Public voices steer groundwater conservation plan in southwest Kansas
Community leaders in the groundwater district push for public backed measures to conserve water with one person one vote for water right owners. Sheridan County implements a LEMA cutting ag pumping from 14 to 11 inches yearly, while other districts weigh LE MAs and SEMAs amid mixed interest. Discussion at a Kansas Water Authority meeting highlighted long term plans, possible cross state aqueduct, and a 50 year water strategy with high costs and large scale questions.
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King
Division of
Sheridan County
Wichita County
Sam Brownback
Finney County
Mark Rude
Garden City
Rude
District 3
Ogallala Formation
Kansas
Southwest
Western Kansas
Utica
Aqueduct
Manhattan
Kansas Water Authority
Kansas Agriculture Advisory Board
Governor’s Council of Economic Advisors
Gulf of Mexico
Army Corps of Engineers
Tax credits in new Kansas school law spark fierce debate
Tax breaks for corporate donations to private school scholarships face opposition from lawmakers and school districts who warn funds diverted from public education. Supporters say credits expand choice while critics warn they erode public schooling and risk inequities as the Kansas plan mirrors programs in other states.
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Melissa Rooker
Fairway
House Education Committee
Supreme Court
Kansas
Alliance For School Choice
Kansas City
David A. Smith
Kansas City Kan
Saie
Treasury
Smith
Kansas Association of School Boards
School Boards Association
Kansas Board of Education
Mark Tallman
Northwestern University
David Figlio
Figlio
Florida
House
Kasha Kelley
US Supreme Court
Arizona
Georgia
Pennsylvania
The
New York Times
Awareness drives focus on child abuse across agencies
CASA and KCSL promote awareness and reporting of child abuse in the 25th Judicial District covering Finney Greeley Hamilton Kearny Scott and Wichita counties. CASA volunteers advocate for children removed from homes while Family Crisis Services offers 24 hour crisis help, advocacy and shelter.
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Kcsl
kcsLorg
Jacobs
CASA
25Th Judicial District
Finney, Greeley
Hamilton
Kearny
Scott
Wichita Counties
Childhelp
Janene Radke
Family Crisis Services
Radke
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