District Budget Aims to Hire More Teachers
Committee members expected to release priorities today as six more USD 457 programs argued for funding. Elementary teachers sought a 2.5 percent increase to hire four full time teachers for third and fourth grades to reduce class sizes and boost achievement, especially for minority and high poverty students. They backed more funding for PE and music supplies and staff development to strengthen teaching quality amid decade of funding cuts.
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Meredith Sondereger
Sheri Nelson
Nelson
Sondereger
Shelly Schwatken
Schwatken
Kansans push to close concealed carry permit records
Backers of a new Kansas concealed guns law seek to keep permit applications and holder identities secret. A task force chaired by Attorney General Phill Kline discussed privacy concerns at its first meeting, while lawmakers plan to reconvene April 26 to finish the session.
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Topeka
Phill Kline
Task Force
Kline
Doug Anstaett
Kansas Press Association
Kansans turn to milo as drought drives sorghum push
Southwest Kansas farmers face dry years and rising costs. Jeff Turley farms 2,800 acres in Scott County with his father and plans 900 acres of milo. They say sorghum offers drought resilience, feed grain uses, and potential ethanol demand amid high water pumping costs.
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Kansas
Jeff Turley
Scott County
William
William Turley
Milo
Brownback backs immigration reform despite deep Senate rift
Sen. Sam Brownback voices confidence in a Senate deal on immigration reform. He supports stronger border security and a guest worker program. The plan would let some illegal immigrants work, then pursue legal residency after background checks, taxes, fines, and English proficiency proof.
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Sam Brownback
R-Kan
U.S. Senate
Brownback
Kansas
Senate
Immigrant Rights Rally Set for Garden City Monday
A coalition plans a 9:30 a.m. Monday rally at Stevens Park Garden City to support immigration rights. Organizers include Mark Pitt and local officials with speakers and entertainment emphasizing immigrant workers' role in the American Dream and calls for reasonable reform. Senator Sam Brownback and Mayor Janie Perkins highlighted personal immigrant stories and bipartisan hope for congressional action next week.
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Los Angeles
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Washington, D.C
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