Kansas seeks standard rules for customized college training
The Kansas Legislature weighs who administers the Business and Industry Service Program and who pays for customized employee training offered by 19 two year colleges. Sen. Pat Rawson says programs vary by college and funding, urging standardization and clearer duties for colleges vs companies ahead of a Sept. 23-24 committee session.
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Torrxa
Pat Ranson
Wichita
Kansas
Rawson
State Department of Education
Board of Education
GPS aids Kansas troopers in high tech patrols
Kansas Highway Patrol pilots GPS tracking for Troop B with 56 officers. The system updates locations every two minutes and during pursuits every seven seconds, reducing radio chatter and speeding response. Dispatchers view maps with car icons indicating patrol, stops, or arrestees, improving safety and coordination.
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Toreka
Mark Engholm
Kansas
Engholm
Osage
Kansas Highway Patrol
Maj
Bob Giffin
Giffin
Fin
Chi
Seehig
GPS
Dispatch
Verle Creek
Shawnee County
Kansas Highway Patrol Troops and counties covered
County list by troop shows Troop D Hays covering 17 counties including Cheyenne Decatur Ellis Gove Graham Herman Logan Norton Osborne Phillips Rawlins Rooks Russell Sheridan Smith Thomas Trego Wallace. Troop E Garden City covers Clark Anche Edward Finney Ford Hamilton Haskell Kiowa Lane Pawnee Rush Scott Seward Stanton Stevens Wichita. Troop F Wichita covers Barber Barton Butler Cowley Harper Harvey Kingman Pratt Reno Rice Sedgwick Stafford Summer. Troop G Wichita patrols the Kansas Turnpike. Troop H Chanute covers Allen Anderson Bourbon Chautauqua Cherokee Coffey Crawford Elk Greenwood Labette Linn Lyon Montgomery Neosho Wilson Woodson.
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McPherson
Mitchell
Morris
Ottawa
Republic
Riley
Saline
Washington
Hays
Cheyenne
Decatur
Ellis
Gove
Graham
Herman
Logan
Norton
Osborne
Phillips
Rawlins
Rooks
Russell
Sheridan
Smith
Thomas
Trego
Wallace
Garden City
Clark
Anche
Edward Finney
Ford
Hamilton
Haskell
Lane
Jess
Scott
Seward
Stanton
Stevens
Wichita
Barber
Barton
Butler
Cowley
Harper
Harvey
Kingman
Pratt
Reno
Rice
Sedgwick
Stafford
Summer
Kansas Turnpike
Chanute
Allen
Anderson
Bourbon
Chautauqua
Cherokee
Coffey
Crawford
Elk
Greenwood
Labette
Linn
Lyon
Montgomery
Neosho
Wilson
Woodson
Southwestern Bell progress reviewed on long distance push
Kansas Corporation Commission examined Southwestern Bell's fulfillment of 14 federal requirements to enter the long distance market. The panel said Bell has made progress but still falls short on some points while outlining continued data submissions and a potential FCC application timeline.
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The
Kansas Corporation Commission
Southwestern Bell
Bell
Rosemary Foreman
KCC
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Justice Department
Commission
Foreman
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