31.   After the regulations are reviewed by OMB for fairness and cost, the department will again review the proposed regulations, a department spokesman said.

32.   All three companies were ordered to appear at a hearing Tuesday before the department, and they could be assessed fines, said Richard Loconte, a department spokesman.

33.   Bowman, through a department spokesman, declined to discuss that conversation.

34.   But a department spokesman said the bill was still being reviewed.

35.   But Nicholas Burns, the department spokesman, added that the United States still did not know where or why Wu was being held.

36.   But police Lt. John Dunkin, a department spokesman, said York was unaware of the Monday hearing and has not been called to testify.

37.   But Sgt. Mike Torres, a department spokesman, said the pair of bounty hunters could face possible homicide charges.

38.   But the department spokesmen have declined to answer questions.

39.   But the Kansas Department of Commerce and Housing will provide funds for job training as well as tax credits for the new center, said department spokesman Matt Brisch.

40.   But the state Department of Transportation delayed implementation of the new fines because of opposition from lobbyists for bus companies, a department spokesman said.