Sebelius backs tougher sex offender penalties and Snyder program
Gov. Kathleen Sebelius outlined a hard line on sex offender penalties and launched a child mentoring program led by former Kansas State coach Bill Snyder. She proposed state health coverage for 15,000 uninsured children under five and a plan to exempt new business machinery purchases from property taxes. The address, delivered to the Legislature and via statewide media, highlighted these initiatives alongside other actions.
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Topeka
Kathleen Sebelius
Kansas State University
Bill Snyder
Sebelius
Sebelius taps Snyder for Kansas Mentors program
Governor Kathleen Sebelius announced in the State of the State address that retired Kansas State University coach Bill Snyder will lead a new mentoring program called Kansas Mentors to recruit adults as volunteers for child guidance. She also proposed a tax form checkoff to aid military families and noted improved state finances, drawing ovations but sparking party critiques over detail and political tone.
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Kansas State University
Bill Snyder
State of the State
Kathleen Sebelius
Snyder
Kansas
Kansas National Guard
Iraq
Sebelius
John Wratil
R-Leawood
Bob Beatty
Washburn University
Education funding report may split Kansas rural urban voices
Kansas lawmakers react to a cost-study urging at least 400 million more for next year’s schools while rural districts with 1,600 or fewer students could lose up to 35.1 million due to funding shifts. The report highlights inequities affecting poor urban students and calls for improving outcomes in minority and special education groups.
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Topeka
Hns
House
Kathe Decker
R-Clay Center
Decker
Kansas City
Kansas
Senate
Derek Schmidt
Independence
John Edmonds
Kansas Supreme Court
Edmonds
Soldier dies doing what he loved
Cindy Upchurch learns her son Clint Upchurch 31, Private First Class with the 101st Airborne Division, was killed by small arms fire in Samarra Iraq while leading a convoy after it hit a mine. He had enlisted with family military service, served at Fort Campbell, and left for Iraq just over three months earlier.
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Garden City
Clint Upchurch
Iraq
101St Airborne Division
Department of Defense
Samarra
Army
Clint
Greg Upchurch
187Th Infantry Regiment
Fort Campbell
Kentucky
Greg
Vietnam
Counties Seek Extra Funding For US 50 Upgrades
Finney County and Garden City officials met to pursue additional funding for East U.S. Highway 50 improvements serving Wind River Grain LLC. A federal EDA grant could cover up to half the cost if local funds cover the remainder, with Holcomb City Council invited but absent.
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Wind River Grain LLC
Finney County Commission
Garden City Commission
Holcomb City
Wind River
E. U.S. 50
Kansas Department of Transportation
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