Kansas eyes federal aid to save teachers and cushion budget
State officials project 179 million dollars in federal education dollars under new legislation. They expect flexibility based on pre recession funding, potential substitution for state aid, and possible layoffs averted. Officials note property value declines could shrink local school tax receipts, while Democrats tout job protections nationwide.
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U.S. Department of Education
Kansas
Mark Tallman
Kansas Association of School Boards
Parkinson
Amy Jordan Wooden
State Department of Education
Kansas House Appropriations Committee
Kevin Yoder
Overland Park
Yoder
Congress
Decision on plug for broken Gulf well may come soon
Officials tested pressure between the inner piping and outer casing as they weigh cementing options to permanently seal the well. A rise in pressure would push for a bottom kill while steady pressure could mean the space is already filled, shaping the course of the disaster that began with the Deepwater Horizon explosion on April 20 and the Gulf spill reaching 206 million gallons.
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Smith
Allen
Gulf
Record corn crop forecast for Kansas state
Kansas farmers planted a record 4.10 million acres of corn, with soybeans also grown. Sorghum production is forecast at 184.5 million bushels, down 18 percent from last season, and alfalfa hay at 3.44 million tons, down 6 percent from 2009. The forecast, issued Thursday, reflects conditions as of August 1, with extreme heat and minimal rain likely delaying impact until September updates.
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Kansas
Brownback Campaign Gains Rural Support in Garden City
Seth Bundy for Brownback said in a release that Holland has focused on rural issues by backing the Office of Rural Opportunity to create rural jobs and by proposing 2005 legislation to expand Western Kansas high speed Internet. Brownback spoke at a Stevens Park come-and-go event while the Kansas Grain and Feed Association announced its endorsement of his governor bid.
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Kansas
Seth Bundy
Democratic
Office of Rural Opportunity
Holland
Sam Brownback
Brownback
Stevens Park
Garden City
Kansas Grain and Feed Association
Politi
Earl McGinn
Lon Pishney
Muslims Prepare for Eid Around 9/11 Amid Tension
As Eid al-Fitr nears around Sept 11, U S Muslim communities face fears of misinterpretation and backlash amid anti mosque protests and vandalism. Leaders urge vigilance and security while planning prayers and family festivities. Yvonne Maffei plans to attend morning prayers and brunch with friends.
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New York
Eid al-Fitr
The
Muslim Public Affairs Council
Los Angeles
Justice Department Civil Rights Division
Islamic Circle of North
Eral
Muslim Family Day
Tariq Amanullah
World Trade Center
Council On American-Islamic Relations
Ibrahim Hooper
CAIR
North America
Mecca
U.S
Ground Zero
Yvonne Maffei
Des Plaines
Chicago
Maffei
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W. Pine
Garden City, KS
Sandhills Art Association
Arts Center
Shane Chapman
Sandhill Art Association
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