State audit flags uneven ESL funding across districts
A Kansas education audit finds 229 of 305 districts reported no ESL students in 2003-04, while 114 of those districts had households with English not spoken well. It notes inconsistent ESL definitions, unequal aid distribution, and calls for doubling bilingual funds. lawmakers voice concern over potential cuts to districts with high immigrant populations.
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Kansas
Senate
Steve Morris
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Morris
Gregory speaks on civil rights era and controversial modern issues
Gregory praised Martin Luther King Jr and the civil rights movement, noting its strong religious leadership and saying most organizers carried the title Reverend. He joked about Osama bin Laden and Beretta, discussed teachers’ sexual scandals, and reflected on his time with King in the 1960s while addressing Garden City students and staff.
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Nadine Nunnelee
Memorial memorial service shields family for Upchurch
Finney County deputy Scott Chalmers recalls Upchurch as a helpful partner in the jail and gang unit. Family and community plan a silent, shoulder to shoulder shield around the church to counter planned Westboro protests. Kansas Supreme Court rulings and the Funeral Picketing Act guide protest restrictions. About 500 attendees are expected for the service at Garden City, with police and highway patrol providing security. Upchurch was buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
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Scott Chalmers
Finney County
Chalmers
John Andrews
Westboro Baptist Church
Upchurch
Garden City
Joey Irsik
Scott Good
Irsik
Lenoir Newman
Word of Life Church
Third Street
Kansas Supreme Court
Kansas
Mike Utz
Newman
Kansas Highway Patrol
Utz
Arlington National Cemetery
Virginia
Medicaid oversight bill moves to inspector general roll call
State leaders back tighter Medicaid oversight with an inspector general, while charges would come from the attorney general. Senate Majority Leader Derek Schmidt notes a package of recommendations to curb fraud and abuse as Medicaid costs rise to 2.2 billion with 215000 recipients, expected to 300000.
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Dwayne Umbarger
Senate
Derek Schmidt
Schmidt
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