Court ruling sparks power debate in Kansas
In Topeka a court ruling prompts a heated power debate over whether judges may order taxes and funding for education. Kris Kobach and Bill Rich defend limits on judicial power while David Schiarra cites past rulings. The discussion centers on whether the court overstepped by detailing finances and legislative spending.
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Weather report from Garden City area rainfall update
Garden City recorded 1.27 inches of rain this weekend at the Center. The area is .34 inches short of the monthly average of 2.88 inches. Syracuse logged 5 inches Sunday and 3 inches Saturday with no flooding reported. A 20 percent chance of Wednesday afternoon thunderstorms was forecast by the National Weather Service.
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Cheney Touts No Plan to Close Guantanamo Prison
Senate figures weigh the Guantanamo issue as Hagel cites the prison hurting the U S image. The Defense Department says detainees will be held only as long as necessary with regular reviews. Leahy calls Guantanamo a legal black hole while Hunter defends humane treatment and religious provisions. Time magazine notes a document about detainee al Qahtani linked to the 9 11 attackers.
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Fla
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Deboera elected SGA president at Garden City College
Deboera, a sophomore at Garden City Community College, rose from Latin Heat and HALO to win the student body presidency. She cites pothole fixes at Saf fell Library and greater inclusion for nontraditional students as top goals, while planning to study criminal profiling in the future. Her journey includes a capstone in Topeka visits and evolving interest in politics.
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Garden City
Sessions reveal colorful past
Kansas historians recount a long pattern of frugal budgeting and sudden legislative calls driven by crises. From 1884 foot and mouth quarantines to 1903 flood rebuilding, and 1987 highway funding efforts, sessions responded to private business needs and state transport pressures, with rail rate regulation echoing turn‑of‑century tensions.
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George Click
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Our Fair State
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Edward Hoch
Kaw Valley
Kansas Legislative Research Department
Special Sessions Shape Kansas Lawmaking Through History
Kansas lawmakers repeatedly used special sessions to tackle elections redistricting and urgent topics. The longest ran 28 days in 1886 to redraw district lines. By 1966 voters allowed annual general sessions, ending two year gaps and shaping future legisla tive action with court decisions and constitutional amendments.
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Alan Conroy
Kansas Legislature Research Department
Bill Avery
Wakefield
Topeka
Supreme Court
John Anderson
U.S. Supreme Court
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