GOP county chair would rather spend time with dubya than represent his district in state house

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Kansas coal plant dust settles, but there’s more debate ahead

TOPEKA | The Kansas Legislature’s debate on coal and electric power is over for this year, but the controversy will linger for months — on the campaign trail and in the courts.

After failing twice to override vetoes by Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, House Speaker Melvin Neufeld threw in the towel Wednesday, calling off a third effort May 29 to clear the way for two coal-fired power plants in western Kansas.

Neufeld was unable to round up enough lawmakers to return to Topeka for another attempt at overriding a third Sebelius veto.

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Some House members with other plans for May 29 were relieved to hear they won’t have to change them.

Scott Schwab, Johnson County’s Republican Party chairman, was scheduled to be with President Bush at a campaign event in the area on that day. Schwab is to be sworn in next week as a new House member from Olathe.

“I certainly would have gladly gone to Topeka to vote for the override, but I also would have missed the opportunity to be with the president,” he said.

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