Vet GI Bill Edges Tuition Costs Across State Line
Jeremy Filbert, 25, moved from Missouri to Kansas to attend Kansas University under the Post-9/11 GI Bill. After three semesters he paid over $32,000 in nonresident tuition, sparking debate that veterans should not pay beyond what the GI Bill covers as they pursue college education.
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Historian deciphers 1860s John Brown Jr love letters
Pittsburg State University historian Bill Hoyt discussed decoding columns of numbers that fronted as messages to Wealthy Brown in early 1860s Kansas. The letters, kept secret for security, reveal Brown’s longing to return home and his wife’s influence amid Civil War events.
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Capitol Briefing: Legislature to Decide Public School Funding
Senate leader Jeff King advocates a constitutional amendment giving the Legislature exclusive control over state school funding. Kansas Securities Commissioner Aaron Jack backs an Economic Freedom amendment to curb transfer of stock in Kansas firms to the federal government, citing 2008 bailouts and federal market intervention.
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Kansas
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