Cities May Challenge Graves Authority Over Budget Cuts
Kansas city and county officials study potential court action after Gov. Bill Graves withholds nearly half the state revenue sharing payment of 48 million due December 10 for 105 counties and over 300 municipalities. Officials contend the funds were collected on their behalf and cannot be withheld.
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Topeka
Bill Graves
Graves
Kim Gulley
Kansas League of Municipalities
Randall Allen
Kansas Association of Counties
Allen
Duane Goossen
Local budget cuts may be milder than anticipated
Finney County Administrator Pete Olson says state highway fund reductions likely hit the state level, not local governments. Kansas Department of Transportation may lose about $5 million, with Finney County about $700,000 and Garden City about $400,000 in 2002, while 2003 shows further cuts totaling $130,000 and $120,000 respectively.
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Bill Graves
Finney County
Pete Olson
Kansas Department of Transportation
Garden City
Olson
Christmas shopping chaos opens with dawn line at Target
Crowds gathered before dawn at a local Target as stores opened for the post‑Thanksgiving rush. Executive staff warned about limited rain checks and substitutions while shoppers pursued bikes, coats, video games, and cameras amid crowded aisles and strategic opening times at several retailers.
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Target
Jordan Ediger
Stephanie Butler
Wal-Mart
J.C. Penny
Ediger
HIV couple from Kansas speak out to educate others
Dutch and Carolyn Claus, both HIV positive, visited Garden City for care from Dr. Donna Sweet of the University of Kansas School of Medicine. They describe the financial and social toll of HIV in rural Kansas and vow to educate others to fight stigma, while noting their ongoing treatment costs and disabilities.
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Dutch
Carolyn Claus
Garden City
Donna Sweet
Sweet
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Wichita
Ana Nays
Dr. Sweet
Ana
Dutch Claus
Tina Hahn
Western
Kansas
Wekare
Hahn
Big Pool gets visible and hidden upgrades in Garden City
Garden City commissioners approved funds for pool upgrades ahead of May opening. Visible changes include new diving boards and fencing while major work on water quality and circulation totals about 424000 dollars, with a 164000 dollar filtration system and a 260000 dollar disinfection system and drain line.
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Garden City
Steve Cottrell
Superior
Dodge City
Lee Construction
Lee
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Carson Wapp
North Carolina
Goossen
Bob Stephan
Stephan
Scott Aldis-Wilson Scottaw
Randy Odom
Lakin
Gaye Beasley
Rebecca Foreman
Annie
Inspiring Minds
Diana Trilling
Commission
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