
Tom Docking
"At this point it's too early to make any final decisions," the Democrat said. "I'm giving more serious consideration to governor's race than the alternatives."
He said that he also was considering running for Congress, but that it would be much more difficult.
make any announcement of candidacy.
THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR said his decision would not depend on whether Republican Attorney General Robert Stephen decided to seek a recount in the Democratic Gov John Carlin, now in his second term, cannot run again in 1986.
"You try to get as good a picture of what the political scene looks like and then make your decision." Docking said. "If you anticipate a difficult race, you just plan for a difficult race."
Docking is the son of former Gov. Robert Docking, who served from 1967-1975, and the grandson of former Governor George Docking, who served from 1975-1981.
He named John D. Montgomery of Junction City as chairman of his committee and Patrick J. Regan of Wichita as treasurer.
Montgomery was Democratic state chairman in 1960 and 1961 and is a former member of the Democratic National Committee. Docking works for Regan's law firm from Kansas, where he was a Kansas Water Authority, and both Regan and Montgomery have served on the state party's finance committee.
Morning's fog to fizzle by afternoon
From Staff and Wire Reports
The dreary fog and drizzle that creeped into the Lawrence area yesterday will probably be replaced today by many skies fitting for a Friday afternoon.
Today should be slightly warmer than yesterday, with the high expected to be in the low 50s, according to the National Weather Service in Topeka. The low tonight is expected to be in the upper 30s.
rain tomorrow, although conditions should be fair on Sunday and Monday. The highs should be in the mid-40s, the lows in the 20s.
SKIES WERE EXPECTED to be clear over the western half of Kansas today, where residents are still recovering from a snowstorm that dumped four inches in that part of the state on Wednesday.
The Sherman County Sheriff's Department said that the portions of interstate 70 between Goodland and Denver that had been closed on
Wednesday were opened yesterday.
In the northeastern part of the state, the light drizzle and fog that rolled in last night and early this morning should disappear by late this morning, a flight service spokesman at Kansas City International Airport said yesterday.
A low pressure system that hovered over Lawrence on Wednesday and yesterday left one-half inch of precipitation in the Lawrence area. That system will be moving east today, said Joe Eagleman, KU professor of geography.
Quiz bowl concentrates on black history
Bv the Kansan Staff
Two women from the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority won first place last night in a Black History Month quiz bowl in Ellsworth Hall.
questions ranging from sports and politics to books and education.
The contest was the first at KU coursing questions devoted entirely to place.
Brona Beadles, Topeka sophomore, and Kerri Fleming, St. Louis senior; defeated Kappa Alpha Psi and Omega Psi Phi fraternities in a series of
Regina Goodwin, Delta Sigma Theta president, said, "It is surprising to know how many people know so little about their heritage.
"THE SHOW HELPED to bring together some of the people from the black Greek system, and tried to get them to understand the importance of Black History Month.
"We're hoping that people will leave tonight with the determination and
curiosity to search out the roots of their heritage."
Beadles and Fleming, who defeated each of the fraternities by two points, said their victory helped demonstrate knowledge of black history.
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Bill makes utilities bear costs
TOPEKA — A bill to prevent utilities, including those building the Wolf Creek nuclear plant, from passing on to consumers certain operating costs would interfere with regulators, a spokesman said vetted.
By United Press International
Along with several utility representatives, Kansas Corporation Commission general counsel Brian Moline testified against the bill during hearings by the Senate Transportation and Utilities Committee.
A group of Senate Democrats, led by Minority Leader Jack Steinerge of Kansas City, Kan., introduced the bill to establish a of a consumer fairness package.
IT WOULD PREVENT any public utility from including in it the rate base of a service provider.
employee perquisites, the cost of rate applications and that portion of a utility employee's annual salary that is directly percent of the Kansas governor's salary.
Testifying before the panel, Steineger said the bill addressed the question of whether certain operating expenses should be borne by stockholders, not ratepayers. He said advertising and lobbying were designed to benefit stockholders and they should pay for it.
"UNDER OUR BILL, any question about whether such expenses should be passed on to ratepayers would be resolved — in favor of ratepayers." Steineger said. "We would do that by drawing a line and anything over the line would be the stockholders' responsibility."
Moline said a strict prohibition against utilities including such expenses as advertising and lobbying in
their rate base would do away with the commission's discretion.
Legitimate business expenses of utility companies have long been considered as expenses appropriate to be recovered from ratepayers," Moline said. "The emphasis is on the word 'legitimate'"
Moline said that traditionally, a portion of the expenses listed in the bill had been excluded by the KCC as being unreasonable and, thus, were not passed on to consumers. He said it was critical that the decision on expenses were reasonable should remain with the KCC, not the Legislature.
"To require by law the exclusion of certain operating expenses is to deprive the commission of the necessary flexibility to deal with operations in a fair, practical and workable fashion," he said.
No action has been taken on the bill.
House to consider reappraisal bill
By United Press International
In an attempt to compromise with Gov. John Carlin, the committee included a provision in the bill that would require Kansans to vote on a constitutional amendment before taxes are collected. The property could be added to the tax rolls.
TOPEKA — A House committee yesterday sent to the full House a bill that would require county appraisers to be required to reapprais property across the state.
THE ORIGINAL BILL would have prevented the new property valuations from taking effect until the Legislature passed a law that threatened veto the bill unless it were
accompanied by a classification amendment.
Carlin and others fear that reappraisal would cause massive property tax shifts to homeowners and farmers and away from businesses.
Classification would allow the state to assess different types of property at the district level.
The amendment, offered by State Rep. Ed Roffs, J-Runction City, would prevent the new valuations from taking effect on a classification amendment that was closed by law.
way, and see if we can't get this process on the road.
"My bottom line in this thing is we've been biting our heads up against the wall ever since I've been in it. We haven't been able to attempt on our part to give, to go half
Rolfs' amendment was approved by 17 of the 21 members of the committee. Leading the opposition was State Rep. Jerry Moe, who unawood, the ranking minority member
"TO ME THIS SOLVES the governor's objection that we (would) have reappraisal before we have classification."
Leach said that he opposed not knowing what kind of classification would be most appropriate.
In 1983, the Senate and the House Assessment and Taxation Committee approved the resuppraisal bill. But the proposal languished in the final days of
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