Garden City schools close for conferences this week
Garden City Public Schools will not hold classes Thursday and Friday for parent teacher conferences. Students return Monday, February 28, 2011. Several district buildings list specific evening and daytime hours for conferences across Thursday and Friday, including Abe Hubert Middle, Alta Brown Elementary, De Bernadine Sitts Intermediate, Buffalo Jones Elementary, Stones Intermediate, Edith Scheuerman, Florence Wilson, Garden City High, Garfield and other schools.
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Garden City
Internal report fuels Kline ethics case dispute
Supporters of former Kansas Attorney General Phill Kline claim an investigators’ report favorable to him was concealed for months. Hazlett denies the charge noting the report covers only some allegations while the ethics case includes many others. A state disciplinary panel continues hearing the complaint.
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Topeka
Kansas
Phill Kline
Kline
Stanton Hazlett
Haz’let
Topeka Capital Journal
Hazlett
Associated Press
Kansas panel backs phased liquor sales in grocers by 2017
The Federal and State Affairs Committee endorsed a bill to let grocery and convenience stores sell full strength beer wine and liquor with a phased rollout through 2017. The measure would remove residency license limits and allow license transfers from liquor stores to grocers as the transition unfolds, aiming to boost jobs revenues and rural stores while sparking debate over competition and statewide impact.
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Topeka
Kansas
Senate
Brenda Elsworth
Pete’s Convenience Stores
Steve Nelson
Olathe
Pete Brungardt
Salina
Steve Abrams
Arkansas City
Elsworth
Plan to fund Kansas special education emerges
Kansas lawmakers weigh a new plan to meet federal demands for higher special education spending without undoing Gov. Sam Brownback’s budget cuts. Negotiators consider diverting funds from base aid to districts to cover an estimated $26 million increase, while Brownback supports reducing overall spending and preserving cash reserves.
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Topeka
Kansas
Sam Brownback
House
Senate
Brownback
US Department of Education
Appropriations Committee
Mark Rhoades
Rhoades
Newton
Sherriene Sontag
Jones
Hays Board Tables Kindergarten Fee Decision
Hays USD 489 Board votes 6-1 to table a plan for a $500 kindergarten fee next year with a $50 board-wide option considered later. Superintendent says no cutoff. parents should know to budget. Other cost cuts approved. staff reductions and athletic admission fees set for middle schools.
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Hays Board of Ed
Hays
Hays Usd
Board of Education
Joel Willhoft
Will Roth
Alan Moore
Roth
Sharon Befort
USD 489
Foundation For Education Excellence
Greg Schwartz
Schwartz
Mark Hauptman
Donna Hudson- Hamilton
Kansas Senate panel delays action on parole board
The Senate Judiciary Committee tabled action on Gov. Brownback’s plan to abolish the Kansas Parole Board, delaying until March 8. The move aims to let negotiations continue over transferring duties to Corrections while examining cost and due process concerns.
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Kansas
Senate
Topeka
Sam Brownback
Kansas Parole Board
Judiciary Committee
Brownback
Tim Owens
Owens
Overland Park
Bruce
Parole Board
Corrections Department
Kansas Arts Commission
Kansas Health Policy Authority
Department of Health and Environment
Division of Health
Animal Health Department
Department of Agriculture
House Corrections and Juvenile Justice
Pat Colloton
Colloton
Leawood
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Abe Hubert
Alta Brown Elementary School
Bernadine Sitts
Buffalo Jones Elementary Schoo
Charles Stones
Edith Scheuerman
Florence Wilson
Garden City High School
Garfield Elementary School
Georgia Matthews Elementary School
Gertrude Walker
Jennie Barker
Jennie Wilson Elementary
Kenneth Henderson
Plymell Elementary School
Victor Ornelas
AAA
John Wratil
Steve Anderson
State Department of Education
Douglas
Department of Corrections
Jean Schodorf
Wichita
Terry Bruce
Hutchinson
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