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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 2012
Page
4
The Kansas Legislature debates a constitutional amendment as House leaders clash over funding K-12 education. Some lawmakers favor punitive measures toward the courts rather than ensuring proper funding, while others push to meet constitutional duties.
The Kansas Legislature faces a fight over per pupil funding tied to a 2005 Supreme Court ruling and a pending lawsuit. A Senate plan would raise funding by 74 per pupil over two years, backed by bipartisan and GOP support, while the House weighs proposals to withhold funds or expand private school tax breaks. The House vote to restore funding passed, and a voucher bill faced resistance as lawmakers seek a gradual fix to education finances.
An online reader defends lean finely textured beef from Beef Products Inc amid Holcomb plant suspensions. The editorial debate prompts a Garden City church elder to discuss Pit Stop Praise outreach, emphasizing conversation and encouragement for travelers.
The Telegram invites signed letters under 500 words with writer address and phone. Letters may be edited for libel and length. Publicized contact numbers and address are provided for submission and thank-you notes. general letters preferred.
Political scientist Joseph Aistrup argues Gov. Sam Brownback faces a collapse of legislative momentum due to leadership missteps and timing. He cites vetoes, public misstatements, open meetings concerns, and internal staff clashes as undermining wide GOP aims from tax cuts to school funding, redistricting, and arts funding.
NPR host Maria Hinojosa reports Texas has closed its Sugar Land Central Unit once holding 1000 inmates. The move follows a shift from mass imprisonment to treatment, with nonviolent offenders routed to drug programs and re-entry courts. Texas crime rates and costs have fallen while recidivism dropped from 70 to 40 percent.
Stanley Crouch reflects on the Trayvon Martin case, urging calm reason over hysteria and political manipulation. He cites Morning Joe and The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell as examples where thoughtful discussions rose above partisan noise, praising journalists and observers who sought true justice and accountability amid violence and vigilante rhetoric.
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