Finney County officials consider stricter fireworks criteria
Finney County commissioners pressed to adopt standard July 4 criteria amid dry, hot conditions. Officials warn aerial fireworks raise fire risk as residents already discharge them around Garden City. Some lament county approval of aerials last month after decades of bans. Commissioner Halbur urged rules tied to rainfall benchmarks. others doubted enforceability.
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Brownback officials celebrate state agency reorganization
Kansas Gov Sam Brownback marked a overhaul of social services by joining with children and administration members to cut yellow and blue ribbons. The reorganization moves Medicaid management from SRS to a new Department of Children and Families and expands aging via the Department on Aging and Disability Services. The move aims to curb Medicaid growth, with contracts let to private firms to manage the program and an expected savings of up to one billion dollars over five years.
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Presidential race tight as Election Day nears
The race remains neck and neck with Barack Obama and Mitt Romney taking a summer breather at Camp David and New Hampshire. Romney tanks funds heavily in North Carolina while Obama faces fundraising gaps and a lukewarm reaction to the health care law, as polls hint at a slim lead for Obama ahead of a key jobs report.
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Gas prices decline may shift before Fourth of July
Gas prices ease ahead of the Fourth of July but analysts doubt the trend. Patrick DeHaan of GasBuddy notes regional variance with possible upticks in Great Lakes margins. Kansas figures show Wichita unleaded near $X.XX, Russell at $3.59 as of Monday afternoon.
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Weather forecast today and Wednesday high 102
Partly sunny today with a high near 102 and a low around 70. Wednesday will be sunny with a high near 102 and a low around 70. Details on page A8.
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