Kansas lawmakers push tax credits for private school scholarships
Kansas legislators advance House Bill 2506 creating a Tax Credit for Low Income Students Scholarship Program Act. Corporations can donate up to 8000 per student and receive a 70 percent tax credit, funding rerouted from the general fund to private school scholarships while critics urge full hearings and vetting.
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Reality U teaches teens real costs of adulthood
Students simulate adulthood by budgeting for housing, transportation, clothing, and insurance at Reality U. Freshman Maria Ramirez reorders priorities to fit funds, while Flores downsizes to affordable options and plans a savings account. The program from Community in School underscores staying in school for future finances.
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Brownback mulls fate of Kansas school funding bill
Governor Brownback weighs HB 2506 which would redefine teachers as at will, stripping tenure and due process protections unless vetoed within 10 days. Retired teachers rallied in Wichita to urge a veto as Brownback reviews provisions and considers line item options he cannot use.
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Former CIA lawyer pushes back on Senate torture findings
John Rizzo, former acting CIA general counsel, disputes that enhanced interrogation produced little useful intelligence and says the program yielded valuable information. He notes some officers were overzealous but asserts lawyers were kept informed and that the six year program informed major plots. The interview marks a rare CIA response to the Senate report amid decades of debate over effectiveness and morality.
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Dispatchers Honored for Calm Service Across Kansas
Salina based Kansas Highway Patrol dispatchers handle a vast workload with calm efficiency. In 2013 they answered 342,578 calls and issued 17,833 case numbers for incidents like crashes and arrests, with 2,700 calls during a snowstorm and 250 Safe School Hotline and 26 Underage Drinking Hotline calls.
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