Kansas superintendents back parts of school funding plan
Kansas superintendents voice support for components of a proposed education funding bill while cautioning about state revenue, asking how increased aid will be funded and whether a return to an enrollment based formula can be fully funded long term. Leaders from Dodge City Auburn Washburn Topeka USD 501 express optimism yet stress fiscal stability and accountability.
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Kansas
Cunningham
Dodge City
House
Auburn-Washburn
McWilliams
Senate
Thissen
Gary Menke
Topeka
Menke
State aid impacts under House Bill 2410 for Kansas schools
Kansas state education data show potential general state aid changes for the next year under House Bill 2410. Listed districts include Auburn-Washburn USD 437 with 3 million dollars, Dodge City USD 443 with 3.5 million, Hays USD 489 with 1.5 million, Seaman USD 345 with 182 thousand, Shawnee Heights USD 450 with 700 thousand, Silver Lake USD 372 with 200 thousand, and Topeka USD 501 with 4.4 million. Source: Kansas State Department of Education.
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Auburn-Washburn
Dodge City
Hays
Seaman
Shawnee Heights
Silver Lake
Topeka
Tillerson to Moscow for Syria talks after G7
Tillerson, secretary of state, heads to Moscow after the G7 summit to push for a Syria settlement that allows the Syrian people to choose their political future and to exclude Bashar al-Assad. He is set to meet Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov as Washington seeks to end Russia’s support for Assad amid strained relations over Syria.
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Tillerson
Moscow
Bashar al-Assad
Sergei Lavrov
Russia
Assad
Middle East
Washington
Syria
Kansas City woman pleads guilty in fake marriage scam
Kakeland Barnes, 37, of Kansas City, pleaded guilty to a federal fraud charge in a conspiracy where U.S. citizens were paid to marry Africans to evade immigration laws. The scheme charged $1000 upfront from African participants, who paid spouses $500 at weddings and $500 after, then $250 monthly until processing. Barnes is the fourth defendant to plead guilty and faces up to five years in prison. sentencing is pending.
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TNS
Kansas City
Kakeland Barnes
U.S
Barnes
Judge Hodson guides busy Kearny County docket and beyond
Judge Hodson, age 72, heads a busy magistrate docket in Kearny County handling child support and child in need of care cases. He notes finney county judges travel to handle felony and real estate dispute matters over 10 000 dollars. Hodson discusses training, qualifications, and the lasting impact of his 11 years on the bench in Lakin and Kearny County, planning a possible Disneyland visit with grandchildren before continuing service until 2022.
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Kearny
Finney Counties
Hodson
Garden City
Finney County
Kearny County
Kansas
Judicial
Russ Jennings
R-Lakin
Jennings
Estes
25Th Judicial District
Cheri Rutherford
California
Disneyland
Hudson
Lakin
Barclay College
Haviland
Law
Spicer Apology Over Hitler Gas Remark Sparks Criticism
White House press secretary Sean Spicer apologized after appearing to minimize the Holocaust while comparing Adolf Hitler to Bashar Assad during a briefing. He clarified that he did not intend to downplay the genocide and faced ongoing calls for accountability amid broader criticism of his tenure.
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Tns
White House
Sean Spicer
Adolf Hitler
Bashar Assad
Spicer
Hitler
Russia
Assad
Syria
Germany
CNN
Washington, D.C
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