Rail grants fund Southwest Chief upgrades in Kansas and Colorado
Communities led by Garden City and La Junta along the Southwest Chief route secured 27.6 million dollars in TIGER grants to replace the worst 45 miles of track between Newton and the Colorado line. The upgrade enables speeds up to 79 mph for Amtrak with 60 mph for freight, under a pledged BNSF maintenance plan, while a grant amendment decision looms as the deadline nears amid broader budget uncertainty.
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Garden City
la Junta
Colo
Kansas
Colorado
BNSF
Newton
Texas Panhandle
New Mexico
Dodge City
Hutchinson
Amtrak
KDOT
Colorado State Line
Cottrell
FRA
Pierceville
Lakin
Syracuse
Dan Fankhauser
Donald Trump
Trump
Barack Obama
Chris Law
Congress
Law
Marshall visits Garden City to hear GCHS questions on immigration and debt
U.S. Representative Marshall fielded GCHS students’ questions on deportation, citizenship timelines, and national debt during a Garden City stop. He discussed a possible five year budget, cautioned about bureaucracy, and noted debt excess of about 600 billion yearly. He also touched constitutional aspects of raising tobacco age, shared his education path debt free, and urged continued reading and writing skills.
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Donald Trump
Marshall
Amanda Serafin
Jack Koehn
Garden City Commission
GCHS
Koehn
Butler
Agriculture Committee
Charles Kipp
Public Service Academy
Kipp
Garden City Community College
Meats Lab
John Deere
Broacbuster Taskforce
Dairy Farmers of America
Mosaic
Kansas revenue projections trim shortfall amid tax and budget stakes
Budget director Shawn Sullivan says Kansas shows early signs of growth in sales and income tax as revisions project modest gains for 2017 to 2019. He suggests delaying the spring revenue estimate to early May to include income tax data, while lawmakers face a recurring budget gap and funding pressures across schools and core services.
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Shawn Sullivan
Kansas
Senate
Anthony Hensley
Topeka
Sam Brownback
House
Ron Ryckman
Olathe
Mark Tallman
Kansas Association of School Boards
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