Lawmakers weigh delays to KPERS pension payments
Kansas lawmakers fear delaying the KPERS pension payment. They note the $100 million delayed contribution affects future state funding and could push higher employer contributions. KPERS faces lower investment returns than the assumed 8 percent, with 3-4 percent likely in 2016, complicating plans to fully fund future rates.
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KPERS
Ed Trimmer
Winfield
Laura Kelly
Topeka
Kelly
Jeff King
Independence
Alan Conroy
Conroy
Kansas
Topeka Capital-Journal
King
Kansas Ave
YMCA Fundraising Nears Goal for Shared Facility
The district and YMCA move closer to finishing a shared dome project with a use and lease plan, allowing KHMS access 8am to 5pm on weekdays while YMCA uses evenings, weekends, and summers. The effort includes YMCA space relief, expanded fitness center, new parking, restrooms, storage and a multi purpose room at the main facility.
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KHMS
YMCA
Knight
Garden City marks 9 11 with first responders event
GCCC honors first responders and Garden City Police Chief Michael Utz recalled Sept 11 2001 when three commercial jets and an Airbus diverted to Garden City Regional Airport as FAA directed all aircraft to land nearby. Firefighters unloaded planes while law enforcement spoke with arriving passengers. Community memory emphasized never forgetting. Students read poems quoting George W Bush about remembering rescuers and families.
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Garden City
Michael Utz
Federal Aviation Administration
Shelton
World Trade Center
Utz
Student Government Association
Britainie Nichols
Miranda McPhail
George W. Bush
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USD 457
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Lee Greenwood
United States of America
Finney County
Finney County Law Enforcement Center
CIP
Finney
Southwest Kansas
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Grant
Greeley
Hamilton
Haskell
Kearny
Lane
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Stanton
Stevens
Wichita
Brett Riggs
Veteransbook
Riggs
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