Gov Brownback backs audit of foster care and adoption
Gov Sam Brownback said he favors an audit of Kansas foster care and adoption programs amid criticism that the Department of Children and Families discriminates against same sex couples in adoptions and foster care. He disagreed with calls to oust DCF head Phyllis Gilmore citing her experience. Several same sex couples allege unfair DCF treatment including removal of children from lesbian foster parents who sought to adopt.
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Christmas Dinner Seeks Meat and Pies Donations
Organizers of the Community Christmas Dinner at First United Methodist Church seek 60 15-pound turkeys and 40 5-pound hams, plus pies, for Dec 25. Delivery details: meat to be dropped at 946 Vermont St from 9 am to 4 pm on Dec 18. pies after 6 am Christmas. Deb Engstrom at 218-9347. Journal-World invites holiday light display tips via email, phone, or online.
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Educators back changes to No Child Left Behind
Local and state education officials back the Every Student Succeeds Act as the House passes the bill 359 to 64 and the Senate expected to approve. It shifts power from federal to states and districts, replacing the 2001 No Child Left Behind framework and its reading and math proficiency sanctions. Kansas GOP members split on the measure.
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Efficiency firm to State promises millions in savings
Topeka officials from Alva rez & Marsal say they will identify hundreds of millions in savings and efficiencies in their final report to the Legislature in January. The plan comes as the Legislative Budget Committee cites a $170 million shortfall next fiscal year, to be closed by cuts or higher revenue. Senator Ty Masterson says the firm will likely pay for itself as lawmakers note their $2.6 million contract since September. The firm is auditing executive agencies and K-12 but not the legislative or judicial branches.
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Retired Judge Malone to Sit With Kansas Supreme Court
Kansas Supreme Court assigns retired Douglas County Judge Michael J. Malone to hear oral arguments in Solomon v. Kansas, a challenge to how district court chief judges are selected. Chief Justice Lawton Nuss recused himself. arguments set for 9 a.m. Thursday. Malone, on the court as a senior judge, fills in amid conflicts.
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