State workers oppose shift to at will and benefits cuts
Topeka lawmakers hear objections as a House committee edges toward a merit based personnel system. Kansas Department of Administration officials push bills to convert civil service jobs to at will, end longevity bonuses, and curb medical leave while arguing flexibility will improve services for Kansas residents. Critics warn of political patronage and potential health and job loss risks for workers with medical needs.
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Topeka
House
Kansas Department of Administration
House Commerce Labor and Economic Development Committee
Derrick Baxter
Kansas Department of Corrections
Baxter
Sara Lefrenz-Falk
Lefrenz-Falk
Ism
Jim Clark
Cabinet Secretaries of Agriculture, Labor and Transportation
Sam Brownback
Kansas
Pam Curtis
Kansas City
Clark
Brownback
Annie Tietze
Kathleen Sebelius
Kiwanis Sunrise Club awards teacher grants at Bernadine Sitts
The Kiwanis Sunrisers Club gave five Bernadine Sitts Intermediate Center teachers $200 mini grants for classroom projects. Recipients include Tom Rishel and Becca Burnfin, chosen to support tours, iPad apps, and math tools while the club appeals for more applications.
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Kiwanis Sunrisers Club
Bernadine Sitts Intermediate Center
Kiwanis
Chandra Lay
Girl Scouts of Kansas Heartland
Kiwanis Board
Kiwanis Club
Mario Lopez
Tom Rishel
BSIC
Penny Unruh
Kathy Caine
Becca Burnfin
Michelle Law
Law
Alta
Lay
Kiwanis Movement
Kiwanis International
Detroit
Hamilton
Ontario
Mike Cirillo Swing Jazz at The Club and Fiddle Workshop
Acoustic swing group Mike Cirillo's Hot Club of Arizona performs at 7 30 p m Friday at The Club at Southwind with food drinks. A jazz fiddle workshop follows Saturday 10 30 a m to 1 p m at Community Congregational Church a 12 adult 6 student suggested donation funds Strings and Friends Scholarship Fund.
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Mike Cirillo
Hot Club of
Arizona
Southwind
Strings and Friends
Community Congregational Church
N. Third St
Strings and Friends Scholarship Fund
Thestringacademy.com
House panel weighs ban on dismemberment abortion in Kansas
Kansas House committee heard Senate Bill 95 to ban the dismemberment abortion method. Rep. Dick Jones argued for the bill amid emotional testimony while opponents called for autonomy and liberty in pregnancy decisions. Lt. Gov. Colyer testified for life ethics, and a former patient shared a late-term abortion experience.
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Topeka
House
Kansas
Dick Jones
Senate
Jesus Christ
Jones
Topekan
Mary Akerstrom
Akerstrom
Repub
Sam Brownback
Jeff Colyer
Brownback
Colyer
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St Mary Catholic School
Plymell
Edith Scheuerman
Buddy the Reader
Ginny Ortiz
Georgia Matthews
Elegian
Garden Valley
Garden Valley Retirement Village
Spruce St
Gary Fuller
Dodge City
Montezuma
Finney County Historical Society
Garden City
Daryl Hopkins
Finney County Museum
S. Fourth St
Finnup Park
Johnetta Hebrlee
Homestead
Homestead Assisted Living
N. Henderson St
Mic
T. Marys
Stephanie Bogner
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