City departments aim to hold line on 2010 budgets
Aviation Director Rachelle Powell projects near 837,950 in expenses for 2010 and seeks a conservative budget close to 2009. Public Works monitors street, parks and engineering costs, with 2010 proposals scaling street to 843,000 and parks to about 940,000 as capital projects may shift. Engineering maintains 263,000 for 2010 with labor driving most costs.
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Sam Curran
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Curran
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Lawmakers clash on education funding in 2010 budget talks
State legislators from both parties meet to draft the final 2010 budget using federal stimulus funds to avoid a deficit. They back Gov. Kathleen Sebelius on expanding health coverage for 8,000 more children but differ on education spending. The current $13.5 billion budget relies on $585 million in stimulus funds to bolster fiscal 2010.
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Debate on Prostitution Legalization at Women's Week
Garden City participants Joann Gonzalez and Janet Huerta led the negative side while Lindholm and White spoke for legalization. The audience backed the anti legalization argument, voting Gonzalez and Huerta winners. The event linked to the broader history of Women’s History Week to Women’s History Month.
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Stay as Dead as You Are at Leoti Church Play
Leoti Kansas residents Julie Conard Shad Mehl Hallie Hasel and others rehearse the annual community play Stay as Dead as You Are at the First Presbyterian Church in Leoti with Wichita County Arts Alliance backing. Dress rehearsals continue ahead of Saturday’s opening.
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Shad Mehl
Hallie Hasel
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Wichita County Arts Alliance
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