Education funding study delayed to refine figures
At a 2006 session debate, Senate Majority Leader Derek Schmidt defended delaying the Division of Post Audit report two days to allow a thorough scrub. The report will present two funding paths for Kansas education: inputs indicating spending to provide instruction and outputs projecting costs to achieve proficiency, with the court requiring data driven by actual costs rather than politics.
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Derek Schmidt
Schmidt
Independence
Hinton
Supreme Court
Dodge City
Salina
Division of Post Audit
Sebelius Eyes Rural Kansas Growth Amid School Funding Debate
Governor Sebelius warns rural areas still face growth and funding gaps as the Kansas Supreme Court considers a $568 million school funding increase after a $290 million boost last summer. She urges a multi year plan to expand agriculture tourism, wind farms, and ethanol plants while stressing essential services in small towns.
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Kansas Supreme Court
Sebelius
Kansas
Janis Lee
D-Kensington
Lee
Virginia Beamer
R Oakley
Rural Life Task Force
Marci Penner
Gas shortages and lines form as Beiji refinery shut down
In Baghdad long lines form at gas stations as Beiji refinery remains shut due to security. Troops shift focus to training Shiite police forces amid overcrowded Sunni-dominated detention centers. US suspends prisoner handovers until prison conditions improve. Elections monitor team arrives to assess vote integrity amid Sunni Arab and secular Shiite objections. Final results expected early January could delay a broader government and US exit strategy.
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Iraq
William G. Webster Jr
Webster
Interior Ministry
United States
Beiji
Ibrahim Bahar el-Ulam
Associated Press
Ahmed Khalaf
Ali Moussa
the International
U.S
Zalmay Khalilzad
U.N
Craig Jenness
Iraqi Election Commission
Jenness
Sult
Fires threaten New Year's as wildfires rage in Oklahoma Texas
Hazards from high winds and heat prompt warnings that New Year fireworks could ignite more fires. Met officials urge caution as Oklahoma reports seven day dry forecast. Cross Plains loses homes with two deaths. Oklahoma sees fatalities and 10000 acres burned. Federal aid and disaster declarations discussed as crews fatigue.
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Alan Moller
Fort Worth
Texas
Patrick Burke
Norman
Okla
Callahan County
Cross Plains
Cooke County
Oklahoma
Hughes County
Holdenville
Dwight Barnett
Local bars prep big New Year festivities in town
Batchelder notes sweeter champagnes like demi sec draw more drinkers while dry extra brut stays unpopular. Plazas Hotel Widow McGees and Grain Bin plan all day decorating and large balloon decor. Local venues expect higher costs for staff security and entertainment with events at Grain Bin Shooters Fiesta Courtyard and Widow McGees offering shows, dinners, and discounted hotel rooms.
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Grain bin
Plaza Hotel
Scott Miller
Widow McGees
Miller
E. Fulton St
N. Taylor Ave
W. Mary St
Fiesta Courtyard
Buffalo Jones Ave
Bruce Baum
E. Kansas Ave
Kevin Partin
Limelight Productions
Jonas Cruz
Cruz
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