Cannon addresses Kansas governor hopeful at Garden City CC
Ken Cannon, candidate for governor with the Kansas Reform Party, spoke to Kendal J. Carswell’s policy class at Garden City Community College. He acknowledged he is a long shot but vowed to campaign until November 2 while discussing education and the economy with 11 students.
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Garden City Community College
Kansas Reform Party
Kendal J. Carswell
Salina
Cannon
Carswell
Fort Hays State University
More drug plans to cover seniors in doughnut hole
Seniors facing Medicare's prescription gap will gain more plan options. Avalere Health analysis finds brand-name drug coverage in the doughnut hole rising from 35 to 106 plans next year, with regional availability and higher premiums, focusing on chronic medications.
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Avalore Health
Bonnie Washington
Avalere
Century marks Boy Scouts 100 years in Santa Fe Trail area
Hundreds of Santa Fe Trail Council scouts gather to honor the Boy Scouts of America centennial with a Campo Ree council event on October 9 in southwest Kansas. Activities include soapbox derby, safety demos, exhibits, BB gun and archery, mountain man games, and a mock trial for law merit badge.
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Century of Values
Boy Scouts of America
United States
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West
Kansas
John Hogg
Hogg
Wheatland Electric
the Garden
Lee Richardson Zoo
Kansas Democrats warn of flaws in school funding plan
Senate Minority Leader Anthony Hensley and House Minority Leader Paul Davis warned superintendents that Republican Rep. Arlen Siegfred’s plan to cap state education spending could reduce state aid and shift tax decisions to local boards. They tied critique to U S Senator Sam Brownback’s gubernatorial bid, while a Brownback aide signaled possible opposition if enacted.
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Kansas
Ross Perot
Cannon
Sam Brownback
Tom
Topeka
Senate
Anthony Hensley
House
Paul Davis
Brownback
Hensley
Davis
Lawrence
Arlen Siegfreid
Kansas Department of Education
Brownback would veto Nov ballot education proposal
swktalk.com on the Nov 2 ballot denies cooperation. Brownback proposes freezing state spending and retooling the education funding formula to give local control without specifics. A Brownback spokesperson says he would veto the proposal if it reached his desk. Democrats argue the changes would lower education quality and increase local tax burden.
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Sherriene Jones-Sontag
Hensley
Kansas
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