Kansas lawmakers wary of education funding crisis
Garden City area lawmakers at a Chamber of Commerce forum discussed a January Shawnee County ruling that Kansas public schools are underfunded by at least 440 million. Rep. Russ Jennings warned of a potential constitutional crisis if the state owes that sum, while Rep. John Doll said the legislature will likely lose the suit and must prepare a Plan B.
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Garden City Area Chamber of Commerce
Shawnee County
Russ Jennings
R-Lakin
Kansas Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Jennings
John Doll
Garden City
Doll
FCCHC program serves children of diverse communities
Verna Weber of the Finney County Community Health Coalition describes a four week summer camp at Garden Spot Apartments Mary Street for neighborhood children. Burmese Somali and Hispanic youths aged 3 to 15 attend seeking activities to keep them engaged during summer recess.
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Finney County Community Health Coalition
Ja Wa Yah
FCCHC
Garden Spot
Mary Street
Verna Weber
Finney County
Weber
Michelle Wells
Garden Spot Apartments
City approves closing agreement with KMEA
Garden City commissions a closing certificate and tax compliance agreement to back KMEA bond sale for a $5 million project. Three Siemens SGT-400 gas turbines will be built north of the wastewater plant to supply about 27 MW of Garden City’s 65 MW load, with full EMEA power from Jan 1, 2014. Site work starts July, units delivered September, testing late 2013, and commercial operation planned for April 2014.
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Garden City Commission
Kansas Municipal Energy Agency
Garden City
EMEA
Matt Allen
KMEA
Mike Muirhead
Public Utilities
Muirhead
City Commission
Jameson Energy
Jennie Barker
Senate backs historic immigration bill to aid citizenship
The Senate passed a sweeping immigration reform bill 68 32 sending a path to citizenship for millions of undocumented immigrants to the House. It includes tougher border security while supporters urge quick action despite Republican opposition in the House. President Obama urged bipartisan resolve as Gang of Eight senators pushed the measure forward.
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Senate
America
Mexico
Barack Obama
House
Joe Biden
Obama
Africa
Gang of 8
Sen
Bob Menendez
D-N.j
Weather Outlook Shows Heat Like Summer
Today mostly sunny with a high of 96 and a low of 65. Saturday brings partly sunny skies with a high near 93 and a low around 60. Details on page A8.
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