Lawmakers face hard task on new school funding formula
Kansas lawmakers confront the tangle of replacing the repealed 2015 school finance formula with a new system while a pending Kansas Supreme Court ruling on adequacy looms. Analysts estimate needed funds could reach 800 million, with timing and funding allocation under debate as education groups push for a restored formula approach.
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Topeka
Mark Tallman
Kansas Association of School Boards
Tallman
Kansas Supreme Court
Kansas
City orders run down homes to be demolished
Garden City Commission orders two abandoned houses at 205 S Fourth St and 207 S Fourth St declared unsafe. Owners have 30 days to begin repairs or face demolition and 60 days to complete or demolish, with city demolishing after March 4 and placing liens. Structures are severely dilapidated with hazardous electrical and plumbing conditions. Demolition costs estimated between 10,000 and 30,000 dollars.
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Garden City Commission
S. Fourth St
Kaleb Kentner
Geronimo Moreno
Lupe Hernandez
New Lane County sheriff sworn in January
Brian Kough will be sworn in as Lane County sheriff on January 17 following his November 8 election win. Acting sheriff since Edler’s October resignation, Kough met Healy High School students with drug awareness talk aided by Assistant County Fire Chief Jimmie Blackburn. He has prior service with Beloit Police Department and Lane County Sheriff’s Office, and highlighted drug recognition and health risks.
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Healy
Lane County
Brian Kough
Steve Edler
Kough
Republican Party
Dana Shae
Healy High School
Jimmie Blackburn
Shae
Beloit Police
Lane County Sheriffs Office
Sheriffs Office
Garden City
Beverly Roemer
Roemer
Trevor Tucker
Edler
Rough
Dale Pike
GCPD
Pike
Bryan Kough
Weather Today and Thursday Outlook
Partly cloudy today with a high of 30 and a low of 6. Thursday brings cold conditions with potential snow, a high of 19 and a low of 4.
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