Kansas Legislature adjourns after marathon session
Our View assesses the long Kansas legislative session ending with a tax increase and revenue shortfalls. lawmakers faced a 400 million plus gap, raising cigarette taxes and inheritance tax while keeping many tax exemptions. Leadership voids in both parties were cited as a cause of the extended session and contentious decisions.
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House
Bob Knight
Kent Glasscock
Kansas House
Parent vents about Charles Stones Intermediate behavior issues
A parent describes ongoing discipline problems at Charles Stones Intermediate Center. The child, 11, faced two days of suspension after being bullied and restrained in class. Parents accuse staff of inaction, urge involvement, and share frustration with the school's handling of incidents and communications.
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Charles Stones Intermediate Center
Texas
Local Voice Letter Critiques Gomez Facts About Migration
A reader responds to Joe Gonzales's "Plenty of good news" asserting factual corrections about the local stereotype of migrants. The writer questions Mr. Barnes and argues the reference may target people from Old Mexico rather than those near Garden City. The note hints at press freedom and media impact.
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Joe Gonzales
Mr. Barnes
Old Mexico
Garden City
Colorado stores weigh boycott of Enquirer over Columbine photos
The Buzz reports Colorado retailers debate whether to refuse the National Enquirer edition with crime scene photos of Columbine shooters Harris and Klebold. Readers are asked to vote yes No or No opinion, amid civil libertarian concerns and Bush administration surveillance debates.
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Colorado
National Enquirer
Eric Harris
Dylan Klebold
Enquirer
FBI
Brigham Young Born In Whitingham 1801 Highlight
Today in History notes Brigham Young birth in Whitingham Vermont on June 1 1801. It also recalls Kentucky joining the union as the 15th state in 1792 and Tennessee as the 16th in 1796. The Chesapeake commander Captain James Lawrence uttered Dont give up the ship during a 1813 battle.
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Brigham Young
Whitingham
Kentucky
Union
Tennessee
U.S
Chesapeake
James Lawrence
Crown to Top Kansas Capitol Dome Ad Astra Ready
After years of debate the bronze Kansa warrior statue titled Ad Astra is ready to crown the Kansas Statehouse dome in Topeka. Gov Graves vetoed a $700000 dome reinforcement proviso, keeping private funding intact while lawmakers debate completing the project alongside the broader $135 million Statehouse restoration and tunnel system.
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Topeka
Bill Graves
House
Melvin Neufeld
Ringalls
Richard Bergen
Graves
Neufeld
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Statehouse
Pay Gap Highlights Women Earnings And Policy Gaps
The piece critiques persistent gender pay disparity in the US, noting women earned 73 cents per man in 2000 and that the Equal Pay Act and related reforms still face gaps. It cites figures on median incomes, CEO versus minimum wage gaps, and welfare exit challenges, urging minimum wage increases and new legislation.
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Catalyst
Business Week
General Accounting Office
American Bar Association
Afl-Cio
Institute For Women’s Policy Research
Alabama
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Michigan
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Ohio
Vermont
Wisconsin
Economic Policy Institute
CBS News
Washington Post
Congress
Debate over Kansas sex offender registry rules
Reporter Jacol O Malley scrutinizes the Kansas Bureau of Investigation list, its ten year retention, and quarterly address verifications. The piece questions the registry's reach beyond violent predators, noting many Finney County cases involve consensual underage relationships and arguing for restraint in publishing names while acknowledging public interest and policy flaws.
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Kanka
Jesse K. Timmendequas
O'Malley
Finney County
Kansas
KBS
Kansas Offender Registry
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