Kansas budget crisis spins as Brownback clings to tax cuts
Editorial critiques Governor Sam Brownback for insisting Kansas remains in good shape despite a $160 million projected deficit next year and a fiscal mess from 2012 tax cuts. It notes lengthy sessions, tax hikes by allies, credit downgrades, and calls for lawmakers to close the loophole and adjust course without the governor's stubborn stance.
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Sam Brownback
Kansas
Associated Press
Brownback
Sunflower
Investment in alternative fuels after Hugoton plant closure
Online comment from GCTelegram.com responding to the Hugoton cellulosic ethanol plant closure urges gasoline price resilience through alternative fuels. Roxanne Morgan of Finney County CVB says quality of life attracts business and helps compete with nearby cities, highlighting local lifestyle benefits.
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Gctelegram.com
Hugoton
Lawrence
Overland Park
Wichita
Roxanne Morgan
Finney County
Letters to the Editor Policies at The Telegram
Readers are invited to send signed letters with address and phone number to Att Editor 310 N Seventh St Garden City KS 67846. Letters require confirmation before publication and are limited to 500 words, with possible editing for libel and clarity. thank you notes should be general and form letters, poems, consumer complaints or business testimonials may not be printed.
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Earth
N. Seventh St
Garden City
ESSA Deepens Federal Role with Mixed Education Outcomes
Dr. John Richard Schrock critiques the Every Student Succeeds Act as shifting some control back to states while preserving NCLB's flaws. He notes alternate route teacher programs, higher pay for such hires, reliance on test scores, and increased costs, warning of continued federal overreach and demoralized teachers.
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Washington, D.C
Lyndon Johnson
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
George W. Bush
Texas
NCLB
Ted Kennedy
Record Education Week
Obama
Duncan
Chester Finn
Bush
ESSA
Teach For America
Kansas
Feds
Democracy still worth preserving
Douglas Anstrret argues on the 224th anniversary of the Bill of Rights that a blue ribbon commission should reassess the first ten amendments. He imagines a balanced panel, forcing consensus to protect liberties, while highlighting current divides in gun rights religion prisons and immigration. He invokes Churchill to ask if democracy remains worth preserving despite disagreements.
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U.S
Commission
Kansas
Winston Churchill
Debating Sharia Courts and Western Law
A discussion of Sharia councils in Britain, their lack of criminal jurisdiction, and a push by some to recognize Sharia law in parts of the UK. The Independent and others critique potential parallel systems that may disadvantage women, citing findings by Machteld Zee and a Lords bill to restrict gender-bias in Sharia rulings. The piece raises broader questions about Islam, multiculturalism, and the future legal order.
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Ondon
Britain
the Express
Canterbury Rowan Williams
London
Boris Johnson
Home
Theresa May
The
Independent
Leiden University
Machteld Zee
Leyton
Birmingham Central
Zee
Ms. Zee
Caroline Cox
House of Lords
America
U.S. Supreme Court
Washington, D.C
Doug Anstaett Leads Kansas Press Association in Topeka
Doug Anstaett serves as executive director of the Kansas Press Association based in Topeka, guiding state journalism advocacy and industry initiatives.
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Doug Anstaett
The
Kansas Press Association
Topeka
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