10 Wednesday. November 9: 1988 / University Daily Kansan NATIONAL Democrats score seats in Kansas Legislature The Associated Press TOPEKA — The Democrats scored several key victories in the Kansas Legislature, upsetting the second-highest Republican leader in the state House of Representatives and incumbent Republican senators. However, the Republicans offset those losses by defeating a Wichita Democrat and claiming a Kansas City, Kan., seat, which was previously a Democratic stronghold. That means the Democrats had not cut into the Republicans' solid majority in the House. Republican Barbara Lawrence, a Wichita teacher, unseated Rep. Connie Kennard, D-Wichita, who was seeking a second term. In the Senate, the Democrats had an upset victory when Marge Petty, a member of the Topenaffite defeated incumbent Jeanne Hoferer. In another upset, Republican Sen. Robert Frey was narrowly defeated by Democrat Janice McClure of Sublette Frey, elected to the Senate in 1984, was charismatic of the Senate Judiciary Committee. In addition, Republican Hank Turnbaugh of Kansas City, Kan. defeated Democrat Mark Rosey. Jans K. Lee, a Kensington Democrat, handily defeated incumbent Neil Arasmith of Phillipsburg. In the Kansas House of Representatives, Majority Leader Joe Knopp, R-Manhattan, was unsuccessful in his bid for a fifth consecutive two-year term. Missouri kills insurance plan By Terry Bauroth Kansan staff writer The heated battle over Missouri's proposed comprehensive health insurance plan ended last night with the amendment's defeat. Missouri Constitutional Amendment 8, known as MedAssist, was defeated by more than 690,000 votes. The amendment gained 490,939 “yes” votes, or 29 percent, and 1,182,416 “no” votes, or 71 percent. To pass, the proposal required a simple majority. MedAssist would have been financed by a state-wide earnings tax of sixth-tenths of 1 percent. The tax would have been applied to salaries, wages and commissions of Missouri residents, to non-residents on services done in Missouri and to the net profits of businesses. The money would have been used for programs to help about 1 million Missourians who go without adequate health insurance at some time. in a year. In a year of generally low-key state races, this issue had sparked some flames in the closing days of the campaign with each side accusing the other of using deceptive ads to win support for its view. Proponents of the measure focused on the working poor who cannot afford health insurance and on the families who cannot pay the bills resulting from catastrophic illnesses. Opponents drew attention to the tax increase that would have financed the expanded health care. Critics of MedAssist did not try to mislead voters, said Randy Scherr, director of government relations for independent businesses. "They were going to pass a proposal that meant millions of dollars to the hospitals for doing exactly what they are doing today," Scherr said. "Proponents did not inform the public that they were taxing individual incomes as well as corporate incomes." If the amendment had passed, Missouri would have joined Massachusetts as the only states in the nation to offer a comprehensive state health insurance system. Sandra J. Watts/KANSAN Poll cat While resting in the sunlight, Smokey the cat sits underneath the voting booths at Valleyview Care Home, 2518 Ridge Court. Eighty percent of the Douglas County registered voters turned out yesterday. Nebraskans vote to keep waste dump site By Daniel Niemi Kansan staff writer Nebraska will be the site of a depository for the low-level radioactive waste compact that includes Kansas. includes Kansas. Nebraska voters defeated an initiative last night that would have removed the state, the selected host for a waste depository, from the Central Interstate Low-level Radioactive Waste Compact. In addition to Nebraska and Kansas, the compact includes Arkansas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma. With 1,170 of 1,878 precincts reporting, Nebraska Initiative 402 was failing 212,367 votes, or 63 percent, to 122,978, or 37 percent. Sam Welsch, head of Nebraskas for the Right to Vote, the organization that led the drive to put the initiative on the ballot, had predicted voters would pass the measure 2 to 1. "We're disappointed but we're not defeated," Welsch said. "We've run a factual campaign and we knew going in that Nebraska would come out the winner. "We had more informed voters and more people concerned about the issue. We're going to have a major impact in the upcoming legislature." Welsch said his group would continue to fight against the compact. with the compact process. 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