Picture This A warmer time on the Riverwalk
A描 vivid glimpse of San Antonio Texas as riverfront scenes glow with milder weather. Visitors stroll the shaded paths enjoy cafes and boats on the paseo while locals reflect on seasonal mood shifts along the Riverwalk.
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San Antonio
Texas
Kohl’s Eyes Garden City Site Ended In Disappointment
Garden City officials say Kohl’s decided not to pursue a Garden City store after months of talks. City Manager Bob Halloran called the decision disappointing but not world-ending. Kohl’s spokesman said no Kansas stores are planned. no board incentives were signed for Garden City.
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Kohl's
Garden City
Applebee’s
Bob Halloran
Halloran
Jim Heffernan
ConAgra
Heffernan
David Fantle
Kohl’s
Kansas
Topeka
Wichita
Overland Park
Olathe
Lenexa
Shawnee
School merger bill falls short in consolidation plan
Backers hail a measure intended to help small rural districts while opponents doubt its effectiveness. The bill seeks to merge schools to improve efficiencies but failed to pass as proposed.
Lawmakers clash on small district consolidation aid
Education Chairman Ralph Tanner criticizes a Thursday vote defeating a plan to aid tiny districts with up to 50 000 matching grants to keep schools open as community centers. Rep. Bill Reardon and Rep. Bill Mason defend or critique the measure amid funding and rural-urban tensions.
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Topeka
Ralph Tanner
Baldwin City
Republican
Tanner
Bill Reardon
Kansas City
Garden City drills roll out unique Team-T training program
Garden City Community College unveils a one of a kind emergency management training program. The Team-T Tactical Emergency and Management Team integrates dispatch with an EVOC center and a firearms training system. Instructors from multiple agencies train together using a StarZII 911 system and FATS. The program aims to mirror real life calls and improve interagency coordination.
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Garden City
Garden City Community College
Team-T
Kansas
GCCC
Linda Morgan
Dodge City
Liberal
Haskell County
Kearny County
EVOC
Garden City Police Department
Dave Smith
Kevin Norton
Norton
Dodge City Fire Department
Senate OKs 12 million funding rise for Kansas schools
The Kansas Senate approved a 12 million education spending increase sending the bill to the House. Supporters caution the measure lacks a funding source and buyers beware as a revenue gap looms. Governor Graves linked the rise to tax increases, while critics call it posturing until cash flows are shown.
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Topeka
Senate
House
Ralph Tanner
Baldwin City
Bill Graves
Senate Education Committee
Tim Huelskamp
R-Fowler
Ways and Means Committee
Steve Morris
Hugoton
Graves
Jim Garner
D-Coffeyville
Senate rejects bill to restrict no fault divorces in Kansas
The Kansas Senate voted 15 to 25 against a measure to limit no fault divorces to couples with no dependents at home. Supporters argued the law undermines marriage and harms children, while critics warned lawmakers cannot engineer relationships and that the bill would raise costs and intrude on private life.
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Topeka
Senate
Ed Pugh
R-Wamego
Senate Judiciary Committee
John Wratil
R-Leawood
Kansas
Pugh
Wratil
United States
Bob Lyon
Winchester
Statehouse
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