State treasurer defends investments amid inexperience concerns
State Treasurer Sally Thompson told a legislative committee she lacked enough experience to manage the Municipal Investment Pool during rising rates in 1994. She defended decisions despite a $20 million paper loss, citing higher rates on shorter terms and reporting a 90 million return for MIP and 217 million for the state general fund over three years. Skeptics questioned recoverability and governance of PMIP losses.
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Torexa
Sally Thompson
Legislative Budget Committee
MSP
Thompson
MIP
State General Fund
State Pooled
Dave Kerr
R-Hutchinson
John Edmonds
R-Great Bond
Pooled Money Investment Board
Edmonds
Regents and universities clash over education standards reform
Regents and six Kansas universities sparred over teacher education standards in 1992. A retreat at The Barn led leaders to trim 50 plus councils and simplify meetings to improve system governance and enhance direct engagement with Kansans.
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Kansas State
Jon Wefald
State University
Kansas Board of Regents
Frank Sabatini
Topeka
Werald
Sabatini
Kansas University
Regents
Board of Regents
Robert Hemenway
Stuffed Jayhawk returns home after world travels
Riverside teacher Sherry Tamerius revived a geography lesson by sending a stuffed Jayhawk with students on a world voyage. The bird visited France Italy and Czechoslovakia before ending up with a Russian schoolteacher. Postcards and a travel journal helped students learn geography and sparked renewed hometown excitement.
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Jayhawk
Riverside
Sherry Tamerius
Tamerius
France
Italy
Czechoslovakia
Russia
Aric Houk
Patricia
Aric
Sunset School
Mike Youks
Riverside School
Sherry Yamerius
Officials tour jails in Colorado and Wyoming for ideas
Douglas County officials, including Louie McElhaney and Sheriff Loren Anderson, visited Boulder County, Arapahoe County, and Laramie County jails to study operations and design. Architect Tom Williams said the tour focused on facility function and programs, aiming for a preliminary design by October and a 170 bed jail funded by an $11 million county sales tax.
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Douglas County
Colorado
Wyoming
Judicial & Law Enforcement Center
Louie McElhaney
Boulder
Arapahoe
Aurora
Cheyenne
Wyo
Laramie
McElhaney
Loren Anderson
Mike Malone
Bill Bell
Tom Williams
Dan Rowe
Bob Gobel
Columbia, S.C
Williams
Michael Treanor
KU ROTC cadets win pilot navigator slots rising trend
Seven Kansas University Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets earned pilot or navigator slots for the Air Force, two in 1994 and five this year, marking a sharp rise for KU’s ROTC program. Col. Rick Hunter says the cadets are among the best and that the Air Force shortage should boost future opportunities, with positions opening amid a wider pilot shortfall expected for years.
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Jayhawks
Kansas University Reserve Officer Training Corps
Air Force
Hunter
FLA
Richardyon
Journal-Wons
Pyorg
KU Air Force
ROTC
U.S. Air Force
David Evans
Osawatomie
Leah Case
Holton
Darcy Harris
Omaha
Steve Tittel
Russell
Jenipher Scott
Leavenworth
Richard Karn
Topeka
Mark Newhill
Kansas City
Kan
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