Education and transportation top state agenda in Kansas
The legislature weighs education funding and transportation needs as state revenues drop. Lawmakers debate House plans to boost special education at risk and bilingual programs while considering repealing the Homestead Property Tax Exemption. A Kansas Criminal Re codification project aims to reform rehabilitation and reduce prison costs. The plan includes a federal grant and a broad task force. The AP contributed.
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Morris
Kansas Supreme Court
Loyd
Garden City
Bullock
Hayzlett
House Transportation Committee
House Corrections and Juvenile Justice Committee
Kansas
Judicial Branch
Bush
State of the Union
Appraisals Near Deadline for Property Tax Appeals
County Appraiser Alan Roop notes appeals deadline looms amid mixed trends in values. Residential assessments this year show a 2 percent dip from 2003 while commercial values rise about 3 percent. Not-for-profit categories fall, and vacant lot values drop significantly as owners review overvaluation claims and request formal hearings before the state Board of Tax Appeals.
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Alan Roop
Roop
Eagle’s Fraternal Order
Finney County
Wendy Dunagan
Dunagan
State Board of Tax Appeals
Heavy metal night at Garden City Park Fest rocks local crowd
Heavy metal act Vampire Mooose headlined the Park Fest in Garden City, after touring 40 of 50 states. Fans including Dustin Ridder and Rodkey praised the music as "hard core" and demanding, while guitarist Chuck Levick said the show proves this is why they perform for fans.
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Outside the Circle
Garden City
Rodkey
Dustin Ridder
Minneola
Ridder
Vampire Mooose
Minneapolis
MTV2
Chuck Levick
St. Louis
Sion
Ryan Pulliam
Kansas Senate committee backs gay marriage amendment
Senate panel endorses a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriages, arguing it defines state policy while critics warn of broad reach and potential federal lawsuits. House support has been shown and, if Senate approves, the measure would appear on the November ballot with broad national context noted.
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Statehood
Kansas
Derek Schmidt
Schmidt
R-Indepen
Ed Pugh
Pugh
House
Senate
Oleen
Ment
Les Donovan
Donovan
Wichita
Alaska
Hawaii
Nebraska
Nevada
Salesman Owen builds trust through friendly approach at Western Motor
A warm casual profile of Owen 33 who sells cars at Western Motor Co. He learned early work ethic, values treating customers like friends, and follows mentor Buzz Garner who has earned multigenerational trust. His wife Becky runs a bank branch, they have two kids, and his daughter recently bagged her first deer.
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Owen
Buzz Garner
Buzz
Sublette Grocery
Garden City
Pizza Hut
Reeve Cattle Co
Western Motor Co
Meyers Ice
Becky Owen
Security Savings Bank
Amanda
Zach
Western Motor
Holcomb
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