Editorial Tapping the turnpike in Kansas politics
Editorial argues against merging Kansas Turnpike Authority operations into the Kansas Department of Transportation to save money. It notes the KTA’s 86.8 million in unrestricted assets, toll-funded operations, and existing $9.2 million tax receipts that flow to the state not used by the turnpike, urging caution about the proposed interagency shift and its unclear $15 million annual savings.
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Kansas Turnpike Authority
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Sam Brownback
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KTA
State Highway Fund
State General Fund
ETA
Senate Transportation Committee
Kansas
KDOT
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World watches Syria crisis amid war crimes and aid gaps
Trudy Rubin writes on the Syria war crimes campaign led by Assad, mass displacement, and the international response. She notes 60,000 dead, 600,000 fled, and two million displaced inside Syria, with U.S. aid and the SOC aiming to coordinate relief amid funding shortfalls and political hurdles.
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Bashar al-Assad
U.N
State Department
Assad
Homs
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Kosovo
Darfur
Haiti
International Rescue Committee
U.S
Mideast
Lebanon
Jordan
Damascus
Syrian Red Crescent
USAID
U.S. Agency For International Development
United States
The
SOC
Obama
Qatar
Gulf
Syrian National Council
Trudy Rubin
Philadelphia Inquirer
Water service up to citizens to approve Lawrence plan
The Lawrence city water question hinges on citizen approval of negotiations to buy the Water Works Plant and equipment. The mayor favors putting the decision to voters while consulting engineers propose repairs and extensions with varying practicality for the pumping station, distribution system, and cast iron pipes.
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Lawrence Daily Journal-World
Lawrence
Sarah St. John
Kansas official defends TANF work focus in state
The Kansas secretary of the Department for Children and Families argues TANF reforms push recipients toward employment. Citing the 1996 welfare reform act, she notes nationwide work requirements reduced welfare rolls and poverty, while Kansas has seen a 33 percent TANF caseload drop since 2000, tying policy to employment and self-sufficiency.
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TANF
Kansas Department For Children and Families
DCF
America
Brownback
Kansas
Heartland Institute
Chicago
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