Kansas education bill debate frames tenure and funding
Legislators defend a bill named a bill concerning education contending it matches constitutional scope. Brownback labels a lawsuit as labor union politics while stressing Kansas schools remain well funded. The tenure rule shields non probationary teachers with due process hearings before dismissal, a long standing practice amid calls to curb protections.
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Orman Reveals Reform Plan in Senate Bid Tour
U.S. Senate hopeful Greg Orman outlines a congressional reform agenda during a Kansas bus tour aimed at unseating incumbent Pat Roberts. The plan calls for 12 year limits on House and Senate service, ending congressional pensions, banning lobbyist post terms, and dissolving congressional leadership PACs. Orman tours Lawrence and Topeka while stressing a shift from career politics to public service.
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Elderly Kansas City couple found dead in car in garage
Police released the names of 88 year old Gerald Lorfing and 86 year old Mary Lorfing after they were found dead in a car inside their garage in northeast Kansas City over the weekend. No cause of death has been released and the Major Case Squad asks for tips from the public.
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