Budget review outlines 2002 USD 457 funding changes
USD 457 board reviews a 2002 budget proposal detailing per student and weighted funding shifts totaling 117,338 for regulars, 119,970 for vocational education, 121,381 for At Risk 4 year olds, and 3,023,522 in special education aid moved to the general fund. Also notes raises in supplemental general fund, mill levy adjustments, staffing changes, and bids for equipment upgrades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitley
JD Adams Hall
Bernadine Sitts Intermediate Center
Finney County trims budget by over $400000
Finney County commissioners cut more than 400000 from the budget delaying increases and preserving a 250000 boost for the Sheriff. They debated jail staffing and outside prisoner revenue while keeping economic development funds intact and planning a public hearing set for August 13. The panel also eyed policy updates for the fairgrounds and a potential strategic plan.
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PRR
25Th Judicial District
General Administration
Finney County
Irv Stephens
Kevin Bascue
Bascue
Mark Welch
Roman Halbur
Alan Fankhauser
Commission
Garden City Community College
Garden City
Garden City Chamber of Commerce
Start Inc
Fankhauser
Ission FS
Cliff Mayo
Jerry Davis
Stephens
Halbur
Just Plains
Finney County Administrative Center
Ninth St
Finney County Fairgrounds
Post office to continue Saturday deliveries
The Postal Service will keep six day mail delivery after weighing options to cut to five days due to nearly 2 billion dollars in projected losses. Board chairman Robert Rider announced the decision in Evansville Indiana after criticism from Congress the plan could damage the agency.
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Washington
Postal Service
Postal Board of Governors
Robert F Rider
Evansville
Ind
Congress
Bob Barr
R-Ga
Constance Morella
Sam Parmelee
National Rural Letter Car
Riers Association
Parmelee
Robert McLean
Mailers Council
Heat and heat illness risk in hot work settings
Workers endure high temperatures as FedEx and USPS drivers battle heat while delivering up to 110 stops daily. They rely on hydration and breaks, with CDC data showing thousands of heat related deaths since 1979. ACEP outlines dehydration symptoms and urgent cooling for relief.
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Lance Escalada
Federal Express
Richard Burns
Burns
United States Postal Service
Centers For Disease Control
American College of Emergency Physicians
ACEP
Lawmakers weigh licenses for undocumented immigrants
Rep Ward Loyd and Rep Klein discuss issuing drivers licenses to illegal residents amid rising unlicensed driving. Committee to report recommendations to the Legislature after hearings. Texas previously allowed undocumented immigrants to apply for licenses. Minnesota and other states also tightened or debated rules amid public concern and uninsured drivers.
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Ward Loyd
Garden City
Minnesota
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Texas
Insurance
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Mike Utz
Sheriff’s Office
Palace Re Computer Center
Kansas
Palace Drive
Palacecomputers.com
Orters
Main St
Walnut
House
Klein
Franz Magneto & Electric, Inc
Magnetos & More
Jcpenney Styling Salon
Garden City Plaza
the Garden
Cate
N. Lay
Bahia
Sat. Sun
Kansas Ave
W. Jones Ave
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