Higher education panel proposes Kansas statewide council
The House Select Committee on Higher Education toured the state to present a plan creating a Kansas Council on Higher Education. Local control would remain at the community college and vocational level while the council coordinates and funds schools, replacing direct control by the Board of Regents.
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Lawmaker panel weighs community college reform in Kansas
The planning committee and Board of Regents will hear public comments at 2 p.m. at Apollo Auditorium Nichols Hall KU West Campus. They discussed state constitutional amendments, local control versus state funding, and aligning Regent facilities with 19 Kansas community colleges amid hearings in Colby Garden City and Dodge City.
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Fraud scheme ends in prison for Missouri man
Torexa A. Tarka, 29, of Ashland, Missouri, sentenced to two years in federal prison without parole for leading a fake Lithuanian investment scheme. He must pay $259,000 restitution. Co defendant Phillip G. Sanders, 57, of Florence, Missouri, pleaded guilty to mail fraud.
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Speaker backs off ethics proposal in Kansas House
Kansas House Speaker Tim Shallenburger dropped a plan to seek subpoenas for the ethics bill, citing protests from senators. He said the subpoena power would be pursued in a broader ethics package, despite Senate passage and a pledge to pass it with minimal delay.
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