Foster care reform bill moves in Kansas House panel
Legislators begin work on the Kansas Child Welfare Reform Act HB 2571 to clarify state responsibility for foster children and set clearer lines of accountability after privatization of welfare services in 1997. SRS has shifted from initial skepticism to support as lawmakers and the agency refine provisions ahead of the budget ask.
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Topeka
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R-Ingalls
Tony Powell
Wichita
Executive Branch
SRS
Nichols
Foster Care
Joyce Allegrucci
Children and Family Services
John Garlinger
Ed McKechnie
Pittsburg
McKechnie
House Appropriations Subcommittee
Statehouse
Be Kind to Animals Week Highlighted by Humane Society Events
Lawrence Humane Society led Be Kind to Animals Week with an open house May 6 from 5 to 8 pm and an adopt-a-thon May 6 to 8 to promote pet adoption. Activities include school outreach, chalk art, grocery bag coloring, pet food drives, an essay contest, and a Mutt n Strutt walk starting May isi at South Wind 12 Theaters.
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Nora Cox
Isi
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Iowa
Teens charged with e-mail threats over mascot clash
Two teens from Little River, Jason Myers 17 and Jason Cannon 16, face criminal threat and disorderly conduct charges for sending threatening e-mails to Matthew Richter of McPherson. Richter opposes the term Redskin as a school mascot and its eagle feather symbol. They are set to appear before a Rice County Judge on May 11.
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McPherson Sentinel
Little River
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Rice County
Kansas proposes highway projects in jeopardy without plan
Kansas Department of Transportation released a list of proposed improvements tied to a new transportation plan. The list includes widening and new four-lane segments on U S highways 69 81 and 135, interstates 70 and 635, plus bridge work and extensions from several counties to state borders.
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Finney-Gray County
Garden City
Dodge City
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Sedgwick
Kingman
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Cow Creek
Lyons
Lawrence
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Miami County
Fort Scott
Pittsburg
Abilene
Salina
Topeka
Arkansas City
Winfield
Cowley-Butler
Concordia
Nebraska
Saline-Ottawa
Newston
Harvey-McPherson
Wichita
Sedgwick-Harvey County
Hays
Plainville
Intertate
Wyandotte County
Kansas
Graves seeks social services funds for Kansas
Gov. Bill Graves amends the fiscal year 2000 budget adding 36.2 million dollars to aid foster care and community juvenile justice services, developmentally disabled and physically disabled programs, aiming to bolster care for Kansas' most fragile citizens. Legislation proceeds with Senate and House committees reviewing the omnibus appropriations act as lawmakers reconvene April 28.
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