District weighs budget cuts amid staff and program changes
USD 457 faces a proposed budget squeeze with ideas from principals and teachers including delaying raises, shifting band program to sixth grade, cutting the staff dinner, adding athletic pay to play fees, and returning to half day kindergarten. The committee will meet March 22 to discuss attrition cuts and revenue options while preserving student services.
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Rick Atha
Garden City
Cynthia Corn
Kenneth Henderson Middle School
Atha
USD 457
Hearing May Lead To New Safety Rules On Toyota Recalls
Washington lawmakers and federal safety officials weighing stricter regulations after Toyota recalls 8.5 million vehicles amid 52 deaths linked to sudden unintended acceleration. Senate and House hearings consider stronger rules, funding, and tweaks to the 2000 TREAD Act to close regulatory loopholes and boost defect detection.
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Toyota
Senate
House
Transportation Department
Firestone
Jay Rockefeller
D-W.va
Senate Committee On Commerce, Science and Transportation
Akio Toyoda
Transportation
Ray LaHood
United States
KSU president makes first trip to western Kansas
K State president Schulz spoke to about 50 alumni at the Clarion Inn detailing affordable tuition, high enrollment over 23 500, and K States land grant goals. He highlighted western Kansas presence and alumni engagement with Garden City events planned and scholarships for high school students.
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K-State
Schulz
Deb Patterson
Patterson
Clarion Inn
K State
Virginia
Virginia Tech University
North Dakota
Michigan
Mississippi
Mississippi Tech
Noel Nunnally Schulz
Tim
Mississippi State
Western
Kansas
Amy Button Benz
K-State Alumni Association
Charles Claar
Claar
Western Kansas
Kstate
Garden City
Kansas state panel backs rise in sales tax to 6.3 percent
Revenue Secretary Joan Wagnon praised the panel for not killing the bill to end sales tax exemptions as lawmakers discuss a three year hike from 5.3 to 6.3 percent. House leadership expects debate next week while critics warn of election year politics and impacts on utilities and nonprofits.
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Joan Wagnon
House
Mike O’neal
Hutchinson
Chamber
Taxation Committee
Julie Menghini
Pittsburg
O’neal
Menghini
John Carlin
City eyes historic district for downtown area
Downtown Vision's Glass says the plan could cover more or fewer properties to fit a historic designation. Owners could gain tax credits and higher resale value. Windsor Hotel and Buffalo Hotel in downtown are already on the National Historic Register. The council also appointed Shelby Hanneman to the Garden City Board of Zoning Appeals, succeeding Leo Hanneman whose term ends in 2012.
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Glass
Downtown Vision
Windsor Hotel
Buffalo Hotel
City Commission
Shelby Hanneman
Garden City Board of Zoning Appeals
Leo Hanneman
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