Marijuana advocate charged in Kansas custody case
Shona Banda, a Garden City marijuana advocate who drew national attention after her son was taken into protective custody, faces five charges from Finney County Attorney Susan Richmeier. Endangering a child, distribution near a school, unlawful manufacture, and drug paraphernalia possession include three felonies. potential sentence 138 to 204 months.
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Susan Richmeier
Shona Banda
Garden City
Banda
Finney County Attorney’s Office
State of
Kansas
Child Protective Services
Tax plan stalls as Senate weighs third Kansas budget move
Amid furlough fears and a looming midnight deadline, Kansas lawmakers press a third tax package aimed at closing a 400 million dollar budget hole. The proposal shifts the sales tax to 6.55 percent and taxes food, cigarettes rise 50 cents, and e cigarettes are taxed for the first time while freezing personal income tax rates. A budget stabilization fund would begin in 2019 and deductions for private school tuition credits via corporate credits would be loosened. The second plan failed 82 to 27.
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Topeka
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House
Sam Brownback
Budget shortfalls force cuts in USD 457 district
Garden City area schools brace for 400 million state gap as USD 457 plans 5.5 administrative layoffs and 8.4 teaching positions. Local option budget may rise to 30 percent, with potential future cuts if state funds fail to keep pace. District cites inflation and pending block grant impacts on at risk and special education programs.
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USD 457
Steve Karlin
Garden City
Karlin
Board of Education
Larry Powell
Powell
Senate
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