Garden City Lanes Find Unlicensed and Uninsured Drivers
Garden City police at the 900 block of East Kansas Avenue checked 349 vehicles in a driver license and liability insurance lane. Four people were arrested and jailed, one cited and released for no valid license, one for driving while suspended, and fourteen for no proof of liability insurance. Similar check lanes will be conducted throughout the year to detect unlicensed and uninsured motorists.
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Garden City
Kansas Avenue
Finney County
Sonrise Run/Walk Returns to Garden City for Ninth Year
ABC Pregnancy Care Center in Garden City hosts its ninth annual Sonrise Run Walk on April 16. Races start 9 a.m. at 509 N. Sixth St with 5K and half marathon courses. Registration $20 and $25. family option $30. T shirts included. Proceeds benefit the center.
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ABC Pregnancy Care Center
Garden City
Sixth St
GCCC Hosts Red Cross Blood Drive In April
Garden City Community College will host the 2011 American Red Cross Campus Blood Drive on April 7 from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Dennis Perryman Athletic Complex east gymnasium. Donors may walk in or schedule appointments to reduce wait times. Appointments: 800 733 2767 or redcrossblood.org. The event, amid a national blood shortage, aims to boost donations with prizes for the largest group and highest donor percentage.
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American Red Cross
Garden City Community College
U.S
GCCC
Janice Nunn
East Gymnasium
Dennis Perryman
Red Cross
Redcrossblood.org
Nunn
SGA
City to challenge 2010 Census figures for Garden City Finney County
Garden City officials plan to contest the 2010 Census counts showing a population drop from 28,000 in 2000 to 26,658 in 2010, arguing the numbers do not reflect local housing limits and a higher January 2011 estimate of 30,065 for Garden City and 43,008 for Finney County. County officials may join the challenge, using utility data and household size estimates to argue for revised figures.
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Garden City
Finney County
Matt Allen
Allen
Planning Department
Holcomb
Kaleb Kentner
Planning and Community Development Department
Kentner
Federal Bureau
Con-Agra
Census Bureau
Kansas lawmaker apologizes for illegal immigrant remark
Kansas Republican Rep Virgil Peck of Tyre apologized after saying shooting immigrating feral hogs could solve illegal immigration. The comment drew bipartisan outcry from LULAC and Rep Charles Gonzalez while Kansas House leaders called it inappropriate. Peck refused to resign and faced calls for broader apologies. Additional earlier incident involved Rep Connie O'Brien remark about a nonresident student.
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League of United Latin American Citizens
Washington
Virgil Peck
Tyre
Charles Gonzalez
Texas
Congressional Hispanic Caucus
Kansas House
Peck
Mike O’neal
House Appropriations Committee
Lawrence Journal-World
Southeast Kansas
Kansas
Sam Brownback
Topeka Capital-Journal
Rep
Bob Grant
Grant
Republican House
Connie O’brien
Tonganoxie
O’brien
Kansas immigration bill persists despite panel rejection
Kansas lawmakers debate a contentious immigration bill requiring police to check the status of suspected illegal immigrants and mandating citizenship checks for new hires and public aid applicants. The Judiciary Committee tabled the bill indefinitely, but supporters may seek to revive or amend it in another measure. Critics warn of constitutional issues and potential racial profiling, while business groups say the plan burdens employers and local governments.
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Topeka
Kansas House
Judiciary Committee
Arizona
Lance Kinzer
Kinzer
Associated Press
House
Pat Colloton
Leawood
Kansas City Star
John Rubin
Rubin
Senate panel narrows union payroll deduction bill
Kansas Senate Commerce Committee altered the measure banning automatic payroll deductions for union political activities to apply only to public employee groups with a yearly written permission option. The bill, previously broader, heads to Ethics and Elections for review after House passage amid protests.
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Topeka
Kansas
Senate Commerce Committee
Ethics and Elections Committee
House
Commerce Committee
Susan Wagle
Wichita
Jean Schodorf
Schodorf
Eric Carter
Overland Park
Kansas Chamber of Commerce
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Brad Nading
Jake Schlegel
Ted Rodriguez
Lee Richardson Zoo
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Dodge City
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