National Guard Training Bill Passed
http://www.saljournal.com/?module=displaystory&story_id=12068&format=html
The Kansas Legislature gave $9 million in bonding authority to the Kansas National Guard to build a joint training center at the Smoky Hill Weapons Range west of Salina, however some anti-military legislators tried to block the passage.

University Vice President Arrested in Sting
http://www.kansascity.com/115/story/89703.html
Wayne Russell Morgan Jr., 51, of Haven, Kan., is the associate vice president of academic affairs at Friends University in Wichita. He is charged with electronic solicitation of a child younger than 16.

Jackson County Budget Shortfalls
http://www.kansascity.com/115/story/89704.html
Jackson County officials on Monday not only gave an austere budget outlook for 2008 but also said the county might have to borrow money in August to get through 2007.

Missouri Lawmakers Approve Self-Defense Bill
http://www.kansascity.com/115/story/91216.html
The measure would give people immunity from criminal and civil actions for killing or injuring someone in self-defense, in defense of other people or in defense of property. It also would create a new section of law to allow the use of deadly force against anyone who illegally and forcibly entered a dwelling or a vehicle if the owner “had reason to believe” that a crime would be committed.

Sebelius may veto Alexa's Law Bill
http://www.kansas.com/211/story/59627.html
The teenage sister of a murdered pregnant girl on Tuesday implored Gov. Kathleen Sebelius to sign a bill that would make it a crime to harm an unborn baby.

State spending needs to be under control
http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2007/may/03/legislators_finish_budget_spending_worries_some/
Legislators finished a $12.5 billion budget before ending their annual session Wednesday, but some of them don’t think the state can sustain the spending, even for another two years.