Healy floods after torrential rains ravage Lane County
In Healy, Lane County residents faced 1.5 feet of standing water and five to six feet depths along roadways after heavy April rains. Emergency manager Bill Taldo, in his fourth year, said floods were unprecedented here. Officials coordinated a non stop pumping effort with five pumps for more than 18 hours to drain flood waters from local improvement districts.
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Budget gaps threaten Holcomb teachers jobs next year
Holcomb USD 363 faces a looming $457,000 cut as Kansas legislators balance a $510 million hole. Nine teachers were notified they may lose jobs, with no current vacancies and in-house options explored as district officials say cuts are necessary. Superintendent Demitry Evancho outlined the situation in a district letter posted online.
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Panel unlikely to push soda tax amid budget woes
In Topeka, a Kansas Senate Ways and Means panel weighing budget fixes did not signal plans to study a soda and sugary drink tax. Proposals to raise sales, tobacco, liquor, and high-income taxes circulated, while a penny per teaspoon sugar tax faced skepticism from its main sponsor.
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Lawsuit targets Arizona law amid boycott calls
Phoenix AP report notes broad backlash as opponents sue the new immigration measure amid protests at a Diamondbacks game in Chicago. A Tucson officer and two others filed suits days after Governor Brewer signed the bill, which critics say invites racial profiling. President Obama questioned lawmakers’ appetite to tackle immigration this year.
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