County begins 2012 budget with repair plan
Finney County faces over 2.3 million dollars in 2012 repair and maintenance needs for buildings and roads. BRMP proposes a 1 million mill and overlay on Old US Route 83 with about half funded by federal highway money and the remainder from the county sales tax. Current budget totals 34 million, including 12 million in salaries. County administrator Randy Partington noted budgets are usually approved by July.
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Kansas WWII veterans honored on Garden City Honor Flight
World War II veterans from western Kansas received widespread recognition during the Garden City Honor Flight to Washington D C. Passersby at the National Mall and travelers at Baltimore greeted them with handshakes and praise, with Delbert Vale recounting overwhelming appreciation from strangers and airport crews. Vale, a Navy veteran who enlisted in 1943, noted family military service and joined the trip with companion Lee Valuing.
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GOP budget seeks SNAP overhaul in food stamp plan
House Republicans push a 2012 budget proposal to replace the $65 billion SNAP program with capped state block grants tied to work or training, reviving 1990s era fights over welfare reform as Democrats in the Senate resist. The plan targets broader deficits, but faces opposition and uncertain fate in Congress.
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Kansas adopts photo ID voting bill signed by Gov Brownback
Gov. Sam Brownback signed a law requiring photo IDs at the polls in Kansas with officials noting it will curb election fraud. The measure, supported by Kris Kobach, takes effect Jan 1 and also requires citizenship proof for new registrants starting in 2013. Critics, including a Kansas NAACP leader, call it radical and potentially disenfranchising.
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Patchy Clouds Tonight Then Sunny Wednesday
Tonight will be patchy cloudy with a low around 37. Wednesday turns partly sunny with a high near 63 and a low about 38. Details appear on page Ag.
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