Graves backs education plan amid tax shift debates
Governor Graves argues for funding reforms to support education while shifting from general fund to targeted sources, warning against doing nothing. He cites fuel taxes for transportation upgrades, educator groups urging higher per pupil funding, and a wary legislature split on tax increases.
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Delaney
Graves
General Fund
House
Senate
Milt Pippenger
Pippenger
State Board of Education
Dale Dennis
Missing: Officials struggle for solid tips in long case
Authorities pursue leads in Stefanie Welch disappearance as investigators note clues left behind. Welch’s car, a 1990 silver Mazda 626, was found iced in at an unidentified home with her jacket and wallet inside, leading to questions about why she left her children. Detective Jarboe urges any information, no matter how small, to aid the search.
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Welch
Brian Welch
Kyle
James
Jarboe
Ray Moore
Moore
Stefanie
Stef
Lakin
Cleanup continues as ConAgra weighs Garden City future
ConAgra Beef Co prepares to decide whether to rebuild after a Christmas night fire destroyed about one third of its Garden City plant and left 2,300 workers jobless. Spokesman Bret Fox says demolition is complete and cleanup proceeds out of public view while engineering teams draft reconstruction options. A survey of former employees is being analyzed, with results due by April 1 when a rebuild decision will be announced.
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Graves
Delaney
ConAgra Beef Co
Ogallala
Kansas
Garden City
Bret Fox
Fox
Finney County Economic Development Corp
ConAgra
Meyer
Pete Olson
Bob Halloran
Parole hearing for McCowan canceled amid weather chaos
Kansas Parole Board canceled the Garden City session for Richard McCowan, convicted of killing Scots Police Chief Carl Simons in 1976, with remaining hearings in Kansas City Pittsburg Wichita and Topeka. Residents were advised to write letters to voice opinions as no makeup date was set. The board schedules public hearings months in advance.
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Kansas Parole Board
Garden City
Carl Simons
Richard McCowan
Kansas City
Pittsburg
Wichita
Topeka
Parole Board
KPB
McCowan
Bill Miskell
Kansas Department of Corrections
Miskell
Simons
Norma Jean Simons
Bernal
London State Office
Jackson St
District eyes 6.94 million high school remodel plan
USD 466 discusses a $6.94 million renovation based on expanded programs technology and safety rather than enrollment gains. The bond vote will decide the project’s fate as Horst Terill and Karst prepare design work over four to six months with a 13 to 18 month build if approved.
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Salina
D and D Builders
Pettit Bollinger and Associates
Wilson and Company
PBA
Associated Companies
Scott County
Horst, Terill and
Karst
Garden City to fund teachers' college costs for service
The Garden City district, in collaboration with District Attorney Randy Grisell, drafts a teacher development agreement offering college tuition books and fees for up to four years in exchange for four years of service in high need schools. The plan would cap spending at state university fees and cost about 140000 annually, funded from local option budget. The board approved general terms and will refine before final vote while reviewing budget priorities and expenditures including 249808 for stadium restrooms and concessions. Community member Harold Orozco urged evaluation of bilingual education and suggested new methods for non native speakers.
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Graves
House
Kent Glasscock
Senate
Dave Kerr
Kansas
Lentz
Randy Grisell
Garden City
Grisell
Memorial Stadium
Harold Orozco
Orozco
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Kathie
Rob Houston
USD
Evergreen Gardens
Janie Morgan
Marsha Esslinger
Campus View St. Garden City
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