Local raises concern about GCRC budget
Ken Green told Garden City City Commission members during public comment that the Garden City Recreation Commission faces a budget shortfall and questioned what caused it and whether further shortfalls could occur. The GCRC sought 382597 from the city in December to cover November December payroll liabilities and accounts payable, plus January 2016 payroll liabilities a lease payment and an insurance premium.
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Garden City Recreation Commission
City Commission
Ken Green
GCRC
Green
Educators wary of Kansas merit pay proposal
Area lawmakers and educators express apprehension about Gov. Brownback’s merit pay idea for teachers as a new public school funding formula looms. Critics note uncertainty over how merit pay would be defined or funded and urge local control, fairness, and careful attention to test-based metrics and potential unintended effects.
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Kansas
Sam Brownback
Brownback
Linda Ackerman
Garden City Educators Association
Ackerman
Garden City
Board of Education
National Education Association
Bors
John Doll
Doll
Russ Jennings
R-Lakin
Jennings
Mark Tallman
Kansas Association of School Boards
Tallman
Layla Lappin
Garden City High School
Obama uses executive powers to push gun purchase rule
President Barack Obama announces unilateral actions to expand background checks and strengthen enforcement of gun laws. He cites congressional inaction and urges voters to demand change from lawmakers, stating progress hinges on public pressure to reduce future shootings. The remarks reflect limits without new legislation.
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Barack Obama
Congress
Martin Luther King Jr
Obama
White House
Washington, D.C
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