Kansas House passes internet filter measure faces library impact
The Kansas House approved a bill requiring libraries to install filtering tech to shield minors from pornography. Finney County Library faces budget strains if state law mandates filtering, while local leaders debate censorship and access to information amid opposition from libraries and education groups. The Garden City library uses no filters, while schools have long used filters as part of district policy.
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Kansas Association of School Boards
University of Kansas
Kansas State University
Litz
Ward Loyd
Garden City
Garden City Community College Library
Bill Utz
Utz
USD 457
Roy Cessna
Kansas
Senate
Republicans push ed plan. debate signals tough finance reform
Legislators wrestle with school funding for poor and minority students as Kansas debates a new education finance plan. Minority Leader Dennis McKinney says votes exist to back the governor's plan, while opponents call for a bipartisan rewrite. A district court ruling found constitutional flaws in the current formula, with the state appealing and a possible Kansas Supreme Court ruling in 2005. A separate study suggests a southeast Kansas casino could yield more revenue. House p
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McKinney
Greensburg
House
Ward Loyd
Garden City
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Kathe Decker
R-Clay Center
House Education Committee
Shawnee County
Terry Bullock
Kansas Supreme Court
Mays
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GCCC Tatro Finalist for Seward County President Post
GCCC candidate Tatro, a Glasco High School alum with a psychology master's, remains a finalist for Seward County president. Other finalists include Dunn, Hilterbran, Osborn, and Woodburn. Interviews begin April 6 with a campus tour and council meetings, leading to a swift announcement after Woodburn's April 8 interview. Tangeman notes a nine-member search committee and expects a prompt handover to the new president.
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Glasco
Cloud County
GCCC
Pittsburg State University
Seward County
Duane Dunn
Manhattan Area Technical College
Manhattan
Stephen Hilterbran
Baton Rouge Community College
Baton Rouge
Paul Osborn
Kansas Board of Regents
Don Woodburn
University of Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture
Curtis
Neb
Tangeman
Woodburn
Former aide accused of secretly aiding Iraqi intelligence
Federal prosecutors in Manhattan charged 41 year old Susan Lindauer a former journalist and congressional aide with acting as an unregistered Iraqi Intelligence Service agent from 1999 to 2002 and with related financial dealings. The indictment says she delivered a letter claiming access to Saddam Hussein regime officials to influence U.S. policy, and mentions White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card as a distant cousin. Lindauer denies the charges saying she is an anti war activist and innocent while awaiting bond at a Baltimore halfway house pending psychiatric evaluation.
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White House
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FBI
Takoma Park
Iraq
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Susan Garvey
Iraqi Intelligence Service
Al-Rashid
Baghdad
New York City
Bush
United States
Saddam Hussein
Andrew Card
District weighs charter school budget and funding options
USD 200 faces a tight budget for a junior high charter proposal with $8,000 for ESL coordinator and $30,000 for supplies, plus $4,800 for a program consultant and $77,000 for software. Wilson noted 40 days from Tuesday to decide whether to accept the award while planning summer work and noting No Child Left Behind requirements.
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