Kansas judge orders public school funding overhaul in 2004 deadline
Judge Bullock rules 2.77 billion in aid unconstitutional partly for distribution to poor and minority programs and finds funding inadequate. Sets July 1 deadline for fixes. allows immediate appeal to Kansas Supreme Court. Trial cited underfunding estimates of 800 million plus by Salina and Dodge City districts.
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Bullock
Kansas Supreme Court
Salina
Dodge City
Kansas
John Koepke
The
Kansas Association of School Boards
Finney County considers building fund uses and EMS collections
Commissioners weigh applying 57 500 from the building fund after selling the county annex to replace the mainframe computer at an estimated 300 000. They discuss funding a bus barn and EMS past due accounts while eyeing ambulance options and a health department expansion with a QS Technologies software rollout. Budget talks include staffing salary increases and public works projects across the county including bridges and a new radio tower site.
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Pete Olson
W. St. John St
Alan Fankhauser
Fankhauser
Stephens
Olson
EMS
Bob Prewitt
Prewitt
Kristi Schmitt
Finney County Health Department
Health Department
Public Health and Vital Records
QS Technologies Inc
Greenville
8.C
Deb Hays
Finney County
Hays
Hamill Road
Ravanna Road
Holcomb approves ITV expansion and added class options
Holcomb board plans to expand the ITV network next year allowing up to 40 classes for students including college level and foreign language courses. Teachers may receive a 350 dollar stipend per semester for non college classes taught via ITV and Kan Ed aims to provide a secure high speed network for video conferencing. The district will charge an initial 30000 dollar ITV fee with potential discounts. weighted grading scales and new class rank policies will also take effect.
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ITV
Holcomb
Carol Swinney
High Southwest Plains
Swinney
Jones
Hugoton
Garden City High School
Garden City
Home Depot tax incentive pact fuels Garden City row
Garden City faces debate over a sales tax rebate deal with Home Depot that earmarks 85 percent of a half cent tax and a .25 cent county tax to an escrow fund. Officials warn the arrangement could cap reimbursements at 1.5 million over ten years while figures and timing for payments remain unsettled. Local merchants challenged the deal as preferential and unnecessary while noting drought and slow conditions affect store earnings.
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Garden City
Holcomb
Finney County
Home Depot
Garden City Commission
Atlanta
Hitz
Kansas Department of Revenue
Garden City Community College
Jonathan Guerin
Chicago
Maurita Koerperich
J & M Paint
City Commission
Koerperich
Jim
Guerin
Abu Ghraib inquiry probes abuse and command failure
Brig. Gen. Janis Karpinski of the 800th Military Police Brigade has been suspended and admonished for leadership failures amid abuse at Iraqi prisons. Taguba testified while disputes over control of Abu Ghraib and interagency cooperation surfaced, with lawmakers insisting accountability flows up the chain of command. Some officials noted possible involvement of other government agencies in the abuses.
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Janis Karpinski
Karpinski
Iraq
Taguba
Sen
Carl Levin
D-Mich
Levin
Abu Ghraib
Stephen Cambone
Defense
Cambone
Pat Roberts
Kansas
Lance F Smith
U.S. Central Command
CIA
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