Kansas lawmakers warn economy sinks amid tax stalemate
House Budget Chairman Kenny Wilk calls Sept 11 a body blow to Kansas, as legislators struggle to craft new tax plans after a 2002 session focused on eroding revenues. Governors, farm groups, and bankers report slow recovery, with agriculture and cattle markets still vulnerable and federal policy likely to influence the outlook.
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House
Kenny Wilk
Bill Graves
Bob Bethell
R-Alden
Bethell
Kansas
Bob Kennedy
Community Bankers Association
Ralph Tanner
Baldwin City
Tanner
Burress
Kennedy
Teachers Lose Jobs as Budgets Shrink Across Districts
The districts Deerfield and Greeley County cut staff to essentials as enrollment and funding decline. Denise Marine, a 27-year veteran and fifth grade teacher at Deerfield, was released. others face layoffs as state aid rises only modestly with a $252 million tax increase. Districts aim to use funds from local option budgets to raise remaining teachers’ pay while staff reductions affect families and communities.
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Denise Marine
Deerfield
Marine
Garden City
Greeley County
Slaven
House
Senate
Dale Dennis
Kansas State Department of Education
Dennis
Mahan
Kansas Association of School Boards
Jim Hays
Kasb Research
Hays
Garden City approves nonrenewals for three teachers
The Garden City board voted to not renew three teachers contracts, a common reason being job performance or failure to meet teaching or certification requirements. Counselor Melissa Sanders, with 18 years in teaching, faced dismissal without reason due to probationary status, prompting community letters.
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Garden City
Jim Lentz
USD 457
Caroline Gallegos
Bryan Hann
Claudia Boyles
Melissa Sanders
Sanders
GCHS
David Schauner
Kansas National Education Association
Meth fueling danger on highways draws trucker focus
Garden City residents warn that meth use by truck drivers is widespread and tied to long hours and pay incentives. Interviews with Linda Jones of Martin Trucking and local officials describe late shifts, log manipulation, and random drug testing in a pattern that links meth to risky driving and accidents. Federal data and area incidents underscore the stakes.
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Garden City
Center For Substance Abuse Prevention
CSAP
Linda Jones
Martin Trucking Inc
Hugoton
Jones
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Kansas
Oklahoma
Carrol Price
U.S. Highway 83
Connie Tyson-Farris
Finney County
Armando Nolasco
Terry Graham
Topeka
Graham
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Voice OF the Wildcats
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Arlen Hapes
Total Concepts Salon
AVEDA
Tabatha Berning
Tabatha
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