Finney County Garden City Cooperation Across Levels
Finney County leaders discuss joint city and county cooperation as a model for Kansas. Administrators Pete Olson Halloran and others note monthly and quarterly meetings to align missions and reduce turf battles while exploring consolidation and shared services across city county lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finney County
Pete Olson
Olson
Halloran
Garden City
Holcomb
Marla Flentje
Kansas Association of Counties
Salina
Dennis Kissinger
Kissinger
Flentie
Frank Holland
Denver
Dallas-Fort Worth
Phoenix
Holland
Pheasant Valley
Cliff Mayo
Old Hat
Kim Gulley
Kansas League of Municipalities
Gulley
Counties seek value in consolidating regional aid agencies
Regional quasi government bodies serving multiple Kansas counties emphasize gains from consolidation. The networks, rooted in the 1960s and 70s, help cut costs while expanding access to specialized services for the poor elderly and disabled. Officials warn savings aren’t guaranteed but duplications drop as client access improves.
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Williams
Eckan
Ottawa
Kansas
Jim Blume
Salina
Patricia Murray
Murray
Jackson
Kansas Area
Agency On Aging
Chanute
Linda Meyer
Kansas Supreme Court strikes down death penalty law
The Kansas Supreme Court ruled the 1994 death penalty statute unconstitutional in a 4-3 decision on Michael Marsh II’s appeal. The court said a tie goes to the state when aggravating and mitigating factors are weighed, ordering resentencing and a potential new trial, with the Legislature urged to rewrite the law.
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Halloran
Kansas
Flentie
Topeka
Kansas Supreme Court
Wichita
Gary Kleypas
Kay McFarland
Michael Marsh II
Anne Pusch
Elizabeth Pusch
Pusch
Marsh
Mary Anne
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