Garden City approves 32 unit affordable housing on Campus Dr
City commissioners back a $4 million project to build an approximately seven acre 32 unit affordable apartment complex at 3301 Campus Drive. Overland Property Group outlines rents from 395 to 550 for 2 to 3 bedroom units and income caps tied to county median. The plan includes a business center fitness center and on site management with 4-1 vote though one member opposed.
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Garden City Commissioners
Brett Johnson
Overland Property Group
Kaleb Kentner
Johnson
Garden City
Curtis Rasmussen
John Doll
Family Connect Four and Knock Out night at Georgia Matthews
A school family night at Georgia Matthews Elementary features Alejandro Salazar, a third grader, and his family including dad Jose mom Minnie and sister Rebecca playing Connect Four while Cory King and his son Tanner roll dice on Knock Out. Tanner is a second grader at the school.
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Alejandro Salazar
Jose
Minnie
Rebecca
Georgia Matthews
Alejandro
Cory King
Tanner
Voluntary immigration program becomes mandatory after city resistance
Thousands of recently released documents show a voluntary program to run criminal suspects’ fingerprints through an immigration database was made non optional after cities refused to participate. The Obama administration tightened rules, rewrote participation, and considered withholding federal funding and FBI information from resisters to quiet criticism of Secure Communities.
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Washington
Obama
Homeland Security Department
Secure Communities
FBI
State Senate approves bill to cut budget
The Kansas Senate approved a bill to cut spending and save about 3.6 million in the current fiscal year. The measure passed 21-17, sending the bill back to the House as a clash looms over the savings target. Gov. Brownback called for a 35 million cushion in his state address.
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Topeka
Kansas
Senate
House
Democrats
Sam Brownback
Brownback
Kansas weighs full strength beer and liquor sales change
Kansas lawmakers weigh a bill to let grocery and convenience stores sell full strength beer and wine starting next year with liquor phased in by 2015. Supporters argue jobs and tax gains while critics warn small liquor stores would be hurt.
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Topeka
Kansas
Senate
Carrie Nation
Rick Daugherty
Wichita
Pete Brungardt
Salina
Alvin Joe Schmidtberger
Alvin
Lawrence
State
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