Special election set for sales tax in Garden City
County officials discuss funding and education for a November sales tax vote to back economic development. Local leaders urge private funds to educate voters while M ay o questions precedent. A joint city county meeting planned to set dates and ballot resolution ahead of the third special election in 18 months.
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County Commission
Cliff Mayo
Mayo
FCEDC
Smith
U.S. Highway 50 Association
Garden City
Dodge City
Sam Gardner
Doll
Blake Waters
Chamber
Cecil O’brate
Palmer Manufacturing & Tank
Roman Halbur
Halbur
Pete Olson
Holcomb
Finney County
Garden City Community College
Legislature Creates In-House Counsel For Lawmakers
Kansas lawmakers can hire an attorney on a case by case basis replacing reliance on the attorney general. Leaders, not lawmakers or their firm staff, may be contracted. The move aims to reduce disputes with the AG and reflect the Legislature as a separate body. Governor Sebelius previously vetoed similar language.
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Senate
Derek Schmidt
R-Independence
Schmidt
Kansas
Martin Hawver
Capitol Insiders
Phill Kline
Eric Rucker
Mike O’neal
R-Hutchinson
Attorney General
House
Dennis McKinney
D-Greensburg
Kathleen Sebelius
Board approves masonry wall option for USD 457 site repairs
USD 457 board settles on replacing the weak band room wall with a masonry wall after two votes. The steel wall option would cost 41,582 and require two weeks less disruption, but a majority chose restoration to the original design, despite longer install time and higher price.
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Reichmuth
Dunford
Blackburn
Hopkins
Julie Ford
Crist
Scheppner
Utz
Astronauts Prepare for Shuttle Nose Gap Filler Repairs
Mission specialists plan a delicate repair on Discovery's nose where two protruding gap fillers extend about the width of index cards. Crew members discuss improvised saw tools, gentle extraction, and backup options, with Thursday or Friday targets if initial methods fail.
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Discovery
Robinson
Shuttle
Wayne Hale
Andrew Thomas
Thomas
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