Merit pay debate draws lines among Kansas leaders
Gov Brownback backs merit pay as option while critics warn it harms collaboration. NEA and Kansas Policy Institute cite studies and caution. local boards would set criteria and decide implementation, with concerns about funding and fairness.
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Abrams
Mark Desetti
Kansas National Education Association
Desetti
Texas
Rick Perry
Legislature
Brownback
Tallman
Dave Trabert
Kansas Policy Institute
Trabert
Senate
Anthony Hensley
Topeka
County considers land bank for vacant parcels and tax rolls
County and city officials discussed creating a land bank to hold manage and transform vacant tax foreclosed and abandoned properties back into productive use. Kaleb Kentner explained the concept while Partington noted no formal action yet and interlocal agreement would need approvals. The meeting also covered purchasing four 2016 Caterpillar road graders and plans to reduce total graders from 15 to 12 by selling older units.
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Kaleb Kentner
Kentner
Partington
Foley Tractor
Commerce Bank
Special Equipment Fund
Roger Calkins
Public Works
Calkins
Murphy Tractor
Berry Tractor
25Th Judicial District Community Corrections Board
Johnnie Holmes
Finney County Committee On Aging, Inc
Hearing moved up for murder case involving Rigdon and George
Postponed hearing set for 4:30 p m on April 4 to resolve the case. Defendants Rigdon and Michael Eugene George Jr 32 of 2820 Terrace Place face charges including first degree murder conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine attempted armed robbery aggravated assault and criminal possession of a firearm by a felon. George’s next status check follows a delayed Jan 11 jury trial and co counsel was approved to avoid a Hard 50 sentence.
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Rigdon
Michael Eugene George Jr
Terrace Place
George
Razmi Tarikheli
Frederick
Tahirkheli
Counties push state funds for sex predator legal costs
Counties face unpaid legal bills from habeas corpus challenges by sexual predator patients at Larned State Hospital. McPherson seeks about 37400 dollars and Butler about 24000 dollars, funding stalled after the Sexual Violent Predator Expense Fund ran dry. Lawmakers weigh limits on repeated petitions as scrutiny of the unit increases.
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Butler
Joint Committee On Special
Larned State Hospital
Kansas
Special Claims Committee
McPherson County
Brian Bina
Dustin Merryfield
Butler County
Merryfield
Larned
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Bina
Craig McPherson
Overland Park
Dan Kerschen
Garden Plain
Willie Prescott
Mark Johnson
Kansas City
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