Senators push budget power for new national intelligence director
Senators Susan Collins and Joe Lieberman urged strong budget authority for the proposed national intelligence director. They want a real, not cosmetic, budget role to shape policy and funding ahead of a September Senate vote, seeking passage before the November elections. The plan also contemplates restructuring by splitting CIA and pruning agencies under Pentagon oversight.
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U.S
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Senate
Maine
Pentagon
CIA
FBI
Joe Lieberman
Connecticut
Collins
Lieberman
Bill Frist
Tom Daschle
Senate Intelligence Committee
Pat Roberts
R-Kan
State School finance formula to air online
The appeal moves forward with continued court involvement as the Supreme Court is slated to rule later this fall. Dan Biles of the State Board of Education welcomed cameras in the courtroom, noting the case's magnitude. Keefover compared the appeal's interest to landmark state decisions on the death penalty, Indian gambling pacts, and line item veto powers.
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Dan Biles
State Board of Education
Biles
Keefover
Pass Plan failure undermines district testing rollout
USD 457 faces a stalled Pass Plan after Levings Learning collapsed amid an involuntary bankruptcy filing. Investors seek 1.4 million in damages while the district evaluates three alternate providers, aiming to choose by Oct. 1 and continue testing to align with curriculum and state assessments.
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Levings Learning
USD 457
U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Oklahoma
Levings
STI
Karlin
School Net
Pearson Learning
Dodge City
Ford
Vision board approves director for Downtown Vision
Downtown Vision board approves McKinley as director with a starting salary of 32500 and monthly benefits of 350. McKinley, a Garden City resident since January, will operate from The Architect at 305 N Main St with office move planned to Crook's Shoe Store location. Officials expect mid October training by Kansas Main Street and plan a September 28 reception at the new office.
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McKinley
Garden City
Downtown Vision
Kansas Main Street
N. Main St
Crook’s Shoe
Charter school in Kansas overhauls learning with field studies
In rural Hamilton County, a new charter school for seventh to ninth graders revamped curriculum to meet state standards while letting students earn mastery notices instead of grades. Students explore outdoors, build field study notebooks, and plan trips to Arikaree Breaks, Beecher Island, and other sites as they pursue hands on learning beyond textbooks.
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USD 200
Bill Wilson
Isaac
Kansas Department of Education
Wilson
Hamilton County
Rosalio Trejo
Tions
Carol Miles
Miles
Mace Bender
Bender
Cheyenne
Beecher Island
Colorado
New Mexico
Greeley County
Harper
Yoder
Galena
Al Sadr Militia Leaves Najaf Shrine After Peace Deal
Thousands of pilgrims filled the Imam Ali Shrine in Najaf as al Sadr militants evacuated the Old City handing the keys to Shiite religious authorities. Iraqi forces secured the area while al Sistani loyalists received the shrine keys, signaling a completion of the negotiated peace ending weeks of fighting amid casualties.
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Muqtada al- Sadr
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Old City
Ali al-Sistani
Holy Shrine
al- Sistani
Hamed al-Khafaf
Al-Arabiya Television
Kufa
al-Sistani
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