Kansas Eyes Deep Budget Cuts To Protect Education Funding
Budget estimates warn Kansas faces a 211.4 million shortfall in tax revenues this year about 3.5 percent due to stock market declines. Governor Sebelius resists tax hikes and orders agencies to trim spending by up to 3 percent, sparing school funding for now while lawmakers push for deeper cuts to avoid lawsuits over education funding.
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Coalition forms regional policy group to boost southwest Kansas
City leaders from Garden City Dodge City Liberal establish a three city coalition to address transportation and education, pursue a unified lobbying effort, and fund a lobbyist while awaiting a Kansas AG opinion on meeting locations and KOMA compliance. Officials cite Horse Thief Reservoir funding as a model for highway projects and stress action over socializing.
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Mesa
Obama eyes Emanuel for White House post amid economic concerns
Obama assembling team with CIA input and a critical briefing lasting up to an hour. Emanuel, a blunt Chicago politician, weighs personal impact and family needs before accepting a White House role. Voters cite the economy as the top issue with fears about financial status and the economy's direction.
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Massachusetts scrambles to implement marijuana decriminalization
Boston officials led by Attorney General Martha Coakley are evaluating the implications of Question 2 after voters approved the measure 65 to 35. A parallel regulatory system is created, and the law takes effect 30 days after certification, likely in late November or early December. Until then possession remains a crime.
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Sebelius seeks deeper cuts as deficits loom in Kansas
Governor Sebelius calls for further cuts in social services to save about 60 million, noting it won’t close the deficit. Lawmakers share skepticism on tax increases while gambling prospects arise. State already froze hiring and halted equipment purchases, with talks of broader reductions and budget restructuring amid a bleaker forecast cutting 211 million from revenues.
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Melvin Neufeld
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