Talley Trail extension eyed for KDOT funding
Kansas Department of Transportation plans include extending Talley Trail east from Campus Drive as part of a 35 project list for Transportation Enhancement funding in 2014. The 10 foot wide concrete path along the north side of Highway 156 would run from near the Kwik Shop to near Walmart, costing about 831000 with 80 percent state funding and 20 percent local match.
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Walmart
Steve Cottrell
KDOT
Cottrell
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IHOP
Mary Street
Jennie Barker
Summer lunches and border politics collide in Senate talks
In Garden City a summer meals program serves over 200 daily meals to kids as a separate national story unfolds. Senate Republicans push for a border security compromise on immigration reform, considering mandatory equipment and border controls to win GOP support while Democrats seek 60 votes to advance.
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Kids Meals On Wheels
Garden City
Washington
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U.s.-Mexico
Obama
John McCain
R-Ariz
McCain
Marco Rubio
R-Fla
Capitol
Charles Grassley
Iowa
State aims June 27 scale meeting for heavy capacity scales
Department of Agriculture officials summon all licensed scale service firms to a June 27 meeting at the department headquarters in Topeka to address low accuracy rates on heavy capacity scales. Tim Tyson, director of the Division of Weights and Measures, says reviews show current accuracy lagging, and a new policy will require third parties to place scales into service on new installations to boost performance from the start.
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Department
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Kansas shifts to multistate science standards
Kansas adopts Next Generation Science Standards, moving away from stronger state standards. Fordham Institute grades the multistate guidelines a C, noting they are weaker than Kansas’ former standards, though praising hands on projects and integration of math tech and engineering.
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Kansas
Thomas B. Fordham Institute
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Fordham Institute
District of Columbia
Weather Outlook: Sunny and Hot Then Storm Risk Saturday
Today a mostly sunny sky with a high of 102 and a low of 67. Saturday brings partly sunny conditions with a potential storm and a high near 93 and a low around 66. Details on page A8.
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