Brownback seeks major school finance reform plan in Kansas
Gov. Sam Brownback's administration proposes a new baseline for state aid, block grants to districts, and a local sales tax option for education. The plan aims to equalize funding for districts with low property valuations while keeping special education funding steady. A public forum in Topeka discussed the proposals as lawmakers prepare for the 2012 session.
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Sam Brownback
Kansas
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Topeka Capital Journal
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Worries rise over vitamin safety and risks
Experts flag rising concern about vitamins as two studies link supplements to higher death risk in older women and prostate cancer with high dose vitamin E in men. Despite wide use and $9.6 billion annual sales, evidence of clear health benefits remains absent and regulators urge caution.
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Consumer Group
Center For Science
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Federal Office of Dietary Supplements
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Local water groups push to empower Ogallala users
Garden City meeting of the Ogallala Aquifer Advisory Committee approved a proposal to create Local Enhanced Management Areas granting local water right holders more control and accountability. The plan aims to extend aquifer life, with the recommendation to move to the Kansas Water Authority in November and then the Legislature.
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Kansas Water Authority
Garden City
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Mark Rude
Southwest Kansas
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Kansas Legislature
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Tracy Streeter
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Topeka
Polynesian culture highlighted at Garden City diversity breakfast
Mary Rogers opened the eighth annual diversity breakfast with her daughter Claire performing a hula in a pink sarong and flower wreath. Rogers, St. Catherine Hospital advocacy coordinator, represents Polynesian roots on Garden City’s cultural relations board as the event spotlights varied cultures in the community.
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Garden City
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St. Catherine Hospital
Cook Islands
Michelle Stegman
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